Ali Kenyon is an architect, urbanist, and mother. With Dutch and Italian ancestry, and raised in the Treaty Four lands of Regina, Ali is interested in the relationship between cities, buildings, and landscapes, their cultural context, and the systems that connect them. Through her work, she is committed to providing design solutions that catalyze community change, now and into the future.
As a Principal at hcma, Ali leads teams working at the intersection of community and the built environment. Her work includes the design of public spaces, aquatic and recreation centres, libraries, outdoor pools, and development plans. Her interdisciplinary background, first in industrial design then architecture, influences the success she has had across project scales – Alley Oop and Ackery’s Alley are two of her non-traditional projects that reshape the urban landscape, while the award-winning təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre brings a new top-of-class civic amenity to a challenging site. Other projects in her portfolio include Wascana Pool in Regina, Minoru Centre for Active Living in Richmond, and Vancouver Public Library’s Brand Guidelines for Interior Spaces.
Ali has shared her work and design collaboration through presentations at IDS Vancouver, Edmonton Design Week, and Pecha Kucha Vancouver. Her projects have been recognized by both regional and international awards programs, including the Prix Versailles, World Architecture Festival, Athletic Business, RAIC National Urban Design Awards, among others.