Tye Farrow

(B.Arch. 1987 Architecture, Landscape & Design)
Senior Partner, Farrow Partners Architects

Working at the intersection of architecture and neuroscience, Tye Farrow is a world-recognized pioneer tackling how what we create either gives or cause health. With award-winning projects around the globe that enact salutogenic design - design that actively incites health - he is the first Canadian architect to have earned a Master of Neuroscience Applied to Architecture (University of Venice IUAV), and has a Master of Architecture in Urban Design (Harvard University), and a Bachelor of Architecture degree (University of Toronto).

Tye is a sought-after speaker who has presented to respected organizations and universities in over forty cities on six continents, including the Salk Institute, Mayo Clinic and The Cleveland Clinic, and has been called a global leader making “a significant contribution to health and humanity through the medium of architecture” (Stockholm World Design & Health Congress).

Whether it’s a new 32-km mixed-use archipelago park inspired by Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” to address rising sea levels in Venice; a new cancer centre in Jerusalem that communicates life’s beauty & fragility through a butterfly-like wood structure; a Toronto Montessori campus that embeds tree-like natural affordances; or a Sechelt BC hospital that reflects First Nations’ notions of generosity; Farrow is “one of nineteen global earth champions and wellness visionaries who are changing what it means to do good” (Hospitality Design).

Tye’s volunteering activities include: President, Board of Directors, University of Toronto Alumni Association; Boundless Cabinet Member, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto; Alumni Faculty Representative, Faculty Council, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto; Past Vice-chair, College of Electors, University of Toronto; Past First Vice-president, Board of Governors Architectural Conservancy of Ontario; and Past Chairman of the Board, Board of Governors, Royal St. George’s College.