MICHAEL HEENEY architect aibc, fraic, ri(bc), leed ap
Principal
Curriculum Vitae
Michael Heeney has worked with Bing Thom Architects for over 20 years.
Bringing a commitment to high-quality design as well as business acumen,
Michael helps BTA’s clients make informed decisions about how to build
responsibly in their cities and on their sites. One of Michael’s earliest
passions was the theatre and he draws a connection between producing
great theatre and creating great architecture. The need to understand
human nature and the energy and intensity required to see a project
through are similar in both disciplines. “Architecture is a sort of stage set
for life.”
Michael excels in leading talented creative teams on complex, multidimensional design projects such as Tarrant County College in Fort
Worth, Texas; Surrey Central City in Surrey, BC; the Chan Centre for the
Performing Arts at UBC; and Arena Stage in Washington, DC. With his
business background, he is involved in every aspect of negotiations and
financing on behalf of the firm’s clients and, with his sense of humanity
and urbanism, he helps BTA’s clients make informed decisions about how
to build responsibly in their cities and on their sites. Michael has a solid
background in sustainable design and is a LEED-accredited professional.
He is committed to his community personally as well as professionally
and has served on the boards of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Downtown
Vancouver Association, the Vancouver Chapter of Lambda Alpha
International and as a juror for the Canada Council for the Arts.
Education
Project Experience
Diploma in Urban Land Economics, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Architecture, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, University of Toronto
Central City/SFU Surrey, Surrey BC
Surrey City Centre Library, Surrey BC
MacEwan University’s Centre for Arts and Communications, Edmonton AB
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary AB
Trinity Uptown Plan, Fort Worth, TX
Tarrant County College - Trinity River East Campus, Fort Worth TX
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington DC
Woodridge Neighbourhood Library, Washington, DC
Sunset Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
SAIT Polytechnic Campus Master Plan, Calgary, AB
SAIT Polytechnic Parkade, Calgary, AB
Whistler Celebration Plaza, Whistler, BC
Aberdeen Square, Richmond, BC
Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey, BC
Xiqu Centre, Hong Kong
University of Chicago Center in Hong Kong, Hong Kong