Fringe Benefits: Cosmopolitan Dynamics of a Multicultural City (2008-)

Research initiative exploring the effects of immigration on the urbanism of the Greater Toronto Area.

Remittances, Urbanization and Migration

Harvard University, Institute of International Urban Development,Canadian Centre for Architecture(2003-)

Ongoing research examining the effects of over 100,000 Senegalese transnationals working in Italy and engaging in informal activities. The money that they send back to Senegal has influenced urban development in many Senegalese cities.

Community Outreach, City of Toronto

Dedicated efforts to improve the importance of design in the community--from organizing various design charrettes with the Design Exchange and the City of Toronto in priority neighbourhoods, to advocating and leveraging the importance of architecture and design.

Ostend, Belgium

An examination of an existing port facility, and its potential for future development in an economically stagnant Belgian municipality

Editor, Canadian Architect magazine

A selection of recent magazine covers from the monthly publication of Canadian Architect.