Undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges facing Canadians today is affordable housing. To address this issue cities will require commitment, investment, and perhaps most of all, innovation. The design, construction and operation industries, which have been built on traditional workflows, are poised for disruption. New technologies, digital processes, fabrication and efficient assembly methods are no longer on the horizon, but are already showing us we can design, construct and operate the housing and infrastructure we need, not only faster and cheaper, but more sustainably as well. Join us in Toronto to learn more about new methods and technologies that will impact how we deliver affordable housing and cities in the future.
With 10 years at DIALOG Cameron plays a meaningful role on a broad cross-section of project typologies including planning, residential, institutional and commercial. He is passionate about team leadership, mentoring and developing people, demonstrating great ability to work across studios and disciplines. Cameron holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Dalhousie University along with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies. Some of the projects Cameron has played a key role on are Brookfield Place, Calgary Stampede and Habitat for Humanity. His integrity and ability to nurture client relationships provides numerous opportunities for networking and business development. Leading by example, Cameron immerses himself in all aspects of project work, motivating others, recognizing their efforts, and improving collaboration.
Undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges facing Canadians today is affordable housing. To address this issue cities will require commitment, investment, and perhaps most of all, innovation. The design, construction and operation industries, which have been built on traditional workflows, are poised for disruption. New technologies, digital processes, fabrication and efficient assembly methods are no longer on the horizon, but are already showing us we can design, construct and operate the housing and infrastructure we need, not only faster and cheaper, but more sustainably as well. Join us in Toronto to learn more about new methods and technologies that will impact how we deliver affordable housing and cities in the future.
Richard Lyall has represented the residential construction industry in Ontario since 1991. He is regularly called on to speak at industry events and is often quoted in the media about issues affecting developers and builders. He writes columns on residential construction and development issues for The Toronto Sun, Canadian Real Estate Wealth, Toronto Storeys, Daily Commercial News, Canadian Construction Business, and Builder Bites.
Cal Harvey is a construction innovator and a passionate advocate for modern methods of construction. Most recently, he was the CEO of LINQ Developments, with a unique offsite approach to the construction of affordable and attainable market housing across Western Canada. Previously, he was CEO of the Modus Group of Companies, using a modular system to build schools, courthouses, quick service restaurants and other large commercial and institutional projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Cal has written a Master’s thesis and subsequent research papers on expanding the capacity of Canada’s offsite building industry, and is a strong proponent of using BIM to bridge the chasm between traditional construction professionals and modular manufacturers.
Born 1978 in Burlington, Ontario, Yvan received his Masters in Architectural Design from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, UK (2005) and Masters in Architecture from the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, & Design, University of Toronto, Canada (2013). He studied under Peter Cook and Penelope Haralambidou (2004-2005), trained with the architect Will Alsop (2005-2006), and completed his studies with George Baird (2012 & 2013). He worked as a Teaching Assistant to Diarmuid Nash and Zeynep Celik Alexander (2012 & 2013). In 2018 he formed the digital design practice Done By Data after developing the spatial analysis tool, Space Index Ratio, based on pattern recognition in cities. His findings have been published in on-going essay series Trial By Algorithm, titled, More With Less, More With The Same, More With More (2017), and has worked on a manuscript with publisher Routledge (2018-2019).
