TORONTO — A Sudbury-based architect and master lecturer at Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA), Ted Wilson has been named the new president for the governing council of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA).
According to a release, Wilson has worked with several Canadian architecture practices, including AECOM Canada Architects Ltd., where he co-ordinated engineering with LGA Architectural Partners for the design of MSoA, where he now teaches.
When it comes to the OAA, he served previously as senior vice-president and treasurer and has chaired association committees related to governance, finance and sustainable design.
“I first ran for council to engage in larger thinking about architects, the public interest, and where the profession can continue to be effectively guided by a regulator,” Wilson said in a statement. “Now as president, I’m eager to keep listening, to use data as a resource, and to be mindful and respectful in engagement. I know this is a long run and want to take the time to do it well. The public and the profession deserve it.”
A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Wilson’s dream of becoming an architect dates back to childhood, inspired by seeing the design work of his friend’s father, the release reads.
“I went to Expo ’67 and was amazed at how architecture from all over the world could be brought together in one beautiful place,” Wilson explained. “As an architect, the joy is in seeing the light in someone’s eyes as they watch you draw their concept with them. The challenges are found in those walls along the run of a project that you need to find a way to push through.”
Wilson is also a LEED AP and a certified Passivhaus designer. He and his partner Deborah live in a heritage home they have restored to reduce energy consumption by 90 per cent.
“The two lenses of the OAA’s Strategic Plan — equity, diversity and inclusion and climate action— go so well together,” he added. “I am mindful of the need to be respectful of others, to care for others. If we are mindful in this way, we become mindful of the world of which we are an inextricable part. Care for each other, care for the natural environment. I call this environmental integrity.”
During his term as president, Wilson will continue his teaching work at MSoA.
He replaces Settimo Vilardi at the OAA, who had completed two one-year terms and has now assumed the role of immediate past-president.
The OAA regulates the practice of architecture in the province, protecting the public interest.
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