Craig Applegath

Architect, urban designer, and zero-carbon building pioneer, Craig is a founding partner of our Toronto studio. Craig trained first as a biologist and then as an architect and urban designer. He is passionate about finding planning and design solutions that make sense in a world challenged by climate change and environmental deterioration.

Craig has focused on leading complex, sustainable planning, and design projects since he graduated from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University with a Master of Architecture in Urban Design. He is internationally recognized for his design and advocacy of zero-carbon regenerative buildings and cities, as well as mass timber design. Craig's role on our team includes master planning and designing institutional projects like higher education and healthcare facilities. A great example of this is the recent Centennial College Zero-Carbon Mass Timber project.

Beyond his professional practice responsibilities, Craig speaks about his research and design explorations at conferences and workshops around the world. He's presented at a number of conferences, including the UN Habitat III Conference in Prague, the World Future Council Conferences in Munich and Beijing, and the International Living Futures Institute Conference in Portland. For more information about Craig's past and present engagements, please visit his speaker page.

Craig also hosts the Twenty First Century Imperative, a podcast that explores the question of how we will continue to live on our planet without destroying our biosphere. These issues are also central to Craig's work with our team.

Craig is active in the design community. He is a founding board member of Sustainable Buildings Canada, and a past president of the Ontario Association of Architects. He was made a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for his services to the profession of architecture, and is an honourary member of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects.

Additionally, Craig is the acting chairman of the Mass Timber Institute and is working with the MTI council to transform the institute into a national organization.