Shane Laptiste and Tura Cousins Wilson — Profile from Monocle *The class of 2026: 16 emerging stars in art, politics, architecture and beyond* (Photo Ian Patterson)

The unveiling of our Samuel and Martha Adams Memorial at Burnet Park in Oakville in February. (Photo Jessie Lau)

2026

MONOCLE - The class of 2026: 16 emerging stars in art, politics, architecture and beyond

Arts & Letters Club Dinner and Talk: SOCA's Montague House, Toronto, ON

CANADIAN ARCHITECT - SOCA shortlisted for Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre design competition

Award Winner Talk: Tura Cousins Wilsons, BAD-DAC, webinar

Future Builds: Exploring Site Possibilities, Monumental Projects, Tura Cousins Wilson, workshop

RAIC - RAIC College Welcomes Shane Laptiste as a New Fellow

Connecting People to Pathways & Projects, Monumental Projects, Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

Shane Laptiste on Designing Cities for Community, DEI-ving In Podcast

Building Belonging: Afrocentric Values in Practice, Hogan’s Alley Society, Tura Cousins Wilson, Virtual Session

The Samuel Adams Memorial: Elevating the Heritage of Underrepresented Communities through Craft and Storytelling, National Trust of Canada, Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste, Webinar

Black Cultural Preservation & Expression, Building Beautiful Black Worlds, Shane Laptiste, Toronto, ON

Design in Canada Now, DesignTO, Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

2025

Reclaiming Black Memory, Forging Black Possibilities: A Conversation with Melissa J. Nelson, Aaron Francis, Tura Cousins Wilson, and Shane Laptiste, Toronto, ON

TSA CONNECT 2025: Volunteering, Mentorship by Shane Laptiste, Toronto, ON

The Globe & Mail - A collector and young architects rethink a Toronto classic

NUVO MAGAZINE - A Victorian Home in Toronto Gets a Modern Makeover

Messy Cities, Conjay’s First Walk Home - chapter by Tura Cousins Wilson & Shane Laptiste in edited book by Zahra Ebrahim, John Lorinc, Dylan Reid, & Leslie Woo

The Wedge Lecture - Stephen Burks in conversation with Tura Cousins Wilson & Shane Laptiste - Toronto, ON

RAIC Conference - Is DEI DEAD? The future of DEI in a Politically Divided World - Panel discussion moderated by Maya Mahgoub-Desai with Shane Laptiste, Adhira Ravi and Kanika Kaushal - Montreal, QC

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST - Montague House

A Conversation on DIY Cultural Spaces - moderated by Roya Delsol and featuring Rajni Perera, Tura Cousins Wilson, Brendan Philip and Leila Medina at It’s OK* Studios, Toronto, ON

McEwen School of Architecture Lecture by Tura Cousins Wilson, Sudbury, ON

Round Table: Occupying Space, Shaping Community moderated by Tania Paula Garza Rico with Sonia Blank, Olivia Daigneault Deschênes and Shane Laptiste at McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal, QC

AZURE - Reframing Spatial Narratives - Essay by Shane Laptiste

OALA - What Makes Design Inclusive or Exclusive? - Moderated by Kaari Kitawi with Aimee Powell, Thandi Myers and Shane Laptiste, Toronto, ON

LA PRESSE - Public Announcement of Afro-Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal in École des Beaux-arts building

McGILL University BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Opening Ceremony & Keynote - Lecture by Shane Laptiste, Montreal, QC

OAA Shift Challenge Jury, Shane Laptiste

Design TO Talks: Net Positive - Presentation and Discussion with Aaron Budd, April Barrett, Deepikah RB, Juan Erazo, Judith van den Boom, Netami Stuart, Reza Nik and Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

Interior Design Show: The Future of Creative Practice - Presentation and Panel by Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

In Progress - Centre culturel afro-canadien de Montreal in heritage École des Beaux-arts building

2024

SALON OF URBAN ARCHITECTURE - Lecture by Shane Laptiste & Tura Cousins Wilson, Florence, Italy

AZURE, Human/Nature Conference, Scaling Up Delivery of Sustainable Affordable Housing, Moderated by Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

NUVO MAGAZINE - Toronto’s Studio of Contemporary Architecture Is Creating Socially Responsible Spaces

STUDIO MAGAZINE - Interview with Tura Cousins Wilson

BEHIND THE BUILD Podcast - Behind the Build: Shane Laptiste - Studio of Contemporary Architecture

NEWFOUNLAND & LABRADOR ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS - Lecture by Tura Cousins Wilson, St, John’s NL

CANADIAN ARCHITECT - Canada Council for the Arts reveals 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture Shortlist

INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE - 10 Questions With… Studio of Contemporary Architecture Founders

METROPOLIS MAGAZINE - How Can We Rethink Architecture and Design Models?

CARLETON UNIVERSITY - Forum Lecture: Visibility and Community: Observations on overlooked communities and narratives in architecture with Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste, Ottawa, ON

CBC HERE AND NOW WITH GILL DEACON - Interview with Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste

TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - Toronto Imagined, Exhibition, Paul H. Cocker Gallery, Toronto, ON

TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - Toronto Imagined, Lecture by Tura Cousins Wilson & Shane Laptiste, Toronto, ON

GLOBE AND MAIL - Canada's Best Architecture and Interiors for 2024

2023

AZURE MAGAZINE - The Future of Canadian Architecture

SOCA Designs Dame Magdalene Odundo Exhibition at the Gardiner Museum

Friends of Friends Design Summit — Panel on Alternative Practice with Tura Cousins Wilson, Chicago, IL

HARVARD UNIVERSITY GSD - Black in Design 2023 Panel with Tura Cousins Wilson, Cambridge, MA

Non-Residential Uses in Neighbourhoods - Panel Hosted by Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

2023 Prix de Rome in Architecture — Professional

RAIC 2023 Emerging Architectural Practice Award

DESIGNLINES - Amazing Space: A Victorian Reno by SOCA

MCGILL UNIVERSITY - Race + Space Lecture Series with Shane Laptiste, Montreal, QC

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - Praxes of Care Lecture Series with Tura Cousins Wilson, Cambridge, ON

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY - Ethical and Legal Responsibilities Lecture Series with Tura Cousins Wilson, Halifax, NS

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - Lecture and Panel Discussion with Tura Cousins Wilson, Toronto, ON

DESIGNLINES - Amazing Space: A Victorian Reno by SOCA

RAIC 2023 Emerging Architectural Practice Award

2022

DOORS OPEN TORONTO 2022 | TSA Architects Talk: Renewal

SOCA announced as a contributor to the Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) Team representing Canada at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture

Tura Cousins Wilson and Stefan Novakovic Nominated for the National Magazine Awards 2022, Best Feature Article - Community Ties, Azure

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY - decolonization_decarbonization: tools to disrupt hierarchies of power and knowledge in architecture - Panel with Shane Laptiste

CBC METRO MORNING with Ismaila Alfa - Interview with Tura Cousins Wilson

CANADIAN ARCHITECT - The Bentway reveals proposals for the next phase of Waterfront ReConnect

2021

OCAD UNIVERSITY - Coffee Chat with Tura Cousins Wilson

AZURE - An Alternative Vision for Toronto’s Alexandra Park

AZURE - (Almost) Never Demolish: Reviving Social Housing Through Preservation

WALLPAPER* - SOCA, Canada: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2021

CANADIAN ARCHITECT - Twenty & Change: Emerging Talent

GLOBE AND MAIL - How to bring a Brutalist public building back to life

GLOBE AND MAIL - Is Toronto’s Little Jamaica history?

LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY - Celebration of Black History Month: Panel with Tura Cousins Wilson

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - Global Perspectives: In Conversation with BAIDA — Panel with Tura Cousins Wilson

2020

RAIC - Lived Experiences in Architecture - Panel with Shane Laptiste

BEAT x The Adelaide Project: Designing Equitable Communities with Persis Lam & Tura Cousins Wilson

ARCH DAILY - King West Loft

DWELL - A Strategic Renovation Makes This ’90s Toronto Loft Ultra-Flexible

ELLE DECOR - How Home Design and Architecture Should Adapt to a Post-Covid World

DESIGNLINES - A Tasteful Reno Redefines a Once-Sparse King West Loft

2019

DESIGNLINES - Show Us Where You Live: Tura Cousins Wilson’s Fully Renoed Edwardian

GLOBE AND MAIL - Leslieville Home Becomes a Sunshiny Tribute to Late Grandmother

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