Michelle Fenton 

Michelle Fenton is an architect and a founding partner at Khôra Architecture + Interiors. She facilitated and designed SFU's Black Student Centre, creating a space that fosters efficiency, engagement, and wellbeing. Her practice integrates participatory planning and inclusive design frameworks to align diverse perspectives, especially from marginalized communities, into actionable outcomes that build public trust and shared ownership. She specializes in guiding civic visioning and capital projects while holding space for culturally grounded conversations that prioritize lived experience.