Craig Applegath
Partner, Architect at Dialog Design
Architect, urban designer, and zero-carbon building pioneer, Craig is a founding partner of our Toronto studio. Having trained first as a biologist, he is passionate about finding planning and design solutions that make sense in a world challenged by climate change and environmental deterioration. Craig has focused his career on leading complex, sustainable planning and design projects. He is internationally recognized for his design and advocacy of zero-carbon regenerative buildings and cities, as well as mass timber design—exemplified by the recent Centennial College Zero-Carbon Mass Timber project.
Beyond his professional practice responsibilities, Craig speaks about his research and design explorations at conferences and workshops worldwide. He has presented at the UN Habitat III Conference in Prague, the World Future Council Conferences in Munich and Beijing, and the International Living Futures Institute Conference in Portland. Craig also hosts the Twenty First Century Imperative, a podcast that explores how we will continue to live on our planet without destroying our biosphere. These issues are also central to Craig’s work with our team.
Craig is also active in the design community, as a founding board member of Sustainable Buildings Canada and past president of the Ontario Association of Architects. He was made a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for his services to the architectural profession and is an honourary member of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. Additionally, Craig is the acting chairman of the Mass Timber Institute and works with the MTI council to transform the institute into a national organization.