Michael McClelland
A registered architect and founding partner of ERA Architects, Michael McClelland has specialized in heritage conservation, heritage planning, and urban design for over 25 years. Having begun his career in municipal government, most notably for the Toronto Historical Board, Mr. McClelland continues to work with a wide range of public and private stakeholders to build culture through thoughtful, values-based heritage planning and design.
Well known for his contribution to the discourse surrounding heritage architecture and landscape architecture in Canada, Mr. McClelland speaks regularly in the media and at public and professional events, has published numerous articles and edited several books, has received numerous awards and honors, and remains active in several professional associations, including the International Council on Monuments and Sites, docomomo Ontario, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, Ontario Association of Architects, Toronto Society of Architects; Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and the Association of Preservation Technology International.
Among many other projects, Mr. McClelland was the coordinating architect for Toronto’s Distillery Historic District, and heritage architect for the Royal Ontario Museum’s “ROM Renaissance” with Daniel Libeskind Studio and the Art Gallery of Ontario’s “Transformation AGO” with Gehry Partners.