{"id":501268,"date":"2026-02-26T17:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501268\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:46:08","slug":"principal-ana-maria-llanos-appointed-to-vancouver-urban-design-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501268\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Ana Maria Llanos appointed to Vancouver Urban Design Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2026<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"social-share\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/dsai.ca\/news\/principal-ana-maria-llanos-appointed-to-vancouver-urban-design-panel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"social-share\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/dsai.ca\/news\/principal-ana-maria-llanos-appointed-to-vancouver-urban-design-panel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"social-share\" target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/dsai.ca\/news\/principal-ana-maria-llanos-appointed-to-vancouver-urban-design-panel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"social-share\" href=\"http:\/\/dsai.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#3c031a4f495e56595f48011a5e535845015448484c4f061313584f5d55125f5d1352594b4f134c4e55525f554c5d50115d525d11515d4e555d1150505d52534f115d4c4c535552485958114853114a5d525f53494a594e11494e5e5d521158594f555b52114c5d52595013\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to\u00a0announce that the Vancouver City Council has appointed Principal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsai.ca\/people\/ana-maria-llanos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Maria Llanos\u00a0<\/a>(Architect AIBC, AAA, OAA, LEED AP, MAA, FRAIC)\u00a0to serve as\u00a0a member of the\u00a0Vancouver\u00a0Urban Design Panel for a two-year term.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ana Maria\u00a0has played a defining role in shaping civic and institutional architecture in British Columbia. After joining Diamond Schmitt in 2000\u00a0and\u00a0contributing to major projects across Canada, she relocated to\u00a0Vancouver in 2015\u00a0to establish the firm\u2019s presence on the West Coast. Under her leadership, the Vancouver studio has grown to\u00a0a team of\u00a0more than\u00a035\u00a0architects and design professionals\u00a0delivering\u00a0complex public and community-focused\u00a0projects\u00a0across the region.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Her work reflects a deeply collaborative and\u00a0integrated approach,\u00a0engaging\u00a0clients, consultants, and community partners to create projects that are technically rigorous and socially responsive. Her portfolio includes significant\u00a0public-sector work across post-secondary education, healthcare, civic, and residential sectors.\u00a0She was\u00a0project architect for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsai.ca\/projects\/emily-carr-university-of-art-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Carr University of Art + Design\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0is currently leading the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsai.ca\/news\/diamond-schmitt-leads-design-of-st-pauls-hospitals-clinical-support-and-research-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Paul\u2019s Hospital Clinical Support and Research Centre<\/a>\u00a0in Vancouver,\u00a0alongside major\u00a0civic projects\u00a0such as\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsai.ca\/projects\/marpole-community-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsai.ca\/news\/bc-government-invests-in-diamond-schmitts-mass-timber-projects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Community Centre and Library<\/a>, and several social housing\u00a0initiatives\u00a0in Vancouver, including Granville Loops\u00a0and the Pacific and Hornby Housing development.\u00a0Her commitment to\u00a0strengthening communities and enhancing the public realm aligns closely with the Panel\u2019s mandate to advance design excellence across the city.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On her appointment, Ana Maria states:\u00a0\u201cIt is an honour to be part of the panel and\u00a0to\u00a0have the opportunity to contribute to the process of shaping our city. We are privileged to live in a fantastic place. I care profoundly about enhancing our built environment and creating livable communities that we are proud to live in.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The\u00a0Vancouver\u00a0Urban Design Panel\u00a0advises City Council and staff\u00a0on\u00a0major development\u00a0and\u00a0rezoning applications,\u00a0civic\u00a0projects\u00a0and those of public interest, and urban design policy.\u00a0Through its review of\u00a0significant\u00a0public and private proposals, the Panel plays a critical role in shaping quality, livability, and long-term resilience of Vancouver\u2019s built environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February 26, 2026 We are pleased to\u00a0announce that the Vancouver City Council has appointed Principal\u00a0Ana Maria Llanos\u00a0(Architect AIBC,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-501268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}