Amanda Reis is a Canadian-Portuguese architect, educator, and artist. She is a registered architect in Canada, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology, and a co-founder of A R E A.
TEACHING
Amanda is an instructor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. She has taught in the Environmental Design Program (Interdisciplinary, Interior Design, and Architecture options), the Architecture Master Preparation Program, and the Master of Architecture Program. Her experience includes undergraduate and graduate courses on design-build, design studio, materials and assemblies, architectural technology, and professional practice (co-taught). In addition, she created an interdisciplinary and vertical course in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, and the Opaskwayak Cree Nation community.
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK
Her research and creative work focuses on design for social and environmental justice, as well as the relationship between art and architecture. She has collaborated with various students, colleagues, and community groups including the Circle of Life Thunderbird House, Main Street Project, and Immigrant Integration and Farming Community Co-op on a variety of projects. She has also led design competitions and design-build projects with students for public exhibitions including the Winnipeg Cool Gardens, Design Festival, and Warming Huts. Amanda recently received a Professional Development Grant through the Manitoba Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts to explore the relationship between art and architecture in South America.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Amanda is a registered architect in Canada. She has worked for 5468796 Architecture Inc., Architectural and Engineering Services, David Penner Architect, and Nejmark Architect as a designer, project manager, and project coordinator. Her experience includes single-family homes, multi-family residential buildings, affordable mixed-use buildings, grocery stores, daycares, schools, and university buildings with classrooms, laboratories, and offices, across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia