Dr. Shelagh McCartney is a licenced architect and urbanist specializing in marginalized community development and housing. She received her Bachelor degrees Environmental Studies and Professional Architecture from the University of Waterloo, and as a Fulbright scholar, Master of Design Studies and Doctorate of Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design. An Associate Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University, McCartney has 10 years of housing experience in partnership with First Nations communities in Canada working with youth and elders.
She is Director of Together Design Lab, an innovative research and design lab exploring platforms that focus on contemporary, interdisciplinary approaches to community and open territory design.
Experience
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–presentAssociate Professor, Ryerson University
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2013–2019Assistant Professor, Ryerson University
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2010–2013Assistant Professor, Carleton University
Education
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2012Harvard University, Doctor of Design
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2007Harvard University , Master of Design Studies - Urbanization and Housing
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2000University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Professional Architecture
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1997University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Environmental Studies - Pre-Professional Architecture
Professional Memberships
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
- Ontario Association of Architects
- Canadian Green Building Council
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