City of Hamilton Design Review Panel – Pilot Project PANEL MEMBERS Vincent P. Colizza, OAA, MRAIC, AIA Vincent Colizza is the principal of Vincent P. Colizza Architects, responsible for Commercial and Institutional projects in Canada, United States and South America, with over 34 years of experience in major urban design and architectural projects. Many of these projects have been the recipients of design awards. Vincent is a former graduate and sessional lecturer at the School of Architecture, Carleton University, a member of the Canadian Urban Institute and former chairman of the City of Ottawa West Urban Design Review Panel. As a native of Hamilton, Ontario he possesses a keen interest in the redevelopment of the urban core. Robert Freedman – MRAIC, AICP, LSUC Robert Freedman, Principal of Freedman Urban Solutions, is an Urban Design, Planning and Development Advisor with over twentyfive years of experience working in a variety of urban and suburban environments. Between 2002 and 2013, Robert was the Director of Urban Design for the City of Toronto where he took the lead on a number of major initiatives including the creation of design guidelines for mid-rise and tall buildings, citywide streetscape design standards and the establishment of the City's Design Review Panel. Prior to returning to Toronto in 2002, Mr. Freedman was an urban designer for nine years with UDA, a Pittsburgh based design firm, where he became an expert in the design charrette process working on initiatives in over twenty cities across the U.S. Robert has a multidisciplinary background and holds degrees in Urban Design (CUNY), Architecture (UBC) and Law (U of T). He is also a founding member and Chairman of the Board of the Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU), a Board Member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI Toronto) and is a frequent lecturer and writer on urban design, development and planning issues. DRP – Panel Members (Page 1 of 5) March 2014 Mary Jo Hind, OAA, NSAA, FRAIC, LEED Green Associate Mary Jo Hind is Design Principal of the Dundas office of Perkins+Will Canada. As co-founder of Vermeulen Hind Architects, she has worked on numerous healthcare and academic projects throughout Southern Ontario since 1992. She has a strong interest in integrating building architecture, landscaping and interiors into unique site-specific design responses. Mary Jo graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University and was an Ontario Association of Architects Gold Medalist. She served on the Dundas Downtown Beautification Committee and is a Fellow of the RAIC. J.A. (Sandy) McIntosh, B.ES, M.Arch, OAA, LEED Green Associate Sandy studied Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo, and went on to receive his Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto. Raised in Hamilton, Sandy was an active member of the downtown music and arts community and is co-creator and founding partner of Hamilton’s own Sonic Unyon Records. He currently resides and works in Dundas as a Design Architect and Project Manager with Perkins+Will Canada and is involved in a range of new construction, adaptive reuse, renovation and master planning projects. Sandy has an active interest in the restoration and renewal of heritage projects, and recently completed the revitalization of Carnegie Gallery for the Dundas Arts Community Foundation. With over 25 years of creative exploration through architecture, urban design, planning, graphic design, music and marketing, Sandy enjoys the mystery of creation, ideas, places and spaces; how each connect and grow respectfully together. Mario Patitucci, OALA CSLA Mario Patitucci is a Landscape Architect with over 15 years of experience in Canada. He is a registered landscape architect in the Province of Ontario, and a full member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). He has extensive experience in the design of public and private spaces including numerous golf courses and communities across southern Ontario. Mario is the founder of DRP – Panel Members (Page 2 of 5) March 2014 adesso design, based in Hamilton, Ontario. His vision to create a firm that stretches beyond the boundaries of landscape architecture. With a focus on sustainable development the firm is actively involved in a number of innovative green roof and rooftop amenity space projects in Toronto and the Greater Hamilton Area. A graduate of the landscape architecture program at the University of Toronto, Mario relocated to Hamilton in 2003 where he established his design firm in 2008. Mario is involved in a number of important developments in the downtown core and is passionate about the revitalization of Hamilton. David Premi, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP David Premi received a Bachelor of Architecture at Dalhousie University following a degree in Technology from Ryerson University. After practicing architecture for twenty years in Toronto, David returned to his native Hamilton to establish his own practice in 2005. His firm provides service to both public and private sector clients, and has been responsible for many award winning projects. David co-authors a monthly column in the Hamilton Spectator, and is co-founder of Rethink/ Renewal, a local collective of planning and design professionals. David has taught at both Mohawk College and McMaster University, and is the current President of the Hamilton Arts Council. Yasin Visram, ARB, RIBA, OAA (IA), MRAIC, LEED AP Yasin Visram has more than 20 years of experience with architectural and urban design projects locally, nationally and internationally. His project work ranges from new build, adaptive reuse, health care, mixed-use, public spaces and urban regeneration as well as urban and campus master planning projects. Yasin graduated with a Masters of Architecture from Syracuse University, and undertook undergraduate studies from the School of Architecture, at the University of British Columbia. He served as a Board member with AIA /UK Chapter (2001-2003), in London (UK). Yasin has also taught in design studios, at Syracuse University (Florence, Italy), Swire School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and has been a guest critic in design studios, at University of Hong Kong School of Architecture. He has also DRP – Panel Members (Page 3 of 5) March 2014 coordinated and adjudicated design competitions and professional design charrettes, as well as leading competition - winning projects in the United Kingdom, Asia and the Middle East. In 2004, Yasin was awarded a certificate of Merit by the AIA/UK Chapter, in London. His perspective on architecture and urbanism emphasize the synergies between connectivity, sustainability, urban health and wellness, and the increase and inherent design value in the diversity of Canada's multi-cultural cities. James Webb, MCIP, RPP James Webb is the Principal of WEBB Planning Consultants Inc., a land use planning firm based in Hamilton, Ontario. With over 25 years of progressive experience as a land use planner, James began his planning career in Toronto and spent a period in the KitchenerWaterloo area. James relocated to the City of Hamilton in 1998 in the employ of local planning firms before establishing his own professional practice in 2005. WEBB Planning Consultants Inc. is a full service land use planning firm specializing in areas including land development, municipal planning approvals, policy planning, brownfield redevelopment, downtown revitalization, feasibility studies and expert evidence before the Ontario Municipal Board. The firm has successfully implemented a range of projects including greenfield developments, infill and redevelopment within established areas, the adaptive re-use of heritage buildings and significant employment and public service facilities including the McMaster Innovation Park, the Pan-Am Games Soccer Stadium and the new Children’s Treatment Centre on behalf of Hamilton Health Sciences. James is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Ontario Provincial Planners Institute (OPPI) and a Registered Professional Planner. Richard Witt, BES BArch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP Richard is an architect whose work is characterised by a strong interest in mixed use urban development, locally and internationally, and he has lived and worked in several countries on a wide variety of projects which include headquarters for some of the world's largest organisations. As a Principal of Quadrangle Architects in Toronto his work is focused around a loosely defined theme of community building in its broadest sense, with current DRP – Panel Members (Page 4 of 5) March 2014 projects ranging from urban midrise buildings to large scale master plans across residential, commercial and retail uses, often featuring adaptive reuse and incorporating existing buildings. He is a strong believer in, and advocate for, the architectural profession and development industry. Supplementary appointments currently include Chair of the Canadian chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Advisory Board Member of the Urban Land Institute and Richard is a past chair of the Toronto Society of Architects. DRP – Panel Members (Page 5 of 5) March 2014