In 1953 he attended the University of British Columbia, he later attended the University of Texas, Austin, from which he graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1963.
Works Cardinal's Projects include: Alberta Pavilion, Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia; Leighton Artist Colony, Banff, Alberta; Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Praire, Alberta Sacred Heart Church, Terrace, British Columbia; St. Mary's Church, Red Deer, Alberta. Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Canada
Cardinal's Projects include:
