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Dee Dee Taylor Eustace is an Architect and Interior Designer practicing in Canada with her office located in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated with honours from University of Toronto School of Architecture and is both a member of the Ontario Association of Architects and the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada. Her full-service firm Taylor Hannah Architect Inc. specializes in the residential and hospitality sectors in a timelessly elegant style both in architecture, development, and interior design. With over hundreds of residential and commercial projects, Dee Dee and her team work on premier addresses. Her timeless work has been seen in many cities beyond Toronto. She has participated in events such as Holiday House NYC Designer Showhouse and designed feature exhibits for the Interior Design Show in Toronto for many consecutive years. Taylor Hannah Architect Inc. has participated in the Designer Show Houses for the Junior League of Toronto as well as the Gardiner Museum’s Twelve Trees of Christmas. Dee Dee was also chosen to speak at the Delicious Food Show, The Toronto Designer’s Showcase, The University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture as well as the Women of Influence Lecture series. Most recently Dee Dee was invited to be the Emcee for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada awards dinner of 2019 Dee Dee’s TV credits include three visits to the Oprah Winfrey Show, one of the designers in the HGTV series The Real Designing Women, and had regular visits to the CBC Steven and Chris Show. Her writing credits include a weekly column for the National Post newspaper titled “Constructive Criticism”, a weekly columnist for The Globe and Mail, Style Section as Canada’s Design Expert in a column titled “Design: Ask Dee Dee Taylor Eustace, Ask a Design Expert”, plus numerous features in The Globe and Mail. Dee Dee’s work has been published in several of the top magazines internationally such as Style at Home, Beautiful Kitchens, Canadian House and Home, Traditional Home, and many more. Her two books also include Dee Dee’s Rules and Dee Dee’s Rules: NYC Life, Love, Design. Charity is a large part of Dee Dee’s life as she sits on several Boards and Committees. Highlights of her charitable contributions include: Chair of the Board New Start Foundation for Mental Health & Addiction for youth with Sunnybrook Hospital, Chair of Silver Dinner of Healthy Minds Canada, Curator for the Gardiner museum’s 12 trees of Christmas, Chair of the Cook for the Cure for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, International Chair for the International Arts and Antiques Show in NYC, Co-Chair for the Canadian Council of American Relations NYC, President of Out of the Cold Foundation, Committee Member of the Governor General’s Performing Arts, Property Development Task Force of Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Board of Governors North York General Hospital, Chair of the Gala in the Garden for the Toronto Botanical Gardens, Committee Member of the University of Toronto Boundless Campaign for the Faculty of Architecture, Co-Chair of the McEwen Stem Cell Race, International Advisory Board of the McEwen School of Architecture Sudbury, Boundless Campaign Committee Member University of Toronto, Arbor Award University of Toronto Recipient and established an entrance scholarship for the University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design and part of the Artscape Foundation Board.