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Marc Downing
Principal
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mdowning@mjma.ca
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"I strive to make the collective aspirations of the communities I serve into a reality. I love working with our clients to make great places for their communities to live, play, and grow old in good health."

Marc has been a lead member of our community and recreation design team for almost 20 years. A superb project manager, his technical expertise and astute design sensibility have been instrumental in the development of our studio’s specialty in multiuse campus and community facilities. Highlights of his extensive portfolio include the Zancor Recreation Centre and Seneca College King Campus, both in King City, Ontario, and the Robert Crown Community Centre in Evanston, Illinois. Marc loves working with clients to help them realize their ambitions; he strongly believes that “a great building will outlast us all”—that durable and beautiful malleable and hybrid-use spaces have the potential to serve diverse and growing communities long into the future. An accomplished musician, Marc has an affinity for spaces that inspire people to gather and interact in creative and spontaneous ways. He is also a dedicated mentor in our studio and has maintained ties to academia throughout his professional career.