Joey Giaimo founded Giaimo in 2015 with an approach to architecture that sources the value and characteristics of existing buildings and spaces. With over 25 years of experience in architecture and heritage conservation across Canada, he has led numerous adaptive reuse, restoration and retrofit projects that have been honoured with the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation, the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence, and Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Awards. For over seven years, he has been an instructor in the Department of Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he leads the heritage conservation course and studios on adaptive reuse.