Helena Grdadolnik
is a Principal at
Workshop
Helena leads the
studio’s urban design work, creative and cultural projects. She specializes
in engaging people in the design of buildings and spaces. Helena loves to
collaborate with artists and experts from other disciplines.
ARTIST RITA LETENDRE APPROVING COLOUR SAMPLES FOR TTC’s GLENCAIRN STATION
Helena has worked with
non-profits, private companies and public sector organizations in Canada, the
US and the UK. Current project highlights include working with artists and
curators to develop a public art program for the George Street Revitalization Project in Toronto and collaborating with HCMA on a feasibility study for a new University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Field House.
Helena is a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Professional (RHFAC) and a member of
the Metrolinx Design Review Panel and she has volunteered her time in
elementary school classrooms, for the David Suzuki Foundation’s Homegrown
National Park project, and as a member of the City of Toronto’s Public Art Strategy Advisory Committee.
She has been a lecturer
at Emily Carr University and the University of British Columbia, and her
writing has appeared online, in magazines, and in the books Towards an Ethical Architecture, The Contemporary Canadian Metropolis and House Divided.
Helena studied
architecture at the University of Waterloo, where her Master’s thesis was
recognized with the RAIC gold medal.
FrontierSpace installation
and event in Vancouver
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