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Shelagh McCartney is a Professor and Director of the Together Design Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. An accomplished architect and urbanist, she focuses on design development, urbanization, and housing, with a strong emphasis on community development. McCartney's work advocates for planning and architecture as products of complex territorial networks and cultural history, employing interdisciplinary approaches through partnerships with marginalized communities in Canada’s Near North and the global South. Her research, originally recognized as a Fulbright scholar at Harvard, emphasizes community-based housing solutions and examines the evolving growth patterns of rapidly growing cities. McCartney has a record of leading significant projects aimed at addressing housing crises, including developing regional housing strategies for Indigenous communities. She has extensive teaching experience and has lectured internationally while also practicing privately, winning numerous design awards and collaborating on various community-centric projects. McCartney’s philosophy emphasizes critical thinking, community engagement, and the personal responsibility of future planners, aiming to instill a sense of connection between students and the communities they serve.
Department of Chemical Engineering