amery Calvelli is curious about many things, mostly how people interact with place. Co-founding the non-profit Design Talks Institute (d.talks) seven years ago in Calgary, she has led the development of d.talks public events, small exhibitions, workshops and online publication with the aim of building community around architecture and design in the urban environment. She has curated and co-curated exhibitions including Cul-de-Sac, From Here Convening Place, Another Landscape and Nests for the End of the World as an Adjunct Curator, Poole Centre of Design at the Art Gallery of Alberta. She has worked with architects, artists and designers to renew connections with place; hosted radio interview program Space and Place for four years; and written about architecture.