Valerie Gow is the co-founder of Gow Hastings Architects, a practice that has been recognized as an industry-leader in the creation and transformation of post-secondary institutions.
Valerie is an active participant in the design community and a passionate advocate for the advancement of women in architecture. She mentors intern architects and thesis students and is a member of the Urban Land Institute's Women's Leadership Initiative Championship Team. She has presented at post-secondary leadership seminars for women at both the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. She is also a regular critic at architecture and design schools, and a frequent jury members for design and product competitions.
Valerie is a founding member of the Harbourfront Architecture Gallery Advisory Committee and sits on the Ryerson School of Interior Design Program Advisory Board, the CISV (Children’s International Summer Villages) Toronto Board and the Southwestern Ontario Region Committee of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). In 2016, she was named a Fellow of the RAIC for her distinctive service to the profession and community at large.