Marianne McKenna

Marianne McKenna, OC, FRAIC, OAA, OAQ, AIA, RIBA (born September 25, 1950) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of KPMB Architects, a Toronto-based practice established in 1987. She is an invested Officer of The Order of Canada "for her contributions as an architect, designing structures that enrich the public realm".[1] Her projects include the renovation and expansion of The Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning and Koerner Hall. McKenna and KPMB were selected by The Brearley School, an independent all-girls school located in New York City, to lead the renovation of its building located on the Upper East Side.[2] Her current projects also include for Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta and an expansion and renovation of historic Massey Hall in Toronto [3] In 2010 she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women[4] and in 2014 she was named one of Toronto’s top 50 Powerful People by MacLean’s Magazine.[5]

  1. ^ "Governor General Announces 70 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ Satow, Julie (25 February 2015). "Brearley School, After Considering a Move, Will Stay Put". New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ Andrew-Gee, Eric (23 February 2015). "Massey Hall $135-million 'revitalization' gets underway". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Marianne McKenna recognized as one of Canada's most powerful women for 2010". Canadian Architect. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ^ "The 50 most important people in Canada". Maclean's magazine. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.