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Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP
ASSOCIATE Principal, Design Director
SHANE@PUBLICARCHITECTURE.CAA graduate of University College Dublin, Shane moved to Canada in 2001 where he contributed to significant projects in Toronto before making the move to Vancouver in 2005. From there, he has contributed to large-scale urban and campus building projects across the country.
As PUBLIC’s Director of Design, Shane is responsible for managing design quality across all projects, including post-secondary education, affordable housing, and childcare projects. Through involvement in all design phases, he supports clear and effective architectural design strategies that maintain alignment between user needs, project requirements, budget, and design objectives.
Shane O’Neill's Selected Work:
Housing | Vienna House
A multi-family pilot for more affordable, resilient, climate-ready housing.
Education | UBC Beaty Biodiversity Centre Addition
Expanding the world behind one of Canada’s most important collections of life.
Housing | Single Stair Residential Study
Advocating for change that could transform how BC builds homes.
Housing | SFU Student Residences Phase 3
A new LEED Gold home for 425 upper-year students
Education | Pitt Meadows Secondary School
Academics, athletics, arts, and space for 1,100 learners to gather, over three polite storeys.
Housing | Métis Nation British Columbia Residences and Child Care Saanich
Affordable housing meets child care, designed with Solo Architecture.
Housing | Métis Nation British Columbia Residences Campbell River
Affordable housing for Campbell River, in collaboration with Solo Architecture.
Civic | Métis Nation British Columbia Child Care Fort St. John
A culturally grounded space where Métis children learn and belong.
Education | KPU / MNBC Child Care
A 61-space child care built through collaboration with the Métis Nation of BC.
Civic | Hummingbird Child Care
A sanctuary where windows are at child height and the city fades away behind a grove of oaks.
Interiors | Fortune-500 Technology Offices
Doubling desk count without losing the human scale, or the view.