Pat Hanson

Pat Hanson (OAA RAIC) is a founding partner of gh3, a practice based on a new paradigm that explores the overlap of architecture, landscape and sustainability. She is a registered architect who has deliberately staked out a broad practice in the belief that design encompasses the entire spectrum of the built environment. During 30 years of practice, Pat has contributed design leadership to the firms at which she was a partner, most recently architectsAlliance. A versatile designer and a strong visual communicator, Pat has directed a number of architecture, urban design and planning projects which have involved complex programs and extensive public consultation processes, as well as the realization of competition-winning designs . She has designed many institutional projects, which bridge beyond architecture into urban design and landscape. As a partner at architectsAlliance, Pat served as partner in charge of design for Pond Road Residence, York University; the Woodsworth College Student Residence, University of Toronto; the Centre for Urban Ecology at Humber College (LEED Gold); and Seneca College. At gh3, Pat is partner in charge for the Humber College Orangeville Campus and Signature Building, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (LEED Platinum) and the Pearl Morisette Winery. Pat maintains a strong commitment to architectural education and has served as an adjunct studio professor at the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo.