Cam Penney is a Intern Architect, Material Researcher, Former Head Editor at Building 22, and Co-founder of Landscape Lab — Sustainable Design Club, designing everything from biomes to buildings. After pivoting into architecture from an urban ecology background, he has been able to work on a range of projects from master plans, housing, architectural publications, landscapes, and material studies; to further promote the creation of timeless design solutions and ecologically sustainability. Penney is always eager to contribute his skills in Revit, Rhinoceros, OBS & CD, and sustainable building systems to new and collaborative design projects.
Cam has shared his interdisciplinary workflow through my M.Arch thesis, which can be found in the Journal of Architectural Education (Fall 2024), Canadian Architect magazine (Dec. 2023), Building 22 Edition 23, featured on Dezeen, and has been awarded the 2023 Canadian Architect Student Award of Excellence, Maxwell Taylor Award, Marco Fracori Prize, and Azrieli Thesis Support Grant.
Cam has shared his interdisciplinary workflow through my M.Arch thesis, which can be found in the Journal of Architectural Education (Fall 2024), Canadian Architect magazine (Dec. 2023), Building 22 Edition 23, featured on Dezeen, and has been awarded the 2023 Canadian Architect Student Award of Excellence, Maxwell Taylor Award, Marco Fracori Prize, and Azrieli Thesis Support Grant.
Education
Master of Architecture [ 2020 — 2023 ]
Graduated with High Distinction
Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Moffitt
Recognition: Canadian Architect Student Award of Excellence, Dezeen, Maxwell Taylor Award, Marco Frascari Award, Azrieli Thesis Support Grant
Recognition: Journal of Architectural Education, Urban Design Lab, Building 22 Edition 23
Recognition: Journal of Architectural Education, Urban Design Lab, Building 22 Edition 23
Research: Material Systems, Landscape & Urban Renewal, Biogenic Construction, Microclimates, Sustainability
Honours Biology Conc. Urban Ecology [ 2015 — 2020 ]
Scholarship recipient
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Titled: How Temperate North American Urban Environments Affect Bird Abundance and Diversity
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Francis (Carleton University & Environment Canada)
Research: Urban Ecology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Plant Biochemistry, Climate Change Adaptation, Conservation
Experience/Design
Intern Architect [ 01. 2024 — Present ]
Moriyama Teshima Architects — Ottawa & Toronto, ON
Head Editor & Logistics Manager [ 08. 2021 — 04. 2024
Building 22 Architecture Magazine — Ottawa, ON
President & Co-Founder [ 09. 2022 — 10. 2023 ]
Landscape Lab Landscape & Sustainable Design Club — Ottawa, ON
Intern Architect [ 07. 2022 — 12. 2022 ]
Studio Dyer — London, ON
Intern Architect [ 05. 2022 — 08. 2022 ]
Ted Handy Associates — Barrie, ON
Experience/Academic
Research Assistant, Rammed Earth [ 07. 2024 — Present ]
Associate Professor, Dr. Lisa Moffitt, Carleton University — Ottawa, ON
Editorial Consultant [ 10. 2021 — 04. 2024 ]
Building 22 Architecture Magazine — Ottawa, ON
— Carleton University's School of Industrial Design Publication [ 2022-2023 ]
— Laurentian University's McEwen School of Architecture Publication [ 2022 ]
— Diablo Valley College's Architecture Program Publication [ 2021-2022 ]
Studio Assistant [ 07. 2023 — 08. 2023 ]
Studio First, Carleton University — Ottawa, ON
Research Assistant, GIS [ 05. 2023 — 06.2023 ]
Associate Professor, Dr. Lisa Moffitt, Carleton University — Ottawa, ON
Research Assistant, Indigenous Planning [ 03. 2021 — 08.2022 ]
Associate Professor, K. Jake Chakasim, Carleton University — Ottawa, ON
Teaching Assistant [ 01. 2022 — 12. 2023 ]
Digital Practice & Theory + Intro. to Architecture, Carleton University — Ottawa, ON
Awards & Accomplishments
Honors & Institutions
Prix de Rome in Architecture — Emerging Practitioners Candidate [ 2023 ]
Maxwell Taylor Award (Technical) — $3,000 [ 2023 ]
Marco Frascari Award (Drawing) — $2,000 [ 2023 ]
Azrieli Thesis Support Grant — $1,000 [ 2023 ]
Undergraduate Studio Guest Critic & Lecturer [ 2023 ]
Studio First Guest Critic [ 2023 ]
OAA (Ontario Association of Architects) Intern Architect [ 2022 ]
OALA (Ontario Association of Landscape Architects) Student Member [ 2022 ]
RAIC (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada) Student Member [ 2022 ]
Studio First Guest Critic [ 2022 ]
Studio First Guest Critic [ 2021 ]
Director's Project Prize Finalist [ 2020 ]
Publications & Presentations
Journal of Architectural Education [ 2024 ] Toronto’s Terrestrial Reef: Biorock’s
Infrastructural Biogeochemical Futures. Moffitt L, Penney C. 2024;78(2):556–572.
Committee on Climate Adaptation Municipal Roundtable Guest Presenter [ 2024 ]
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects & City of Toronto, Towards a Biogeochemical Toronto
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects & City of Toronto, Towards a Biogeochemical Toronto
Urban Design Lab, in Urban Landscape, Publication & Presentation [ 2024 ]
Toronto's Terrestrial Reefs
Toronto's Terrestrial Reefs
Studio First Guest Speaker [ 2024 ]
Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University, 2024
Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University, 2024
Dezeen Project Feature [ 2023 ]
Ten architecture projects by students at Carleton University, Toronto's Terrestrial Reefs
Building 22 Edition 23 Project Publications [ 2023 ]
— Toronto's Terrestrial Reefs: BioRock's Infrastructural Biogeochemical Futures
— The Grotto
How Artificial Reefs Can Revitalize Discovery Bay and Promote Ecotourism [ 2022 ]
Guest Presenter. Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Jamaica,
'The People Have Moved Camp' Project Publication [ 2022 ]
Building 22 Edition 22 Project Publications [ 2022 ]
— [In]visible Ecologies
— Seascapes of Memory
— Phase Four
— Threshold Landscapes
— Bloom
Building 22 Edition 21 Project Publication [ 2021 ]
— Grafted
Exhibits
Building 22, Editorial Lightroom Exhibition Design & Installation [ 2023 ]
The Building of Twenty-two, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University
The Building of Twenty-two, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam Project Exhibition [ 2022 ]
Desert Futures: Scenarios for Decolonization; Threshold Landscapes, under Malkit Shoshan (Exhibition Lead), with Cam Penney, Natasha Lemire-White, & Sarah Fahmy,
Desert Futures: Scenarios for Decolonization; Threshold Landscapes, under Malkit Shoshan (Exhibition Lead), with Cam Penney, Natasha Lemire-White, & Sarah Fahmy,
Skills
Architectural
Rhinoceros 8, Revit 2024, BIM360, Onward CA, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Grasshopper, Sustainable Building Systems, OBC and CD, BlueBeam, Embodied Carbon & LCA analysis, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite, Enscape, VRay, Twinmotion, Premiere Pro, Lumion, Hand Graphics, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, LaserCutting, CNC Milling, 3D Printing, Basic Woodwork and Metalwork.
Science Based
Wet and Dry Laboratory protocols in chemistry & biology, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM),Ecological surveying, Plant and invertebrate identification, Cell culturing & specimen prepartion, MSDS standards, Scientific statistical analysis, Quantitative /analytical/argumentative writing.
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