Committee + Volunteers
Curatorial Team
Heather Dubbeldam, Director, Twenty + Change
Heather is the principal of Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, a multi-disciplinary studio committed to advancing an architectural and social agenda through built work and design research. Dubbeldam’s portfolio includes a diverse range of commercial, institutional, hospitality, mixed-use and residential projects. Along with over 90 design awards and wide recognition in national and international publications, Dubbeldam is the recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts Professional Prix de Rome and the 2024 Architectural Practice Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, two of the highest honours for architectural practices in Canada.
Heather has been recognized as a leading advocate for the profession and for the built environment. She is the Director of Twenty + Change; the Chair of the advisory board of BEAT (Building Equality in Architecture Toronto); Advisory Board member and past Chair of the Toronto Society of Architects; and past director of the Design Industry Advisory Committee. Heather is a LEED and WELL-accredited professional, Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC), and the co-editor and author of several architecture and design publications.
Elsa Lam, Editor, Canadian Architect magazine
Elsa Lam is editor of Canadian Architect magazine. She holds a doctorate in architectural history and theory from Columbia University, completed under the supervision of Kenneth Frampton and Vittoria di Palma. She previously studied architectural history at McGill University and architectural design at the University of Waterloo.
Elsa has written extensively for architecture and design magazines, as well as collaborating on the editing and writing of several books. Previous to her role at Canadian Architect, she worked with the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal. She is the co-editor of the book Canadian Modern Architecture, 1967 to the present, published by Princeton Architectural Press and Canadian Architect in November 2019.
Marie-Chantal Croft, Architect, Écobâtiment
Architect Marie-Chantal Croft is a co-founder of Croft Pelletier Architects (later Coarchitecture), where she spent more than 25 years as a design lead on a wide portfolio of cultural, commercial, and residential projects. She recently joined architecture and building science consultancy Écobatiment in Quebec City. Her current work focuses on adaptive reuse, sustainable development, and the conservation of heritage buildings. Marie-Chantal has taught at Laval University since 1998, and is a member of Quebec City’s Heritage and Urbanism Commission.
Susan Fitzgerald, Design Director, FBM
Dr Susan Fitzgerald is an architect, educator, researcher, and author based in Halifax. She is the design director of FBM and an Associate Professor at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Architecture and Planning in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work has been the recipient of many accolades including the Canada Council for the Arts' Professional Prix de Rome, Canadian Architect Award, Wood Design Award, and the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture. At Dalhousie University, she is the principal investigator for multiple research grants. In 2022 she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for service to architecture.
Andrew Hill, Co-Founder, StudioAC
Andrew is the Co-Founder of StudioAC, an award-winning architecture studio in Toronto whose projects range from residential, multi-family, commercial offices, and retail. The practice has been widely published and received a number of accolades for the quality of their work. In addition to practice, Andrew has held teaching positions at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Art and Design. He has also been involved in review panels at the University of Toronto, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto Metropolitan University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Arizona.
Ben Klumper, Co-founder, MODA
Ben Klumper is the co-founder of Calgary-based Modern Office of Design + Architecture (MODA), the recipients of the 2024 Professional Prix de Rome from the Canada Council for the Arts. MODA’s projects focus on variety of civic and housing typologies, modular construction, and projects with extensive stakeholders. Ben is a past council member of the Alberta Association of Architects and as the Co-Chair of the AAA Advocacy Committee. He has been a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape where he ran the architecture program’s Comprehensive Studio IV for two years and is a frequent guest critic and mentor for intern architects.
Communications Team
Kevin McIntosh, Communications + Administrative Support, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Kevin is Director of Business Development + Operations at Dubbeldam Architecture + Design and has played an active role in the architecture community as Executive Member of the Toronto Society of Architects since 2002, leading initiatives including the TSA Year End Bash, the TSA Architecture Walking Tours and the TSA Connect Series. He was recently appointed an Honorary Member of the Ontario Association of Architects for the contributions he’s made to the profession through his various volunteer roles. Kevin has played a technical, communications and administrative support role for Twenty + Change since the 02 edition in 2009.
Muskan Goel, Social Media Coordinator
Muskan is a recent graduate from the Masters of Architecture program at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. She previously earned her Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree (Cum Laude) from Laurentian University's McEwen School of Architecture in 2021. Throughout her academic journey, Muskan has been exploring the interplay between cultural influences and architectural design to address urgent societal challenges. She has consistently sought opportunities beyond the classroom, participating in several international competitions and travel programs across Europe and Scandinavia, broadening her perspective and enriching her design philosophy. She contributes as a volunteer across several organizations, such as the Urban Land Institute and the Toronto Society of Architects.
Muskan is the social media Coordinator for Twenty + Change, keeping our social accounts active and using this medium to promote the work of past and current Twenty + Change featured practices.
Past Editions
Twenty + Change: Emerging Talent
For the 5th edition of Twenty + Change in 2021, we partnered with Canadian Architect Magazine to produce the Emerging Talent edition. Coming off the heals of the pandemic when in-person exhibitions were still a challenge, Canadian Architect offered a way to extend the reach of the initiative and exposure for the firms through its 14,000+ subscriber, national circulation.
Twenty + Change: Next Generation
Heather Dubbeldam led the coordination of the Twenty + Change: Next Generation edition, including the production of the exhibition which launched at 401 Richmond’s Urbanspace Gallery, as well as authoring and editing the Next Generation publication.
Twenty + Change 02 & 03
Lola Sheppard was Co-Director, with Heather Dubbeldam, of the Twenty + Change 02 and 03 editions. She was also co-editor of the Twenty + Change 01, 02 and 03 publications. Lola is a founding Partner at Lateral Office, a design research firm focusing on architecture's intersections with infrastructure, ecology and environment, and an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
Twenty + Change 01
Every great initiative begins with an idea combined with the determination to see it come to life. The first iteration of Twenty + Change, featuring emerging Toronto architecture practices, was conceived of and established by Superkül, the Toronto architecture and design firm led by Meg Graham and Andre D’Elia. Many were involved in the launch, led by Meg, Andre and Drew Sinclair — with significant contributions by Robert Downey and Tom Nemeskeri. Twenty + Change 01 was exhibited at the Gladstone Hotel in 2007 and featured 21 emerging Toronto practices. Heather Dubbeldam and Lola Sheppard produced the Twenty + Change 01 publication and assumed leadership of the initiative, broadening its scope to a national forum.
Past Contributors
Volunteers & Advisors: Drew Sinclair, Rob Downey, Thomas Nemeskeri, Bindya Lad, Johanna Bollozos, Vanathy Ganesharajah, Lynden Giles, Heather MacMullin, Oliver Dang, Jacob Jebailey, Colin Viebrock, Naomi Kriss, Leslie Jen, Mason White, Emma Wright, Donna Bridgeman, Ian Chodikoff, Miriam Ng, Nancy Nguyen, Joseph Villahermosa, and Krystal Kramer.
Catalogue Designers:
Twenty + Change 01 & 02: Farid Noufaily + Rufina Wu
Twenty + Change 03: Fionn Bryne
Twenty + Change Next Generation: Amanda Chong + Christine Kim
Copy Editor: Doris Cowan
Editorial Contributors: George Baird, Shawn Micallef, Pina Petricone, Andrew King, Ian Chodikoff, Alex Bozikovic, David Theodore, Marc Boutin, Peter Sampson, Will Jones, Steve DiPasquale.