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Communication + Graphic Design
Kara Verbeek graduated Summa Cum Laude from the award-winning York University / Sheridan College Bachelor of Design (YSDN) program in Toronto. She has experience working at design agencies, in-house, and freelance as a graphic designer, communications assistant, account manager, and web designer.
She has taught graphic design software and strategies to graduate and undergraduate students, and is enthusiastic about promoting exceptional communication design across disciplines.
Architecture + Exhibition Design
Kara completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in Vancouver.
Currently she works as a Project Manager at LAMAS Architecture Studio. Prior to her role in Toronto, she worked in the Netherlands as a Junior Architect at OMA. Kara has also worked as an intern at architecture and interior design firms in both Vancouver and Copenhagen, and has collaborated on various projects at UBC including exhibition, research, and communication design.
Academics + Research + Teaching
Kara teaches architecture studios and drawing courses in her role as Sessional Lecturer at John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.
Previously she instructed Interiors courses at Sheridan College. During her time at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Kara was a Teaching Assistant for many Design Media, Drawing, and Environmental Design Studio courses.
Awards and Publications
2018 - Alpha Rho Chi Medal
2018 - Nominee for the Canadian Architect Student Award of Excellence
2018 - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Honour Roll
2017 - ‘Farmhouse’ project Featured on KooZA/rch blog
2016 - Concord Erickson Energy and Architecture Fellowship
2015 - Fred B. Dalla-Lana Memorial Scholarship in Architecture
2015 - SALA Projects Award & Exhibition, Elements of Architectural Design
2014 - Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Scholarship
2014 - Ray Cole and Perkins + Will Scholarship in Architecture
2014 - Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award
2014 - Applied Arts Awards, Winner, Design Promotion Series (Lesli Ink)
2014 - Communication Arts Awards, Winner, Typography (Lesli Ink)
2014 - How Design Awards, Best of Show (Lesli Ink)
2014 - How Design Awards, Winner, Typography (Lesli Ink)
2014 - Featured in Swash and Serif, Typography Design Show (Lesli Ink)
2014 - Featured in Under Consideration Magazine (Lesli Ink)
2014 - Featured in Print Magazine (Lesli Ink)
2013 - Summa Cum Laude- York University
2013 - The Bill Chan Faculty of Fine Arts Award
2012 - Adobe Achievement Semi-finalist Award (Packaging Design)
2012 - Adobe Achievement Semi-finalist Award (Print Communications)
2011 - York University Study Abroad Scholarship- Rome