Stephen Teeple is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the RAIC and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Stephen established Teeple Architects Inc. in 1989 and in the intervening years has been awarded significant honours for his contribution to Canadian architecture. His current work explores the cultural dimension of sustainability in design — research that formulates a provocation for rethinking the art of architecture.