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01:26:31

Issued For Construction ID: Uarda Kellezi - Studio...

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2026/05/14

Born in Tirana, Albania, Uarda Kellezi is an architectural and interior designer whose professional journey is defined by a blend of European cultural immersion and rigorous technical training. The daughter of a diplomat, Uarda spent her formative years navigating a life between Italy, Albania, and Canada, a transition that fostered her deep appreciation for history, art, and the identity of built environments.Uarda’s creative foundation began in the performing and visual arts, though she eventually

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01:23:03

Issued For Construction AD: Matthew Kennedy & Mark...

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2026/05/11

Matthew Kennedy and Mark Erickson are the founders of Studio North, an architectural design practice based in Calgary, Alberta.Matthew was born in Halifax and raised in Calgary. Encouraged by his entrepreneurial parents, he discovered a passion for woodworking early on and trained as a journeyman finishing carpenter. He studied urban design at the University of Calgary before completing his architectural degrees at Dalhousie University, where he focused his thesis on laneway housing. Today, Matthew

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01:39:56

Issued For Construction ID: Diego Burdi & Paul Filek...

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2026/05/07

Diego Burdi and Paul Filek are the cofounders of Burdifilek, a global interior design studio established in 1993.Diego Burdi, the firm's Creative Director, was born and raised in Scarborough. A first generation Canadian of Italian descent, he attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts before studying interior design at Toronto Metropolitan University.Paul Filek, the managing partner, grew up in Sault Ste. Marie. Raised by entrepreneurial immigrant parents from Italy and Poland, he developed

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01:49:41

Issued For Construction AD: Carol Phillips - Moriyama...

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2026/05/04

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01:27:08

Issued For Construction ID: Eva Healy - Avenue Design

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2026/04/30

Eva Healy is the founder and principal designer of Avenue Design, a premier interior design firm specializing in large scale residential new builds and major renovations. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Eva immigrated to Canada at age six and grew up in Toronto. After completing an honours double major in Psychology and Law and Society at York University, she pursued her true passion, graduating from an accelerated interior design program at the Academy of Design in Toronto.Eva began her career at a

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01:08:34

Issued For Construction AD: Kate Fox Whyte - Fox...

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2026/04/27

Kate Fox Whyte leads Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture and Design, a Toronto based firm specializing in residential and commercial spaces. Born in Calgary and raised in Peterborough, Kate moved to Toronto in grade four. She developed her creative skills at the Claude Watson School for the Arts and Earl Haig Secondary School before earning a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph. Mentored by art teacher Cathy Quinn, she shadowed a student in Maurice Nelischer's Materials

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01:27:58

Issued For Construction ID: Natasha Popek-Konieczko -...

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2026/04/23

Natasha Popek-Konieczko is a Toronto based interior designer and the principal of Common Good Studio. Born in Newmarket and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, she grew up in a creative environment that prioritized imaginative play. Her upbringing, influenced by her father’s machinery business and her mother’s independent professional style, fostered the entrepreneurial spirit that defines her career today.Natasha’s academic background includes a double major in Anthropology and Art History from McGill

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01:53:17

Issued For Construction AD: Michael Leckie - Leckie...

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2026/04/20

Michael Leckie is an architect whose career reflects a deep fascination with the poetry of organization and the intersection of artistry and invention. Born and raised in Toronto, specifically near Avenue Road and Wilson, Michael’s early creative impulses were shaped by studying the intricate cutaway illustrations of ancient structures and spending his youth drawing hideouts and pyramids.Before dedicating himself to architecture, Michael pursued a diverse range of disciplines that informed his

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01:04:13

Issued For Construction ID: George Yabu & Glenn...

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2026/04/16

George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg are the visionary founders of Yabu Pushelberg, a holistic design practice celebrated globally for its evocative and multidisciplinary approach. Since establishing their firm in 1980, the duo has expanded from a shared studio in Toronto to a world-renowned practice with offices in Toronto and New York, and a growing presence in Milan. With a career spanning over four decades, they have evolved from "hustling" freelancers into industry icons, recently being appointed

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01:05:35

Issued For Construction AD: Omar Gandhi - Omar Gandhi...

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2026/04/13

With the launch of the rebrand, it is only fitting to start off with a name synonymous with Canadian Architecture...Omar Gandhi is the principal and founder of Omar Gandhi Architects. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, his passion for the arts was cultivated at Mayfield Secondary School in Caledon. Supported by his father and educators, Omar pursued architecture, beginning his studies at the University of Toronto before finding his academic stride at Dalhousie University in Halifax.His

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00:56:33

Behind the Build: Goli Basiri - Harmen Design

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2026/02/19

Goli Basiri is a co-founder and principal designer of Harmen Design, an architecture and interior design studio based in Oakville, Ontario, serving clients across the Greater Toronto Area. Born and raised in Mashhad, Iran, she developed an early sensitivity to the emotional impact of space, shaped by childhood experiences visiting family homes and observing how the environment influences comfort and connection.After completing a bachelor’s degree in physics in Iran in 2008 or 2009, she pursued her

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00:55:46

Behind the Build AD: Brad Abbott - Abbott Design

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2026/02/16

Brad Abbott is the founder and principal designer of Abbott Design, based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he grew up in a family of physicians and was a lifelong sketcher, known in school for being pulled from class to draw murals for community and holiday events. He played hockey and became an avid skier early on, spending weekends in Manitoba’s Pembina River Valley in a quirky ski culture that included converted railway boxcars used as ski cabins.Abbott began university

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01:11:15

Behind the Build ID: Carly Nemtean - Collective...

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2026/02/12

Carly Nemtean is a Toronto born interior designer and entrepreneur, and the co-owner of Carriage Lane Design Build, a residential design and construction firm she has led for more than seventeen years. Her interest in spatial planning began early, through hands on experimentation with building, room layouts, and material changes at home, and later developed into a clear professional path. While still in high school, she completed a co-op placement at Watt IDG in Toronto, working under Andrew

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01:34:53

Behind the Build AD: Luigi Ferrara - Conifer Futures...

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2026/02/09

Luigi Ferrara is an architect, urbanist, designer, and design strategist based in Toronto, where he was born and raised in the Downsview area of North York. He is the son of Italian parents from Abruzzo who immigrated to Canada after the Second World War, and he grew up in a close knit extended family community that blended agrarian traditions with postwar industrial life. Early exposure to art, making, and building, combined with formative travel to Italy, strongly influenced his creative

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01:05:58

Behind the Build ID: Brooke Michelsen - Brooke...

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2026/02/05

Brooke Michelsen is an interior designer and the founder of Brooke Michelsen Design, based in Vermont. Born and raised in southern Vermont, she grew up in Manchester and later Dorset, where she spent her childhood immersed in the outdoors. She is the third of four children, with two older sisters and a younger brother. Her early life was shaped by a strong connection to nature, including cross country skiing, hiking, maple sugaring, and long days spent exploring the woods around her family

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01:50:06

Behind the Build AD: Ludwig Godefroy - Ludwig...

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2026/02/02

Ludwig Godefroy is a French architect born in Gouville-sur-Mer, a small fishing village of roughly 1,000 inhabitants on the Normandy coast, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Raised in a rural environment shaped by craftsmanship, tides, and the honesty of manual labor, his early life was deeply influenced by place. He later moved to Paris to study architecture and graduated from the École d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires à Marne-la-Vallée, a Paris-East school housed in a Bernard

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01:27:00

Behind the Build ID: Meg Cassidy - Studio Meg Cassidy

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2026/01/29

Meg Cassidy is a Toronto based interior designer and the founder of Studio Meg Cassidy, which she established in 2017. She grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, in a family shaped by both academic and entrepreneurial influences. Her father played professional hockey before becoming a teacher, and her mother owned a modeling agency. Cassidy was a competitive dancer for 13 years, attended an arts focused high school for Grades 9 and 10 where she studied dance and drama, and developed an early interest in

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01:03:09

Behind the Build AD: Anya Moryoussef - Anya...

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2026/01/26

Anya Moryoussef is an architect based in Toronto, where she was born and raised. She is the child of immigrant parents, with her mother arriving from South Africa and her father from Morocco in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Growing up, she was deeply introspective and drawn to solitary creative pursuits, including drawing, making objects, and extended imaginative play. Her early interest in art was shaped by her mother, a trained sculptor, and a broader family connection to visual art.Moryoussef

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01:13:06

Behind the Build ID: Dyonne Fashina - Denizens of Design

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2026/01/22

Dyonne Fashina is the founder of Denizens of Design, a Toronto based interior design practice working across hospitality, commercial, and cultural projects. She grew up in Hockley Valley, just north of Orangeville, on a seven acre property with a creek connected to the Nottawasaga River. Her earliest creative experiences came from working with clay found along the creek, forming objects by hand, which established a lasting connection to materiality and making.Fashina pursued art from a young age,

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01:13:30

Behind the Build AD: Stefano Pujatti - ElasticoSPA...

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2026/01/19

Stefano Pujatti is an Italian architect and designer, born in Budoia near Pordenone in northeastern Italy, north of Venice. He grew up in a rural environment close to a NATO base, an experience that exposed him early to international culture and different perspectives. From a young age he was drawn to construction, farming, and horses, beginning to ride early and maintaining a lifelong connection to horsemanship.He studied architecture in Venice, where he was educated within one of Europe’s most

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