Heather Dubbeldam
Heather Dubbeldam
BEAT Advisory Past Chair
OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP, WELL AP
Heather Dubbeldam is the past Chair of BEAT's Advisory Board and the principal of Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, an award-winning architectural practice and research studio. A fourth-generation architect with 30 years of experience in Canada and internationally, Heather is a registered architect with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC), a LEED and WELL Accredited Professional (LEED AP & WELL AP,) and a member of the Canada Green Building Council. Heather has been recognized as a leading advocate for sustainable design and the betterment of our built environment through her practice and ongoing research in both Canada and Scandinavia on progressive design and planning that exemplifies best practices in social and environmental sustainability.
Heather engages in a range of advocacy work in the profession; she is also the Director of Twenty + Change (a national organization dedicated to exposing the work of emerging Canadian architects), past Chair of the Toronto Society of Architects, past Vice-Chair of the Design Industry Advisory Board. As a recipient of the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, she is regularly invited to speak at conferences, schools of architecture, and industry events, to participate on juries, and to contribute as a guest critic at architecture schools across Canada. Heather was the co-editor and author of several architecture publications.
Betsy Williamson
Betsy Williamson
B.A., M.Arch, OAA, FRAIC
BEAT Advisory Past Chair
Betsy Williamson is a registered architect with the Ontario Association of Architects and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC). Betsy received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Architecture from Barnard College. Her office’s work has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Emerging Architectural Practice Award by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the 2014 Emerging Voices Award by the Architectural League of New York. Betsy was also named a finalist for the Architects’ Journal 2015 Emerging Woman Architect of the Year Award. Her office’s early work was awarded the Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement from the Canada Council for the Arts and won the Canadian Prix de Rome for their research in the field of innovative wood construction.
Betsy continues to foster her commitment to engaging the city in a greater capacity through volunteer work on a number of boards. As vice-chair of the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel, she actively contributes to a culture of quality at an urban scale by signaling that high quality design is a critical consideration for the development of Toronto’s waterfront and the city.