Our People
Karl Sarkis
Karl Sarkis is an Intern Architect with over 10 years of experience working in architecture, including 6 years abroad in Norway. His diverse portfolio holds projects in Canada, Norway, the US, the UK, and Kenya, ranging in scale and building type, including office, hotel, residential, religious and educational use. Karl finds satisfaction in taking projects through from start to finish and enjoys the excitement of overseeing the construction process.
Hamza Vora
Hamza Vora is an Architect with over seven years of experience in various scales of projects, ranging from small-scale exhibition design and digital fabrication to the design of residential towers and master plans. Hamza has worked with clients in both public and private sectors, including the University of Toronto, social housing providers, private developers, and natural history museums.
William Vivas
William Vivas is an intermediate architect with Brook McIlroy and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture from the University of Manitoba. He has 13 years of experience with a wide spectrum of projects throughout Manitoba and British Columbia, including airport expansion projects, schools, daycares, health centres, multi-family housing, and institutional renovations. Several of these projects have achieved LEED certification.
Courtney Allary
Courtney is an Interior Designer at Brook McIlroy with over 6 years of experience in design and research. She graduated from the University of Manitoba, earning her Bachelor of Environmental Design and Master of Interior Design degrees. Courtney is registered member of the Manitoba Métis Federation and has family ties throughout the Interlake of Manitoba, which heavily influences her design and research processes. She excels at schematic design, concept rendering and modelling, and design research.
Stuart Cameron
Stuart Cameron has Métis and German ancestry and is a member of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. He holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Guelph University and has degrees in Business Economics from the University of Saskatchewan and in Environmental Design from the University of Manitoba.
Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell has over 15 years of experience in planning and design of buildings at various scales. Drawing on his prior experience as a healthcare aide and work in the film industry, Jason's approach to his work is influenced by his ability to connect with people. He takes pleasure in collaborating closely with clients to uncover design possibilities for each project. Whether it is small-scale individual discussions or extensive community consultations for major institutional projects, Jason finds fulfillment in every stage of the design process. He is a team player committed to a collaborative process that encourages an open, multi-disciplinary approach to design.
Brock Dueck
Brock Dueck is a designer at the Winnipeg office. He has a variety of hands-on experience with design-build projects including carpentry, landscaping, industrial design, and film prop design. His interest in various scales allows him to be adaptable while working on projects.
During his time working in the FABLab at the University of Manitoba, Brock developed a technical understanding of 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machining while working on internal projects and advising students, faculty members, and architecture firms. While at the FABLab he worked alongside Brook McIlroy on the medallions for the Raven Medical Cloud signage project.
Brock completed his Bachelor of Environmental Design with a focus on Landscape Architecture at the University of Manitoba. During his studies, he volunteered as a sustainability representative and student lead for the Warming Huts design competition. He also received awards in the Lyceum Competition and the Barkman Concrete Competition.
Bruce Gilchrist
Bruce Gilchrist brings extensive experience designing and managing the creation of quality public space. Involved across the entire project spectrum from concept through to contract administration, he has been engaged in a diverse range of landscape architecture, master planing, public realm and cultural projects within Ontario and internationally throughout the Middle East and Egypt. In Toronto, Bruce notably acted in both a design and project management capacity for the award-winning Trillium Park at Ontario Place.
Furthering his passion for encouraging diverse design perspectives within the traditional disciplinary boundaries, Bruce holds a Master of Architecture form the University of Toronto. Continuing to advance his professional focus on creating public space design solutions, he continually explores how leveraging the intersection of public realm and architectural disciplines can lead to increasingly resilient urban environments.
Jessica Palmer
Brock Dueck is a designer at the Winnipeg office. He has a variety of hands-on experience with design-build projects including carpentry, landscaping, industrial design, and film prop design. His interest in various scales allows him to be adaptable while working on projects.
During his time working in the FABLab at the University of Manitoba, Brock developed a technical understanding of 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machining while working on internal projects and advising students, faculty members, and architecture firms. While at the FABLab he worked alongside Brook McIlroy on the medallions for the Raven Medical Cloud signage project.
Brock completed his Bachelor of Environmental Design with a focus on Landscape Architecture at the University of Manitoba. During his studies, he volunteered as a sustainability representative and student lead for the Warming Huts design competition. He also received awards in the Lyceum Competition and the Barkman Concrete Competition.