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. The firm has been recognized by over 90 awards for both design and practice, including the Canadian Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, and their work has garnered wide recognition in national and international publications.
Heather has been recognized as a leading advocate for sustainable design and the betterment of our built environment. She is a LEED and WELL-accredited professional; the Director of Twenty + Change; the Chair of the advisory board of BEAT (Building Equality in Architecture Toronto); past chair of the Toronto Society of Architects; and past director of the Design Industry Advisory Committee. Heather is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC) and the 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.
Kevin McIntosh, Communications + Administrative Support
Kevin is Business Manager and Director 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 has played a technical, communications and administrative support role for Twenty + Change since the 02 edition in 2009.