Lecture by Jason McLennan

The last event of the Fall 2024 Series is scheduled for next week, Monday Nov.4 at 5:45 pm in the Lecture Hall. The guest lecturer will be architect Jason McLennan from McLennan Design (Seattle, WA). This lecture is presented by the Ontario Association of Architects. It is free and open to all.

Jason McLennan will join us next week as Laurentian University will award him an honorary doctorate at this Fall’s Convocation ceremonies on Nov.2

Born in Sudbury, Jason McLennan is considered one of the world’s most influential individuals in the field of architecture and green building movement today. He is a highly sought out designer, consultant, and thought leader around the planet, and is the recipient of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize (the planet’s top prize for socially responsible design). He has also been selected as the Award of Excellence winner for Engineering News Record – one of the only individuals in the architecture profession to have won the award in its 55-year history. McLennan is the creator of the Living Building Challenge – the most stringent and progressive green building program in existence, as well as a primary author of the WELL Building Standard. He is the author of seven books on Sustainability and Design and is both an Ashoka Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Design Future’s Council. He has been selected by Yes! Magazine as one of ‘15 people shaping the world’. He is the founder of the International Living Future Institute and is the CEO of McLennan Design based in Seattle – his own architectural and planning practice, designing some of the world’s most advanced green buildings. McLennan’s work has been published in dozens of journals, magazines, and newspapers around the world. Jason serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer at Perkins&Will and is the Managing Principal at McLennan Design. He also sits on the International Advisory Board of the McEwen School of Architecture.

Please note that this lecture qualifies for two (2) Ontario Association of Architects Continuing Education Structured Learning Hours.