Doug is a senior architect and partner in our Calgary studio. He is passionate about design and believes in a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Doug’s experience encompasses a broad range of building types, including the CP Rail Pavilion, winner of a Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Award, and Bankers Court, the first LEED® Core + Shell Gold certified project in Canada. He is currently leading the team for the University of Calgary’s MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Redevelopment project and is the Design Architect for the new Calgary Event Centre. The $1.6B International Facilities Project at the Calgary International Airport, which opened in 2016, is another example of Doug’s design leadership. His recent portfolio also includes the TELUS Sky and TELUS Lenwerry/7th Ave Campus.
Doug has served as a councillor and committee member with the Alberta Association of Architects and as a member of the executive of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International Alberta Chapter. He currently acts as a committee member with the Consulting Architects of Alberta and is a guest critic at the University of Calgary Faculty of Environmental Design Architecture Program.
What’s your favourite DIALOG project?
MacKimmie Complex, Block and Link.
Whose work are you most impressed by?
Love the design conversation with Robert Claiborne.
What’s your favourite DIALOG initiative?
Aspire DIALOG – what an incredible display of talent across the country!
If you were to change your career, what would you do instead?
Fighter pilot (I’m an Air Force brat).
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Environmental Science
University of Manitoba