of planners,” says Emodi, “and possibly in
the education of architects. In most plan-
ning programs there is minimal visual edu-
cation about the history and theory of how
urban spaces are made by buildings, and
how dimensions work to enable people to
live, work, play and gather to enjoy urban
spaces.” In response, TEAL’s team tries to
integrate planning, urban design and archi-
tecture.
Emodi is uniquely qualified to speak on
this. Between 1983 and 2004 he was a
Professor in Architecture at The Technical
University of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie
University, and served over 6 years as Dal-
housie’s Founding Dean of Architecture
and Planning (1997-2003), and currently
he serves as the Chair of Ryerson Univer-
sity’s Programme Advisory Committee for
the Department of Architectural Science.
Incorporating architectural principles to the
design of urban spaces is a focus at TEAL,
in conjunction a focus on sustainability in
the environment, finance, culture and pro-
duction. “We work from room to region,”
says Emodi. “We work at a small scale
with interiors all the way to regional scale
with planning work. Our aim is to make
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