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Drew Mandel started Drew Mandel Architects (DMA) in 2004, after various experiences working at other practices, including two internships at KPMB while at Waterloo and more extensive post-grad experience of seven years at MJMA. DMA was the bi-product/created shortly after the building of his own modern home in Toronto, on a 13 foot wide lot. Thanks to the media coverage the home had received, he h...

With a history of working for some of the most notable Canadian architects, Winda Lau started her practice Studio Lau, focused on Contemporary and Modern Architecture, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada with an intent to hone in on her craft of design for residential clients. While working to define the balance between her practice and personal life, the juggling act began. Working with a small...

Beth Lowenfeld is the charismatic principal and founder of Four Blocks South, an interior design practice based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In her small, yet mighty practice, she has a powerful team outputting award winning interiors featured in magazines across Canada. Her prose and ability to articulate thoughts are not solely what make her so likeable among her clientele and industry partn...

Gabriel Fain is the principal and founder of Gabriel Fain Architects Inc. located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His practice started in single family residential and quickly shifted to focus more in multi-residential mid and high-rise architecture. In addition, he also created installations for the cityscape, some still standing even though they were initially designed to be temporary fixtures. Gab...

Barbora Vokac Taylor, founded her practice in 2012, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In what was an incredible drop of knowledge, you'll find out about her ties to a number of architects in the city, as well as her familial history, all of which led to her to have a strong connection to the architecture community through organizations that provide architects with information and discussi...

Vanessa Fong is the founder and principal of Vanessa Fong Architect, a studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that focuses primarily on contemporary and modern architecture and interior design. Since her practice began, Vanessa has been actively changing the impact of street views across Toronto, PEC and Muskoka. With ties to the Ontario Architect Association (OAA), she brings knowledge, depth o...

Shane Laptiste runs his practice, Studio of Contemporary Architecture, known as SOCA, with his partner Tura Cousins Wilson. SOCA is based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their unique lens on architecture is derived from extensive travel, education and keen interest in diverse cultural learning as it relates to the community. They are very interested in creating shared, artistic spaces, for the bl...

Les Klein is the founder of what is now called BDP Quadrangle, formerly known as Quadrangle. His achievements in architecture are extensive, as are the people who have been groomed and/or mentored by him. The practice has its name tied to some of the most iconic and upcoming projects in the city of Toronto and beyond, from multi-residential, to commercial, to institutional and more, Les and the ta...

Jordan Heckman runs his practice, Jordan Station Design Studio, out of an area of Ontario, called Jordan Station. Located between Beamsville and St. Catherines, Jordan is driving the architectural changes throughout the region, with a team of design professionals, his projects range from renovations to large-scale custom builds. With an avid thirst for professional and personal growth, Jordan stay...

Justin Sherry is a young design professional running his practice out of Barrie, Ontario. Justin has taken his practice from a single, owner-operated practice to a staff of architectural designers and interior designers. Having managed as many as 200 projects in a year, Justin explains his growth and ambition to work, non-stop at perfecting his practice. He dedicates his days to his staff and buil...

Joe Knight is one of four principals that make up the blackLAB Architects team. Joe discusses his life in England and how it has evolved in Toronto. With a small team, all made up of the owners, Joe explains their inception, from working together early on in their career to their method of approaching design. Their Toronto, Ontario, Canada has seen projects reach beyond just the city.

Joel Tanner runs his practice out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the creative mind pushing the self-proclaimed, "gnarliness" of modern design. Listen along to find out his path, from early days at the start-up to early mornings in the current, Joel has an unrelenting passion for continued learning and perpetual self-improvement.