Patrick Danielson, Architect
Founder and principal architect of Danielson Architecture Office. OAA, AIBC, MRAIC.
Professional
- 2017–present
- Ontario Association of Architects, licence and Certificate of Practice
- 2016–present
- Architectural Institute of British Columbia, licence
- 2013–present
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, member
Business
- 2017–present
- Danielson Architecture Office Inc., founder and principal
- 2014–present
- Danielson Associates Office Inc., founder and principal
Education
- 2012
- Master of Architecture, University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
- 2007
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Laurentian University
Teaching and lectures
- 2024
- Guest critic, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2018–2021
- Guest critic, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2019–2020
- Guest critic, University of Waterloo School of Architecture
- 2015–2017
- Sessional instructor, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2017
- Independent study instructor, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2016
- Freeze-Thaw Winter Stations; Reactive Designs, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2016
- Slag Rehabilitation, Sudbury Protocol Conference, Dynamic Earth
- 2016
- Formid, Norcat Pitch
- 2015
- Architectural Plasticity, McEwen School of Architecture
- 2010–2011
- Teaching assistant, Advanced Computational Design, Advanced Structures and Design Media II, UBC
Publications and patents
- 2022
- Sensors 22(1), 400: Implementing Machine Learning Algorithms to Classify Postures and Forecast Motions When Using a Dynamic Chair
- 2022
- US Patent No. 11,432,656 granted
- 2020
- Sudbury Vision for the Future, special publication
- 2019
- US Patent No. 10,368,650 granted
- 2019
- Domtar Newsroom: Paper Seat Rethinks 5,000 Years of Chair History
- 2017
- Patent submissions (CA, US, EU): Ergonomic chair made from paper substrates with embedded sensor
- 2012
- UBC thesis: Metakinesial Architecture, Slag Structures
- 2007
- Laurentian University thesis: Habitat Variation and Phenotypic Plasticity in Morphology of Pimephales promelas
Exhibitions
- 2019
- Formid Seat, Pulp Art Spring Gala, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte
- 2019
- Formid Seat, Studio North, Interior Design Show, Toronto
- 2018
- Formid Seat, Kickstarter
- 2011
- Cascading Biospheres, Architectural Institute of British Columbia and Vancouver Archives
- 2010
- Swarmscreen and iLands, Vancouver International Airport and UBC
Awards and grants
- 2023
- Mitacs Accelerate: Dynamic Posture Identification and Feedback (four-year PhD)
- 2020
- Mitacs Accelerate: Machine Learning Posture Identification (one-year postdoc)
- 2019
- Bell Business Excellence Award, innovation finalist
- 2018
- Norcat grant, communications
- 2017
- NOHFC Applied Research and Technology Development
- 2016
- Judge's Choice Award, Norcat Pitch; FPInnovations grant, paper substrate R&D; Norcat grant, provisional patent
- 2014
- RAIC, Marmomacc Latin America
- 2011
- Ductal concrete prototype competition, winner; Stantec Scholarship in Architecture
- 2010
- AIBC Achievement Award; Arthur Huller and Dorothy Cleveland Memorial Scholarship
- 2009
- EMAAR Canada Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Architecture
- 2008
- NSERC grant
Aviation and languages
- 2025
- Ultralight pilot permit
- English; French (fluent); Japanese (basic)
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Email connect@p-dao.com. We work from Sudbury and Ottawa across Ontario.