Connor Wallace

Background

About Connor Wallace

Connor is an industry leading urban planner with an unwavering focus on collaborative design. His comprehensive understanding of municipal regulatory frameworks in relation to client goals gives him an innate ability to identify trends, opportunities and standards that can be successfully applied to a specific project and its surrounding community. With a vested interest in sustainable growth of the region, Connor has led a variety of planning and development projects including municipal planning policy and by-law reviews, master plans and development applications. He is known for bringing clarity to the planning process and enjoys bringing people around a table to build consensus through a collaborative design approach, resulting in projects embraced by the community. He strongly believes that successful placemaking comes from the fusion of urban planning and architecture, and the natural integration of the two disciplines. Connor is a graduate of the Dalhousie University School of Planning and holds a Bachelor of Community Design with Honours in Urban Design and Sustainability. He also studied at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia through Dalhousie’s international exchange program. Connor is now an Instructor and faculty member of Dalhousie' School of Planning teaching Site Planning. Prior to joining ZZap, Connor was an urban planner with WSP Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP).