ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Susan Black
Principal
Perkins Eastman
About Susan
Susan is the founding partner of Perkins Eastman in Toronto, Canada. Her work spans the full range of large-scale master planning, architecture and interior design. Healthcare is a serious focus of the firm, where creativity, inclusivity and collaborative initiatives have resulted in new approaches for projects serving specialty acute and complex-continuing care hospitals, dementia-friendly and children-friendly environments, and ambulatory facilities worldwide.
Healthcare Design Work
Understanding how architecture and the associated design professions support human and environmental wellbeing is a source of inspiration, inevitably reinforced through collaboration with talented colleagues and visionary clients on projects which support our futures.
Education & Credentials
- Ontario College of Art, Interior Design (AOCA)
- University of Manitoba, Masters in Architecture (M.Arch)
- Licensed Member of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)
- International Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
- Certified – National Council for Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- Health Facilities Symposium and Exhibition Advisory Board (HFSE)
Fun Fact
Aligning with a research study on what women would like to see in their new hospital, including First Nation’s references to the ‘wise women’s home’, Susan explored the pre-Cambrian shield in Ontario to source a huge rock.
On the construction site for Women’s College Hospital , Toronto – Gaia is in the building!