Natalie C. Smith MOAQ, MAIBC, MRAIC, ArchitectJournal

Mrs. Smith began her career in Chateauguay, QC, in 1983. During her studies in Architecture at the University of Montreal she proposed and obtained funding for heritage building projects funded by the Minister of Cultural Affairs.

Subsequently, Mrs. Smith moved to Victoria, BC. where she founded NCS Architecture in 1988. The Firm focused on sustainable architecture and school building projects for Bishop of Victoria as well as various contracts valued between 1$ – 10$ M.

Returning to Quebec in 2003, Mrs. Smith developed a program to revitalize the Masonic Temple of Montreal. In collaboration with the Quebec Masonic Foundation, she petitioned for the building to be recognized by the Government of Canada as a place of national historic significance. In 2010, she obtained funding from the Government of Canada and the “Fonds du patrimoine culturel Québécois” for this site and subsequently carried out important restoration work. She continues to be the chief architect of conservation and restauration work for the Masonic Memorial Temple of Montreal.

In 2008, she restored the Sikh Gurudwara Sahib Temple of Quebec in Montreal.  She obtained funding from the “Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec”, and lead the restoration of the stained-glass windows and the foundations for this heritage building.

Between 2005 to present, Mrs. Smith has designed and orchestrated over 40 mandates to improve the building envelopes for deteriorating buildings belonging to various Montreal region schools boards.

Today you will find Mrs. Smith working to develop programmes aiming to revitalize, rehabilitate and restore Quebec’s built heritage.