Issued For Construction

Issued For Construction with Jonathan Jacobs
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A long-form podcast hosted by Jonathan Jacobs dedicated to the careers and lives of the individuals shaping the built environment.

  1. 42 mins ago

    Issued For Construction AD: Chrinstine Lolley - Solares Architecture

    Christine Lolley is the principal and co-founder of Solares Architecture, a residential architecture practice in Toronto. She grew up in Puslinch Township, south of Guelph, Ontario, the daughter of a family doctor and a father who built a software company for the equipment rental industry. She has an older sister, Sarah, and a younger brother, Peter. Christine studied architecture at the University of Waterloo, earning undergraduate and Master of Architecture degrees, the latter concluding with a graduate thesis on sustainable housing. Through Waterloo's co-op program she gained early experience at firms in Toronto, New York, and London, including a placement at Kohn Pedersen Fox in New York. In 2005, Christine and her husband, architect Tom Knezic, designed and built a home for her parents on a rural property near Gananoque, Ontario. That project became the catalyst for founding Solares Architecture, which grew from a small design build practice into a fully licensed firm known for sustainable, low carbon residential design, including passive solar principles, airtight construction, and all electric homes. Solares has completed projects from kitchen renovations to multi unit residential buildings across Toronto, Prince Edward County, and cottage country. After nearly two decades practicing together, Tom stepped back to found Ecoflats Developments, a company building and operating multiplexes in Toronto. Lolley now leads Solares as principal, overseeing design and business development. Christine lives in Toronto's Roncesvalles neighborhood with Tom and their two children, Hamish and Moira. She enjoys skiing, backcountry canoe trips, singing, and travel.Solares Architecture⁠⁠ Next Release: Kim Lambert Design⁠ Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠⁠⁠

  2. 4d ago

    Issued For Construction ID: Clarisa Llaneza - Clarisa Llaneza Studio

    Clarisa Llaneza is the founder and principal designer of Clarisa Llaneza Studio, a Toronto based interior design practice known for high end residential and commercial work. Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in a family of eight siblings, Clarisa grew up immersed in nature and creativity, spending her early years sketching, painting, and building forts on her family's property. Her mother, a trained architect, encouraged her artistic development from a young age. As a teenager, she studied abroad in Switzerland and completed a photography focused program in St. Petersburg, Russia, experiences that deepened her appreciation for architecture and historic spaces. Clarisa earned her undergraduate degree in architecture from Universidad Iberoamericana, UNIBE, in Santo Domingo. She later moved to New York City, interning with architect Rafael Alvarez before completing a Master's degree in Architectural Lighting Design at Parsons School of Design. Following her studies, Clarisa worked in lighting design and sales, including a role with Italian lighting manufacturer Viabizzuno, which brought her to Toronto. She later transitioned into interior design, launching her own studio during the COVID nineteen pandemic with encouragement from friends and mentors. Her first major project, a full home renovation in Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood, helped establish her portfolio. Since then, Clarisa Llaneza Studio has grown to a team of five to six, taking on residential and commercial projects including retail spaces, a jewelry store, and multiple developments in the Summerhill area of Toronto. Clarisa lives in Toronto with her husband and their two sons. ⁠⁠Clarisa Llaneza Studio⁠⁠ Next Release: Solares Architecture Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠⁠⁠

  3. Jul 20

    Issued For Construction AD: Theodore Oyama - OYAMA

    Theodore Oyama, also known as Theo or Ted, is a Montreal based architect and founder of oyama, an architecture and design practice established in early 2021. Born in 1989 and raised in Montreal's West Island suburbs, Theodore studied architecture at McGill University, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees. He spent a semester on exchange in Brussels and traveled through Romania on a school scholarship, visiting the towns where his mother's family had lived before the Second World War. While in school, Theodore spent several years working for a Montreal residential contractor, gaining carpentry experience that continues to inform his design approach. After graduating in 2015, he worked at a large Montreal architecture office, then taught studio courses at McGill. In May 2019, Theodore joined Renzo Piano Building Workshop, splitting time between the firm's New York and Paris offices on a Columbia University project. When RPBW closed its New York office in October 2020, he returned to Montreal and soon launched his own practice. Theodore is a licensed architect in Quebec and a Certified Passive House Designer. He builds passive house principles into his standard approach, favoring materials such as mineral wool and wood fiber over spray foam, and works closely with contractors and clients to balance performance with design. His published work, including the residence Waterhouse, was developed with fellow architect Julia Manaças. He focuses on residential work in Quebec while expanding into commercial projects. Outside of practice, Theodore takes canoe camping trips in Algonquin Park and hikes in the Adirondacks. He lives in Montreal with his partner and family. ⁠OYAMA⁠⁠ Next Release: Clarisa Llaneza Studio Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠⁠

  4. Jul 16

    Issued For Construction ID: Allen Chan, Anwar Mekhayech, & Matt Davis - DesignAgency Pt.2

    Matt Davis, Allen Chan, and Anwar Mekhayech are the founding partners of DesignAgency, a multidisciplinary design studio based in Toronto with additional studios in Barcelona, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. The firm's European expansion began through a chance meeting in New York between Mekhayech and private equity investor Josh Wyatt, who was launching a hospitality fund in the United Kingdom. That connection led to DesignAgency's first project in Europe, transforming a building next to the old Jameson Brewery in Dublin into what became the first Generator Hostel. The partnership with Wyatt's firm, Patron Capital, expanded into twelve European gateway cities, including London, Hamburg, Barcelona, Venice, and Stockholm. Through former employee Rebecca Mason, the firm later opened a permanent studio in Barcelona, now led by Alessandro and his wife Marina and staffed by nearly twenty designers. In Toronto, DesignAgency has led interior design for Scotiabank Arena as part of a three hundred fifty million dollar reimagination for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, working alongside BBB Architects. The firm has also expanded into live music venues with Live Nation, including History in Toronto and a forthcoming second History venue opening in Ottawa, and is currently designing a large scale restaurant and live music megaplex in Regina alongside veterans of the House of Blues brand. Most recently, DesignAgency opened a new studio in Singapore after being approached to take over an established regional practice, extending the firm's reach into the Asia Pacific market and securing its first project in the Middle East. DesignAgency Part 2⁠ Next Release: ⁠⁠OYAMA⁠⁠ Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠

  5. Jul 13

    Issued For Construction AD: Philip Evans - ERA Architects

    Philip Evans is a Principal at ERA Architects, a Toronto based heritage and adaptive reuse practice with studios across Canada. He was born in Newfoundland, descended from generations of shipbuilders from the Notre Dame Bay and Greenspond areas, and moved with his family to Ontario as a young child, eventually settling in Brampton, where he attended Mayfield Secondary School's visual arts program. Evans studied architecture at the University of Toronto, completing his degree over eight years while working. During his studies he spent summers cataloguing architectural archives, including the work of Moshe Safdie, at McGill University's Blackader Lauterman Library. He also helped organize the Toronto the Good fundraising parties that supported Spacing Magazine in its early years. He joined ERA Architects in 2001, working alongside founders Michael McClelland and Edwin Rowse. In 2005 he married his wife Julie and moved to the United Kingdom, working with CTM Architects in the County of Kent on school redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects before returning to Toronto in 2006 to rejoin ERA as an Associate. He has since become a Principal at the firm, which has grown to roughly 120 people with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Prince Edward County, along with licenses to practice across most Canadian provinces. Evans is the founder of Culture of Outports and Culture of Small, initiatives exploring adaptive reuse and economic renewal in small and rural Canadian communities, and leads ongoing research into the Great Lakes Basin. He competed in wrestling for Team Ontario at the national level as a teenager. Outside of practice, he restores vintage vehicles, collects stamps, and is the father of two teenage sons. Philips Evans - ERA Architects Next Release: DesignAgency Part 2 Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠

  6. Jul 9

    Issued For Construction ID: Allen Chan, Anwar Mekhayech, & Matt Davis - DesignAgency Pt.1

    Matt Davis, Allen Chan, and Anwar Mekhayech are the three co-founders of DesignAgency, a Toronto-based multidisciplinary studio they launched together in 1998 under the original name Precipice Studios. Matt grew up in Mount Zion, Ontario, on a twelve-acre hobby farm where he developed an early affinity for building and working with tools. He studied landscape architecture at the University of Toronto, where he met Allen. Allen was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Toronto at age two, growing up in the west end of the city. He earned his undergraduate degree in landscape architecture and later completed a Master of Architecture at Columbia University, graduating in 2001. Anwar was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in downtown Toronto near the Kensington Market and Chinatown neighbourhoods, where his family operated a restaurant called Kensington Kitchen on Harvard Street. He studied engineering at the University of Western Ontario before taking over his family's restaurant and pivoting toward design and entrepreneurship. The three came together through the Toronto hospitality and restaurant scene of the late 1990s. Their first major collaborative project was SpaHa, a bistro they designed and opened on the ground floor of the University of Toronto's Graduate House, a building co-designed by Morphosis and Teeple Architects. The firm later hosted seasons of the HGTV Canada series Designer Guys before rebranding as DesignAgency in 2008 to reflect a broader, more holistic design philosophy. Today DesignAgency operates studios in Toronto, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Barcelona, with a global team of more than 125 people across five principals. The firm's portfolio spans hospitality, entertainment, and resort design, with active projects including a resort in Portugal, a Montage property in the Bahamas, and work at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. DesignAgency Next Release: Philip Evans - ERA Architects Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. Jul 6

    Issued For Construction AD: Kregg Fordyce - StudioDEEP

    Kregg Fordyce is a Toronto-based architect, urban planner, and the founder of studioDEEP+, a multidisciplinary practice operating at the intersection of architecture and spatial planning. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Kregg spent his earliest years in Capreol, a small community about an hour north of Sudbury, before his family relocated to the Niagara region, where he completed his schooling at E.L. Crossley Secondary School in Fonthill. A Rotary exchange to Varkauss, Finland during his final year of high school proved formative, exposing him to intentionally designed Scandinavian spaces and sparking a lasting interest in architecture. Kregg earned his Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo, where the Faculty of Environmental Design brought together planning, architecture, geography, and environmental science under one roof. He went on to complete a Master of Architecture at the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. He holds dual professional designations as a registered architect with the OAA and a Registered Professional Planner. He founded his practice in 2006, originally under his own name before rebranding to KFA and ultimately to studioDEEP+, a name rooted in his graduate thesis project titled "Deep Architecture." The firm, now 21 people, works across mid-rise and high-rise residential, mixed-use, emergency services facilities, and large-scale community planning. studioDEEP+ is also an active member of the Toronto BioBuild Collective, a collaborative initiative among Toronto architecture firms exploring the integration of biomaterials into building assemblies. Kregg Fordyce - StudioDEEP Next Release: DesignAgency Part 1 Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction⁠

  8. Jul 2

    Issued For Construction ID: Gabrielle Kozhukh-Joo - Mindwell Design

    Gabrielle Kozhukh-Joo is the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Mindwell Design, a Toronto based interior design studio recognized as the first neuroaesthetic design firm in Canada and the United States. She was born and raised in North York, Ontario, the daughter of Ukrainian immigrant parents who came to Canada in 1990. Her mother ran multiple small businesses, including a home daycare, while her father was working in the bakery business and later transitioned into construction, renovation, and custom building, which later influenced her brother's own move into the construction industry. Gabrielle competed in gymnastics from age four through nine, then trained competitively in martial arts for over a decade, traveling to national level competitions across the United States. She speaks English, French and Russian. She studied Environmental Studies with a focus on Urban and Regional Planning at York University, where she shifted her concentration toward green building. During and after her studies she earned her Net Zero certification and her LEED AP for Building Design and Construction. Early in her career she worked in residential solar sales, rising to inside sales manager, then moved into talent acquisition for construction and development executives before launching Mindwell Design. While on maternity leave with her first child, Gabrielle completed her interior design diploma through the Interior Design Institute of Canada and earned her WELL AP and Science in Design certifications. She also holds a certified coaching credential. Mindwell Design specializes in renovation and full scope residential interiors that blend neuroscience, sustainability and wellness, primarily serving clients across Toronto including Midtown, Etobicoke and Thornhill, with openness to projects across North America. Gabrielle and her team are developing a new applied neuroaesthetics certification for the design and building trades. She frequently speaks at industry conferences and panels, including the Interior Design Show in Toronto. Gabrielle lives in the Toronto area with her husband Marcus and their two children. ⁠⁠Mindwell Design⁠⁠ Next Release: Kregg Fordyce - StudioDEEP Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caplan's Appliances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Doors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aquanta Pools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To connect with our sponsors, email me: jonathan@issuedforconstruction.ca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Issued For Construction

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A long-form podcast hosted by Jonathan Jacobs dedicated to the careers and lives of the individuals shaping the built environment.

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    Issued For Construction with Jonathan Jacobs
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    2024 - 2026
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