Katy Chey is a licensed architect with the Ontario Association of Architects and is a LEED Accredited Professional specializing in Building Design and Construction. She earned a Bachelor of Technology in Architectural Science from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto, Canada, and Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture, both from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, USA.
Prior to starting her own design practice in Toronto, Katy gained extensive professional experience on a wide range of distinguished projects at award-winning architecture firms in New York and Toronto. She has completed high-end commercial and hospitality interiors, multi-unit housing, educational facilities, institutional buildings and performing arts centres.
Selected works from Katy’s portfolio have been published and exhibited widely. Most notably, +Table, an unifying furniture piece, has garnered the attention of Azure Magazine, Design Exchange, Globe and Mail, Interior Design and New York Times. And Park Here, her installation at Toronto City Hall for Nuit Blanche 2015 was highly recommended by Blog TO, Designlines and Toronto Life, and the project is now part of the collection at Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art.
Alongside her practice, Katy is an Assistant Professor at University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, where she has been teaching since 2011. She is the author of the book Multi-Unit Housing in Urban Cities: From 1800 to Present Day, which was described as “ambitious”, “refreshing” and “a tremendously valuable tool for city planners, urban designers and architects” by Canadian Architect. Watch Katy speak about architecture, Daniels and housing at Canada Constructed.
Katy works, teaches and lives in Toronto. She is a multi-unit housing dweller and her home was featured in Globe and Mail Style section. For more information about Katy, if you would like to see examples of her work, or if you have a project you wish to discuss, we welcome you to please email greetings at katychey dot ca.