leadership team to include Jordan Edmonds and Ouri Scott. Both had been associates with the firm for a number of years, and both share the firm’s passion for sustainable architecture and communityfocused design. Jordan, for his part, has extensive experience working on complex, institutional, healthcare, housing, and community projects. He brings a high level of technical and sustainable development expertise to the firm’s projects. Ouri, the first indigenous female architect in BC, brings an Indigenous perspective to projects including advising on process and protocols, developing culturally appropriate engagement approaches, and innovative design strategies. Urban Arts Architecture Inc. focuses on projects that contribute to the wellbeing of the communities in which they are located. No matter the sector they are working in, and no matter the scope of the project, Jennifer believes clients choose UAA for the same reasons: “We’ve become known for truly listening to our clients, and giving form to our clients’ goals,” she explains. UAA leads a process with clients that enables deep listening and sharing, which is then translated into a sustainable design that reflects the clients’ goals and needs. “We actually just did an exercise with a communications firm where they called our clients and asked them why they work with us, and our clients were all really clear – they felt that we truly listened. They felt the projects were their projects. We APRIL 2022
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