Experience

DUBBELDAM Architecture + Design

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Dec 2002 - Present

  Dubbeldam Architecture + Design is a Toronto based multi-disciplinary design studio committed to creating sustainable, liveable, and thoughtful projects. With a diverse portfolio in various sectors including commercial, hospitality, mixed-use and residential, as well as landscape design, product design, and installations, Dubbeldam is known for creating innovative and environmentally responsible design solutions that are timeless and uniquely designed for each context. Dubbeldam has been recognized with over 70 awards and honours, including the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, and has received wide recognition in national and international publications.



Building Equality in Architecture Toronto

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Chair

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Advisory Board Vice Chair

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2020

• Advisory Board Member

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2018



Twenty + Change

• Director

  • 2009 - Present

  Heather is the Director of Twenty + Change, a national organization dedicated to exposing the innovative new ideas of emerging Canadian designers working in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design. Heather is the Director of Twenty + Change, a national organization dedicated to exposing the innovative new ideas of emerging Canadian designers working in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.



Toronto Society of Architects

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Past Chair / Advisory Committee

  • Mar 2014 - Present

• Co-Chair

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2014

  As Co-Chair of the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA), Heather lead an organization that advocates to ensure architecture and urban design are key considerations in public discussions and processes that have impact on our built environment. The TSA initiates and sponsors a wide variety of exhibitions, publications, competitions, forums, and celebrations, that engage the architectural profession, its sister disciplines, and the public.

• Vice-Chair

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2010

  Prior to being elected as Co-Chair of the TSA in January 2011, Heather was the Vice-Chair of the organization for 6 years, helping to play a role in the development and increase of programmes, and the growth and reach of the organization.

• Executive Board Member

  • Jul 2001 - Dec 2003



Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC)

• Vice-Chair

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2019

  The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) is a provincial not-for-profit think tank and cross-disciplinary research group established in 2001. The activities of DIAC promote the strategic value of design and the contribution of designers from all disciplines to economic, social and environmental goals. Heather represents architects in her role on the board.

• Board Member

  • 2008 - Dec 2019



KPMB Architects

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Architect

  • Jan 1995 - Apr 2001

  Heather worked with internationally recognized architecture firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) for over six years as project architect and team member on many award-winning private and institutional buildings. Heather worked with internationally recognized architecture firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) for over six years as project architect and team member on many award-winning private and institutional buildings.