Jennifer is a Principal at Henriquez Partners Architects and leads the firm’s Toronto studio. With over 30 years of experience in the design and delivery of residential, educational, institutional, and civic projects, her work is focused on the creation of spaces that reinforce community and social interaction. She is a collaborative team leader believing that project success and timeless design is achieved with a focus on common fundamental goals, and meaningful contribution by all participants.

Jennifer leads the Kennedy Green project in Scarborough, which is the first new Co-op housing project in Ontario in over a generation and includes 50% affordable rental units. The project is being realized through the Build Canada Homes program and is owned by the Cooperative Housing Federation of Toronto.

Previously a principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects, Jennifer led notable projects including the Humber College Cultural Hub, a mass timber student residence and new facility for the music and media faculties; The Rejuvenation of the iconic National Arts Centre in Ottawa; Daniels Spectrum and Paintbox Condominium in Toronto’s Regent Park, Allard Hall Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia; and the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C.

She is co-chair of CANstruction Toronto, an annual design competition that engages design professionals to work together, gather food donations and raise public awareness about food security. All donations go directly to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University in Ottawa and is a registered Architect with the Ontario Association of Architects; chair of the City of Hamilton’s Design Review Panel; and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.