Awards of Excellence — 2017 Recipient

Christine Leu, MRAIC, is a licensed architect with the Ontario Association of Architects, a member of the Toronto Society of Architects, as well as Canadian Artists Representation, and an adjunct architecture and interior design professor at Ryerson University.  As co-founder of the multi-disciplinary arts and curation practice LeuWebb Projects, Leu leveraged her passion for art to supplement and enhance the architectural sites and spaces in which they are located

Based in Toronto, ON, LeuWebb Projects embraces the process of creative exploration to produce moments of beauty in the public realm.  The collaborative practice operates at a variety of scales and across a range of media and disciplines. They design artwork that stimulates curiosity, suggests play, and inspires its participants.

The approach of their work is grounded in their mutual education and practice as architects.  The genesis of their creative process always begins with considerations of site in the broadest sense possible.  Employing the strategies of an architect, Leu conducts geographical, social, economic, environmental, physical, historical and architectural research to gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities held latent within the site.

As architecture seeks to make connections to the larger world, the artwork of Christine Leu seeks to engage people with both the tangible and the ephemeral aspects of everyday life. By creating projects that encourage interaction and touch, and imaginative interpretations, Leu aspires for her audience to reconsider and rediscover the spaces around them.