David Carter is a principal, having joined the practice in 2006 to establish Van Elslander Carter Architects Incorporated. Recent institutional projects in the academic and healthcare sectors include a Long Term Care and Complex Continuing Care hospital facility in Cornwall, Ontario, a Central Utility Plant for the Peel Memorial Campus in Brampton, Ontario and projects for the University of Toronto’s St. George and Scarborough campuses.
David is expert in the specification development, implementation and compliance review of public projects procured through Private Public Partnerships. Prior to establishing Van Elslander Carter Architects Incorporated he was Compliance Architect, with an large multidisciplinary design firm, for the William Osler Health Centre, an acute care facility in Brampton Ontario and the province’s first and largest effort at an Alternative Financing and Procurement model within the institutional sector. He is committed to environmental sustainability in design practice and to a green architecture.
David is an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design where he teaches the Comprehensive Building Studio and Sustainable Design in the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture programs. He is a graduate of Queen’s University (B.A.Hons.) and Simon Fraser University (M.A.) and holds a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the OAA, RAIC and is a LEED Accredited Professional with the CGBC.
Terence Van Elslander is a principal and founding architect of the firm. He attended the University of Waterloo and Carleton University where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1982. He furthered his studies at the prestigious Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States where he was awarded a Master of Architecture degree in 1988.
His recent projects include addition and renovation work for the University of Toronto’s School of Engineering Rock Fracture Dynamics Laboratory, and a condominium development within and surrounding an historic church in north Toronto, as well as several modern houses and laneway houses in downtown Toronto.
Terence is intimately familiar with the municipal approvals processes, particularly for challenging and difficult infill sites, and has recently co-authored a report for the CMHC and the City of Toronto on the viability of laneway housing in the city. He is a recognized expert in this area and has made appearances on CBC radio and television as an advocate for laneway development.
His work has been published in Art Forum, The New Art Examiner, The Canadian Architect, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Village Voice, The Harvard Architectural Review, Rizzoli, and The Princeton Architectural Press.