F4 - Canadian Urbanism Coast to Coast & Closing Reception

A presentation of the latest examples of good urban design from Coast to Coast, presented in Pecha Kucha style. Leading urbanists will present best practices and award-winning projects from BC, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic, and Northern Canada. Join us for this perennial favorite!

Open to all! Join us for Cocktails & Refreshments! Location: 3 Brasseurs - Sparks (240 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1P 6C9)

Speakers

Moderator: David Gordon
FCIP, RPP, AICP
Professor, Urban Planning, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen’s University

David Gordon is an award-winning urban designer, researcher and educator. He received the D. Des. from the Harvard GSD. Dave is a Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University and directed the program for 10 years. He has also taught at the University of Toronto, TMU, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Western Australia and Latvia. David sits on the National Capital Commission’s Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Real estate. His research encompasses including capital cities, waterfronts, studentification, planning histories, and suburbanization.

Atlantic – Sarah Anderson
RPP, MCIP
Director, Planning and Development, City of Moncton
Treasurer, Council for Canadian Urbanism

A professional planner with over 20 years’ experience, Sarah Anderson’s career has spanned an array of projects, from regional policy analysis for the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to her present role as the Director of Planning and Development at the City of Moncton, helping shape the development of the rapidly urbanizing city. She’s committed to shaping the city’s expansion through considered and sustainable urban development strategies, retaining its charm amidst its growth. Sarah also sits on the Board of Directors with the Council for Canadian Urbanism and is a jury member for the Halifax Urban Design Awards.

Quebec – Criag Sklenar
MUD AICP
Principal, Urban Design, Arcadis
Board Member, Council for Canadian Urbanism

Craig Sklenar is a leading urban designer in Canada with extensive planning and design experience over his 20+ year career. He now serves as the Principal of Urban Design for Arcadis in their Montréal office and has worked in the city for over 10 years. Craig’s specialty lay in transit-oriented development across North America, translating visions into built developments and believes that infrastructure leads to opportunity. This marriage of transportation and placemaking has facilitated him working on many projects across a slew of North American cities including Chicago, Calgary, and Ottawa, and he remains intent on opening public transit corridors across the continent today.

Ontario, Greater Toronto – Brent Raymond
OALA, FCSLA, ASLA, RPP, MCIP
Partner, DTAH (Toronto)

Brent Raymond is a celebrated landscape architect and planner who was inducted into the College of Fellows for the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects for his work at DTAH in 2021. He has been at the helm of many acclaimed projects at DTAH, notably relating to connection between transportation, land use, built form, and public life. This work includes projects such as the Queen’s Quay Revitalization in Toronto, various Complete Street guides for municipalities in the GTA, the Lower Don Valley Master Plan, and public realm guides for various Ontario post-secondary institutions, including one for Toronto Metropolitan University. He also sits on the City of Brampton’s Urban Design Review Panel.

Ontario, West/Hamilton –Katherine Perrot
PhD, RPP, MCIP
Assistant Professor, Urban Planning, University of Waterloo
Board Member, Council for Canadian Urbanism

A seasoned professional planner, researcher and educator, Katherine Perrott currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning, after stints teaching at the University of Toronto, York University and Dalhousie University. Prior to academia, she worked as a planning and design consultant in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, contributing to a multitude of Official Plans, Zoning Bylaws and Climate Change Action Plans, amongst others. Her current research analyses urban densification and its pertaining to the improvement of quality-of-life in urban cores in suburban areas, whether it be high-rise living or planning for missing-middle housing.

Prairies – Tyson McShane
RPP, MCIP
Manager, Long Range Planning, City of Saskatoon

Currently serving as the manager of long-range planning for the City of Saskatoon, Tyson McShane has overseen planning projects in Saskatchewan for over 20 years. His background derives in policy development and neighbourhood design, which he honed during his tenure at Saskatoon Lands. He oversees the development and implementation of long-term, large-scale Sector Plans for Saskatoon, in which he supervises the development of a new natural area planning framework as well as overseeing the delivery of the city’s Official Community Plan.

Alberta - Geoff Dyer
MEDes. (Urban Design), CNUa
Partner, Urban Design Lead, CIMA+(B&A Studios)
Vice President, Council for Canadian Urbanism

With over 25 years of experience, Geoff Dyer has led urban design projects to tangible success throughout Canada and the United States with his hands-on, thorough approach. He has led B&A Studios (as part of CIMA+) in their Urban Design section for 8 years now, well-known for his approach to walkable, mixed-use urbanism. He previously founded PlaceMakers Canada and is a regular fellow and lecturer for the Urban Guild, the Congress for New Urbanism and has served as part of the faculty of the PlaceMakers SmartCode Workshop series and Andrés Duany’s Citybuilding Exchange. He is also a Vice President for the Council for Canadian Urbanism.

British Columbia – Josh White
RPP, MCIP
General Manager, Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability, City of Vancouver

Josh White has worked in urban planning for over two decades, from private sector work in Toronto with Urban Strategies to serving as the Co-Chief Planner for the City of Calgary, in which he innovated a new housing strategy for the city in collaboration with other actors. This created a simplified and more effective housing policy for a city experiencing tremendous population growth. He now works as the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability for the City of Vancouver in which he helms the streamlining of land-use permits, housing supply and affordability.