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Sanja Janjanin is a Senior Associate with architects—Alliance and brings to the jury a distinct perspective on designing for dense urban environments. Her work on Pier 27, Sugar Wharf, Harbour Plaza, the Distillery District (Toronto), and Skye Halifax (Nova Scotia), has reshaped urban waterfronts and demonstrated how tall buildings can meaningfully engage with their context to create vibrant, human-centred public realms.

Having lived and worked in Europe’s walkable, civic-minded urban cores and North America’s dense, vertical cities, Sanja synthesizes both approaches to create tall buildings that foster human-scale activity, balancing density with qualities of livable, engaging urban environments. As a witness and active participant in Toronto’s architectural evolution, she has developed a profound understanding of the complexities and possibilities of designing for dense, dynamic urban contexts.

Sanja Janjanin is a Senior Associate with architects—Alliance and brings to the jury a distinct perspective on designing for dense urban environments. Her work on Pier 27, Sugar Wharf, Harbour Plaza, the Distillery District (Toronto), and Skye Halifax (Nova Scotia), has reshaped urban waterfronts and demonstrated how tall buildings can meaningfully engage with their context to create vibrant, human-centred public realms.

Having lived and worked in Europe’s walkable, civic-minded urban cores and North America’s dense, vertical cities, Sanja synthesizes both approaches to create tall buildings that foster human-scale activity, balancing density with qualities of livable, engaging urban environments. As a witness and active participant in Toronto’s architectural evolution, she has developed a profound understanding of the complexities and possibilities of designing for dense, dynamic urban…

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