Katerina Jacobson
Junior Designer, BDes (In Progess)
Katerina (Kat) is a Junior Designer based in Toronto with a strong focus on environmental and community-centered design. She has lived in Toronto for most of her life, and her deep connection to the city fuels her passion for designing meaningful spaces where the environment is an integral focus. Her experiences living and traveling in several countries have shaped her adaptability and broadened her understanding of diverse cultural perspectives. She is currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Design at OCAD University, where her thesis explores agricultural architecture within urban settings through sustainable and adaptive reuse strategies. Her summers spent canoeing the lakes of Kenora have fostered a strong personal connection to the land and a deep respect for sustainability and wildlife.
Kat’s background in hospitality and retail has taught her the value of meaningful connections and intuitive problem-solving in fast-paced environments. She values the opportunity to support processes that honour Indigenous knowledge systems and community voices. She now brings these strengths to her role at SpruceLab, where she contributes to design processes, research, and collaborative work rooted in shared values centered on ecological responsibility and Indigenous engagement.
Select Projects:
Ted Rogers School of Management Indigenous Healing Garden (Toronto Metropolitan University), Bickle Centre Billie Wilder Therapy Garden
Services:
Landscape Architecture, Conceptual & Detailed Drawings, Community & Indigenous Engagement
Education:
Bachelor of Design (Honours), OCAD University, 2022-Present
Certification of Completion (Innovative Biophilic Technologies for Functional Biophilic Spaces)
Qualifications:
The Fundamentals of OCAP®, First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)