Emmanuelle van Rutten

Since joining Moriyama Teshima Architects in 2006, Emmanuelle has led the growth of MTA’s Ottawa office. She has played key roles in many high-profile projects in the National Capital Region, including the Parliament Hill Visitor Welcome Centre, the Canadian War Museum and the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, and served as Project Architect for the West Memorial Building Rehabilitation, the Canadian History Hall renovation and the Beaverbrook Library.

Emmanuelle brings leadership and expertise across a broad range of complex institutional projects, including federal, cultural, heritage, civic and public-sector facilities, from strategic planning and programming through design, construction and project completion. Fluent in both English and French, she is recognized for her exceptional communication and consensus-building skills, successfully leading multidisciplinary teams and navigating complex stakeholder consultation and approval processes with clients, authorities and review agencies throughout the National Capital Region.

Emmanuelle was named a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2019. She served as Regional Director for Ontario North, East & Nunavut for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada from 2016 to 2022 and has been a member of the Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel since 2016. She also remains involved with her alma mater, Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, where she periodically lectures and serves as a guest critic.