Alice became a Principal of Montgomery Sisam Architects in 2006 in recognition of her extensive experience in planning and design of community and institutional facilities.
She has developed unique expertise in working with client user groups to ensure that their needs are successfully integrated into the final design. Her ability to facilitate discussion to obtain critical feedback ensured a consistently high standard of design excellence.Over the last nine years, Alice has accumulated extensive...
Alice became a Principal of Montgomery Sisam Architects in 2006 in recognition of her extensive experience in planning and design of community and institutional facilities.
She has developed unique expertise in working with client user groups to ensure that their needs are successfully integrated into the final design. Her ability to facilitate discussion to obtain critical feedback ensured a consistently high standard of design excellence.
Over the last nine years, Alice has accumulated extensive experience in the planning, design and construction of various mental health and addiction facilities. She participates regularly in international conferences and contributes to research-based publications. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the International Academy of Design and Health, based in Sweden.
Since 2001, Alice has led the joint venture design team responsible for the redevelopment of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. She has overseen the development of the Master Plan,Fine-tuned Master Plan and the completion of Phase 1A - a transitional, residential and outpatient care facility. Alice was also responsible for the creation of a Master Vision document for CAMH and led the Planning, Design and Compliance Team in the successful implementation of the Alternative Financing and Procurement process for Phase 1B.
Alice’s diverse experience in mental healthcare ranges from planning and design for smaller private facilities to leading the design team for the DBFM Proponent for the 800,000 sq. ft. redevelopment for St. Joe’s Healthcare Hamilton’s new mental health facility, at the new West 5th Campus.
Alice was Design Principal for the Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Fertility and Reproductive Health. She is also fulfilling a similar role for the Homewood Health Centre project - a comprehensive Master Plan and subsequent 146,000 sf, $30 million first phase of redevelopment of an existing mental health and addiction treatment centre as well as the Southdown Institute - a care provider for Catholic Clergy requiring addictions and mental health treatment. Her wide-ranged expertise ensures the successful delivery of each Client’s vision, goals and objectives.
