ANNE- MARIE ARMSTRONG
OAA, CAB, AIA, MRAIC
Co-founding Principal, AAmp Studio
Anne-Marie Armstrong is an architect and educator. She is a co-founder and principal of AAmp Studio, and an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.
Anne-Marie has over fifteen years of experience as a practitioner in both Canada and the U.S. Formed in 2017, AAmp operates across borders in North America, with work that ranges from residential to public and commercial spaces. AAmp has been widely published in recognized field-relevant journals such as Azure, Dwell, AN Interior and Canadian Architect, amongst others. The practice has also received awards and accolades from the American Institute of Architects (AIA Award of Merit), Architect Magazine’s Progressive Architecture Award (PA Award), The Architect’s Newspaper (AN Award) and was named an emerging practice by Canadian Architect. Since its inception, AAmp’s work has increased in scale and scope.
The connection between teaching, research and practice distinguishes Anne-Marie as a multi-faceted educator who draws from her extensive professional knowledge base, experiences, and academic expertise to support students to become leading design thinkers and professionals that will contribute positively to the field. As a faculty member at University of Toronto and practitioner, Anne-Marie mentors students and recent graduates, helping them to navigate academic and professional trajectories. Deeply committed to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and access within our discipline, Anne-Marie is a founding member of a non-profit organization called Black Architects and Interior Designers Association (BAIDA), and a board member of People for Education.
Anne-Marie holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University, where she studied on a Fulbright Scholarship, and an Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Waterloo. She is a registered architect in California and Ontario.
OAA, CAB, AIA, MRAIC
Co-founding Principal, AAmp Studio
Anne-Marie Armstrong is an architect and educator. She is a co-founder and principal of AAmp Studio, and an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.
Anne-Marie has over fifteen years of experience as a practitioner in both Canada and the U.S. Formed in 2017, AAmp operates across borders in North America, with work that ranges from residential to public and commercial spaces. AAmp has been widely published in recognized field-relevant journals such as Azure, Dwell, AN Interior and Canadian Architect, amongst others. The practice has also received awards and accolades from the American Institute of Architects (AIA Award of Merit), Architect Magazine’s Progressive Architecture Award (PA Award), The Architect’s Newspaper (AN Award) and was named an emerging practice by Canadian Architect. Since its inception, AAmp’s work has increased in scale and scope.
The connection between teaching, research and practice distinguishes Anne-Marie as a multi-faceted educator who draws from her extensive professional knowledge base, experiences, and academic expertise to support students to become leading design thinkers and professionals that will contribute positively to the field. As a faculty member at University of Toronto and practitioner, Anne-Marie mentors students and recent graduates, helping them to navigate academic and professional trajectories. Deeply committed to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and access within our discipline, Anne-Marie is a founding member of a non-profit organization called Black Architects and Interior Designers Association (BAIDA), and a board member of People for Education.
Anne-Marie holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University, where she studied on a Fulbright Scholarship, and an Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Waterloo. She is a registered architect in California and Ontario.
Project Spotlight
JONES MULTI- UNIT
Between architectural intervention and the existing and vibrant built environment, there is a continual dialogue between the preservation and recognition of community memory; and the desire for progress and change.
This discussion centers on how memory and history layer over time, particularly in buildings that have witnessed the evolution of their surroundings. Such spaces become more than physical structures; they are repositories of collective memory, reflecting generations’ stories and experiences. Integrating modern additions into these contexts requires a nuanced approach—one that respects historical layers while introducing new chapters for the building and its occupants.
In Poetics of Space, Bachelard explores how imagination and memory fill a space with meaning, and how space evokes feelings and memories in return. He describes a house as a “community of memory and image,” a concept that can extend beyond domestic spaces to public ones. As long as it is lived in, a space is not static but a dynamic document of human life, where multiple layers of activity and meaning coexist.
The Jones Multi-Unit project by AAmp Studio, located in east Toronto, is a site rich with memory and change. The project adds a two-story residential structure to an existing mid-century building, originally used as doctors’ offices from 1950 to 1990. It also renovates and restores the existing structure, incorporating two rental units and a commercial space, with features like glazed brick tile and terrazzo stairs carefully restored. AAmp’s work here reflects a delicate balance between community memory and contemporary design aimed at achieving gentle densification of the site.
JONES MULTI- UNIT
Between architectural intervention and the existing and vibrant built environment, there is a continual dialogue between the preservation and recognition of community memory; and the desire for progress and change.
This discussion centers on how memory and history layer over time, particularly in buildings that have witnessed the evolution of their surroundings. Such spaces become more than physical structures; they are repositories of collective memory, reflecting generations’ stories and experiences. Integrating modern additions into these contexts requires a nuanced approach—one that respects historical layers while introducing new chapters for the building and its occupants.
In Poetics of Space, Bachelard explores how imagination and memory fill a space with meaning, and how space evokes feelings and memories in return. He describes a house as a “community of memory and image,” a concept that can extend beyond domestic spaces to public ones. As long as it is lived in, a space is not static but a dynamic document of human life, where multiple layers of activity and meaning coexist.
The Jones Multi-Unit project by AAmp Studio, located in east Toronto, is a site rich with memory and change. The project adds a two-story residential structure to an existing mid-century building, originally used as doctors’ offices from 1950 to 1990. It also renovates and restores the existing structure, incorporating two rental units and a commercial space, with features like glazed brick tile and terrazzo stairs carefully restored. AAmp’s work here reflects a delicate balance between community memory and contemporary design aimed at achieving gentle densification of the site.
