Staff
The Kirkland Partnership is home to a wide array of individuals that come together as an exemplary architectural team.
We are concerned with all forms of design from reclining chairs to regions. We embrace the challenge of reconciling the demands of modern buildings with emerging cities and their historical structures. We believe that intelligent structure, broadly defined, is the essence of architecture.
J. Michael Kirkland
M.Arch,OAA,FRAIC,NCARB
Principal
Michael Kirkland is founding partner of The Kirkland Partnership. He was born in Miami in 1943. He was educated at Harvard University graduating with Honour Degrees in Architecture (1968) and Urban Design (1971). He is the recipient of the Rome Prize, the Fulbright Award, and a Harvard Loeb Fellowship.
Steven T. Fong,
B.Arch,M.Arch.UD,OAA
Associate Architect
Steven Fong is a distinguished architect, urban designer, and academic. He has been a longstanding design consultant to the Art Gallery of Ontario, author of many urban design plans and studies, and a former Chairman of the Programme in Architecture at the University of Toronto.
Kit Wallace
B.A.,B.Arch,OAA
Associate Architect
Kit Wallace is an Associate Architect of the Kirkland Partnership. He has acted as Project Director and Project Architect for many of TKP's major projects. He was first affiliated with the firm in 1984. Mr. Wallace was born in Dublin, Ireland. He is a graduate of Queens University in Geography and Art History and the University of Toronto's Architecture Program.
Steven Robinson
B.Arch,OAA
Associate Architect
Steven Robinson graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Architecture Honours degree in 1985, and received his professional license from the Ontario Association of Architects in 1991. He is presently an Associate Architect at The Kirkland Partnership Inc. Architects.
Seyd M. Ghods
MSc,CIA,CFP
Controller
Seyd Ghods has extensive experience in strategic planning and reporting, accounting, treasury and banking, risk management and management information system. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Financial Planner, with a master degree in accounting, Seyd Ghods joined the firm in May 1989 as controller.