“I've always been fascinated with ar-
chitecture. I loved the drawings of
buildings I used to see when I visited
my mom’s work after school when she
worked as a graphic artist in a land-
scape architect’s office,” says Drees-
sen, of his earliest influences. “As I
learned more about architecture, it
showed me that there is a huge im-
pact that architects can have on the
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“I’d like to think that the buildings I design reflect Canada as a whole, in
some way, and are reflective of both Canada, Ontario and Ottawa.”
—Toon Dreessen, President
