Allan Teramura, FRAIC, is a registered architect with 25 years of experience. He is a principal at Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects in Ottawa, specializing in the conservation of historic structures. Allan has been responsible for the restoration of the Tropical Greenhouse at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, conservation work at the Halifax Armoury, and ongoing work on Centre Block on Parliament Hill.
Allan graduated in 1990 from the Carleton University School of Architecture, where he received a degree with High Distinction. He was also the recipient of the Research Thesis Prize and the RAIC Student Medal for highest overall academic standing.
Previously, he earned a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba, receiving the University Gold Medal.
Allan went on to work as an Intern Architect with the award-winning Vancouver firms of Patkau Architects and Henriquez Partners, and later in Ottawa with Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects and GRC Architects.
In 2001, Allan joined Watson MacEwen Architects as an associate of the firm and was responsible for a wide range of projects. In 2009, he became a partner and Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects was established.
From 2011 to 2015, Allan served as the RAIC Regional Director for Ontario East, North, and Nunavut. He has volunteered as a member of the City of Ottawa’s Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and sat as an executive of the board of the Ottawa Region Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.
As a community advocate, Allan was instrumental in the establishment of Canada’s first mid-century modern residential neighbourhood, Ottawa’s Briarcliffe Heritage Conservation District.