Sessional Lecturers

Vlad Amiot is the designer behind PICOSTUDIO. He has a passion for the conceptual and theoretical side of architecture and has been a Guest Critic for student reviews. He also enjoys building and getting his hands dirty, and you can often find him experimenting with craft and obsessing over details in his expanding workshop. 

Jessie has led design teams on three competition wins. Her range of projects includes private houses, multi-family and mixed-use housing, civic centres, university buildings, and masterplans.  Jessie co-founded SPECTACLE Bureau for Architecture and Urbanism in 2013 .

 An alumnus of SAPL, Seyi has years of experience in digital design and fabrication through his research and his work with the Laboratory for Integrative Design (LID) at the School. He currently works as an Architectural Intern at Sturgess Architecture and his current research interest lies in the development of digital design tools and processes that address circular design concerns in Architecture.

Rob Birch's M.E.Des. thesis research focused on the intersection of spirituality and place through the lens of both traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture. His geoscience career has taken him from the Mayan pyramids of the Belize jungle to the frigid landscape of the Canadian Arctic, to the rocky cliffs of Northern Ireland, and to the central highlands of Madagascar. 

Trevor is a consultant, Urban Designer, architecture critic, and curator. He has designed and managed a number of international design competitions, served as juror, and has set up municipal design award programs. He also has served as a creative consultant to museums and has curated a number of exhibitions.

A graduate of our faculty, Nooshin's work operates with a focus on transcendental architecture, sacred and healing Spaces, quality Architecture, environmental psychology, and neuroscience.

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A robotics and CBDL Facility Specialist at SAPL, Guy manages digital fabrication equipment (robots, laser cutters, and large format 3D printers), workspaces and safety procedures and protocols at the City Building Design Lab. He also facilitates SAPL’s research-related activities through the development of tools and protocols for digital fabrication.

Alison is a spatial justice researcher, designer, and educator. Her passion for redressing the connection between social justice and space has led her to research, evaluate, and design spaces that address the specific needs of those whose needs are traditionally overlooked in our environment. Her design practice is informed by the fundamental understanding that a designer’s role is to listen, reflect, and translate users’ lived experiences into appropriate, joy-filled spaces. 

Dan Hapton is an architectural designer, educator, and artist. Dan’s design philosophy is a response to the crises of our time—climate change, social inequity, and the alienation of the human spirit.

Greg has worked in a variety of environments, from emergency services to public utilities all the way through to professional sports teams. CEO and Founding Partner at Future Fit Cities, and Founding Partner at InceptionU, he specializes in ergonomics, process design and assessment, interface design, urban design, CPTED, critical thinking development/leadership, pre-employment physical and aptitude assessment, continuous improvement, and incident investigation. 

Jodi is an architect experienced in public realm and cultural projects that bridge art, urban design, graphic design, and architecture. Her diverse portfolio of work with major municipalities and community groups demonstrates her approach to city-building grounded in a sense of place.  She was also responsible for the conceptual, schematic, and design development documents for the 4th Street SW Underpass Enhancement. 

Working at various architecture firms in both Calgary and New York, Kate’s resume includes projects at every scale, from sculptural installations to mixed-use buildings and single-family residences to master plans. Kate founded XYC in 2013 to tackle prominent but challenging sites with a multi-disciplinary approach. Kate successfully stewarded the Carraig Ridge housing development through the subdivision approval process in fall 2017, and recently completed construction of M2. 

Farhad is a registered practising architect with over 18 years of experience in architectural design and project management. Farhad is also pursuing his Ph.D. research at SAPL, exploring how architects can contribute to sustainable international development through knowledge sharing and empowering their fellow practitioners.

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A graduate of our faculty, Khalid is a maker, entrepreneur, artist, and educator. His classes focus on concept-driven architectural design with an emphasis on narrative and the physical construction of architectural wonders. Read More.

Matthew Parker holds a Post Professional Master's in Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture from SAPL, where he received honors recognition and the AIA Gold Medal. His current research focuses on the ability of algorithmic observation to transform, mediate and re-animate architectures’ image. 

Sumer is a designer, engineer, architect, researcher, and educator in AEC, operating at the intersection of post-digital design, computation, digital fabrication, and digitalization of contemporary AEC practices.

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Adrian is an interdisciplinary artist who exhibits nationally and internationally and has completed and continues to work on several public art projects that looks at identity construction, cultural fragility, and resilience.

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Ali is a senior energy engineer with expertise in facility assessment and maintenance planning for educational, healthcare, administration, and institutional facilities to ensure safety, comfort, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. 

Philip is a Dutch Canadian architect, urbanist, and designer, and one of the founding partners of SPECTACLE.  He has worked on a wide range of project types around the globe, including train stations, towers, affordable housing prototypes, houses, offices, schools, retail, hotels, public spaces, museums, and libraries. 

Darby has over a decade of experience working as an accessibility strategist. She has successfully contributed to the removal of barriers at municipal, provincial and national levels, ultimately establishing inclusive environments all across Canada. 

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Youness is a PhD candidate at SAPL focusing on bioinspired kinetic adaptation through materials. His research explores the potential and capabilities of smart materials in the creation of dynamic systems which allow buildings to respond to their surrounding environment as well as the occupants.. Before starting his PhD program, he worked as a building science consultant at Morrison Hershfield Ltd. 

Carol-Ann is an experienced Project Manager skilled in Land Development, Sustainable Development, Mixed Use, Urban Planning, Feasibility Studies, and Community Engagement. 

Justin has proven himself to be a creative and resourceful junior designer who has supported senior designers on a variety of public and private project typologies. These include large-scale transportation infrastructure, inclusive playgrounds, community park planning, multi-family residential, urban design, and urban agriculture projects. 

Teresa is a Registered Professional Planner and Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners/ Alberta Association Canadian Institute of Planners with 18+ years of professional planning experience, specializing in the areas of affordable housing, housing policy, community and land use planning, policy development, and planning analysis.
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George has extensive experience in the development and preparation of conceptual design and construction documents for public and private work. Over the past 20 years as a professional landscape architect he has been preparing designs, construction drawings and overseeing construction of landscape and urban development projects.

John is the President and Founder of Intelligent Futures, a firm of versatile community problem solvers that have worked on challenges as diverse as urban agriculture, community sustainability, social well-being, urban renewal, arts and culture, community livability, and affordable housing. John is also the host of 360 Degree City – a podcast that explores city building from a variety of angles.

Connor is a project coordinator with a versatile background including product, architectural and urban design. I am experienced in building permit development, land use bylaw compliance, stakeholder engagement and on-site construction operations. His past project work has spanned the public and private sectors as well as independent design commissions. 

Luca is a photographer, researcher, and teacher based in Lugo, Italy. He holds a PhD in Photography from Plymouth University, and his work explores notions of landscapes, place, memory, and belonging with an interdisciplinary approach that revisits the tradition of documentary photography. 

Manager of Community Growth at the City of Airdrie and serving in this role in one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, Jamal enables Community Growth comprising Economic Development, Planning & Development, Building Inspections, and Administration. 

Liisa is an experienced land use planner with a broad understanding of all facets of the planning process. As the first employee and only land use planner of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB), she was instrumental in establishing the operational processes and procedures of the CMRB. In 2019, she oversaw the planning aspects of developing the Calgary Metropolitan Region’s (CMR) first Growth and Servicing Plans as mandated by the Government of Alberta.