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Celebrating a Legacy and New Leadership

Celebrating Claudia Schaaf’s Legacy and Welcoming David Leonard as METAFOR’s New Managing Principal At METAFOR, we are at a pivotal moment in our journey as we celebrate the incredible legacy of Claudia Schaaf and warmly welcome David Leonard as our new Managing Principal. This leadership transition marks a significant milestone in our firm’s history, one that reflects our ongoing commitment …

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Employee Spotlight: Melanie Dell

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Melanie Dell Associate | Calgary StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?I’ve always had a strong interest in the ways people engage with and utilize physical environments. This inspired me …

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Employee Spotlight: Gordon Franklin

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Gordon Franklin Associate | Edmonton StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?Since very young (which is many many years ago!!) I have always valued good design/quality in everything over just …

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Employee Spotlight: Ryan Agrey

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Ryan Agrey Project Architect | Calgary StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?Growing up, my parents encouraged the idea that creativity and fun can be applied to any activity. I …

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Employee Spotlight: Wei Zhang

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Wei Zhang Intern Architect | Edmonton StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?I’ve been always interested in design. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a car designer …

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Employee Spotlight: Faith Lynch

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Faith Lynch Intern Architect | Calgary StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?I was inspired to pursue architecture because of the love I have for design education. After I completed …

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Employee Spotlight: Kevin Kretschmer

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Kevin Krestchmer Associate  | Calgary StudioJoin us in also celebrating Kevin’s 23rd work anniversary with METAFOR, a huge milestone! As the second longest-standing employee at the firm, Kevin has seen many iterations of the studio …

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Employee Spotlight: Mike Woodland

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Michael Woodland Principal  | Edmonton StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?I have always been deeply curious about how things are built and how they work. Growing up this meant …

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Employee Spotlight: Nashrah Noor

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Nashrah Noor Project Architect | Calgary StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?As a little kid, I watched our parents build our childhood home working with an architect. I was very …

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Employee Spotlight: Sean Smolik

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series, where we take you behind the scenes to meet the incredible individuals who form the backbone of METAFOR! Meet Sean Smolik Architectural Technologist | Calgary StudioWho or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?My biggest inspiration for my career was travelling. Through travelling I was constantly in awe with the unique designs …