Joe is an architect with a particular interest in urban design, adaptive reuse and the non-profit sector. In 2006, he joined DTAH as a partner with the merger of his own practice, and in the same year he received an urban leadership award from the Canadian Urban Institute and became a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. In 2012 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Sustainable Buildings Canada. Volunteer efforts include serving as, past chair of the Toronto Society of Architects, and as a current member of the City of Toronto Design Review Panel.<\/p>\n
Notable award-winning projects include leading the design of renewal and restoration projects such as Artscape Wychwood Barns and Evergreen Brick Works; the planning and urban design of Waterfront Toronto\u2019s West Don Lands community (with UDA); the L\u2019Arche Dayspring Chapel; Artscape\u2019s first legal live\/work project in Toronto; the competition-winning Sims Square office building adjacent to Burlington\u2019s City Hall; and the Fort York Transitional Residence.<\/p>\n","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/joelobko\/","slug":"joelobko","avatar_urls":{"24":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","48":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","96":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"full":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","96":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-96x96.jpg","25":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-25x25.jpg","160":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-160x160.jpg","60":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-60x60.jpg","32":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-32x32.jpg","74":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446-74x74.jpg","128":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","120":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","125":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","250":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","24":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","48":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg","192":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Lobko_avatar_1420562446.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}