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Jay Pooley has long had a passion for making things.

He was a construction worker and did welding and plumbing before attending architecture school. Now, among his many other hats – architect, production designer and art director – he is also a lecturer in the 91�Թ�'s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.

He has plied his trade on elaborate sets for the SickKids VS Limits ad campaign and the Drake Hotel. At 91�Թ�, he co-ordinates first- and fourth-year design studio courses in which he encourages students to work as a team to bring their ideas to life. 

“It's absolutely empowering for a student to tell them, to say, that thing you're drawing, you can build that,” he tells 91�Թ� News in a video by Lisa Lightbourn. “You can absolutely build that. Go make it.”