
In her career as a designer, Teresa worked on a variety of projects from corporate offices to higher education facilities. With a love for both architecture and interior design, she believed design makes a positive difference in the lives of the people that work, learn, live, and play in these spaces. PUBLIC’s partner with expertise in interior design, Teresa brought her passion for design and teamwork to every project. Our portfolio of work, and many awards on our wall, are enhanced by her vision. Her knowledge and passion for design were surpassed only by her ability to befriend every colleague and client she worked with. Teresa joined PUBLIC in 2012 as Principal, Interior Design. He is highly organised, loves attention to detail and is most comfortable collaborating in large and diverse stakeholder and design teams. His work has been recognized by the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) for exceptional leadership through design excellence in sustainability.

Deeply interested in human psychology, Derrick is an excellent communicator and knowledge-seeking about the convergence of environmental psychology, and how architectural spaces can improve cognitive and physiological wellbeing. His work explores how we integrate natural environments into urban settings through ecosystemic approaches founded on collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and user-engaged design.

Derrick’s research focuses on holistic sustainability and biophilic design theory and deconstructing the intersection of natural stimuli in architecture. Gaining meaningful experience both domestically and internationally, he is versed on residential, institutional, urban planning, and landscape projects spanning private and public sectors. Derrick completed his design degree at the University of Waterloo.
