Johanna Hurme

Johanna Hurme (born 2 August 1975) is a co-founding and managing partner of the Winnipeg-based studio, 5468796 Architecture, which she leads with Sasa Radulovic and Colin Neufeld.

Background Hurme was born in Helsinki, Finland and first came to Canada as a high school exchange student. After studying at the Helsinki University of Technology, Hurme returned to Winnipeg in 1996 and completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree and Master of Architecture degree at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba (FAUM). She became a Canadian Citizen in 1996.

Career Hurme is a co-founding partner of 5468796 Architecture located in Winnipeg, Canada. She established the firm in 2007 after the two worked together at Cohlmeyer Architecture. According to Canadian Architect Magazine, “As a conceptual and design innovator, Hurme’s work includes a full range of projects and public initiatives including the Crossroads Garden Shed in Calgary, Winnipeg’s 62M Housing and Old Market Square Stage, The Forks Railside Masterplan, Table for 12 and 1200 dinners, Migrating Landscapes (Canada’s official entry to the 13th annual Venice Biennale), and Chair Your Idea, a crowdsourced and crowdfunded idea competition celebrating urban design.” Both her architectural projects and her urban and design advocacy initiatives have been recognized through awards and publications internationally and have been widely published. Under her leadership 5468786 was recognized by the Rice [university] Design Alliance ‘...to be one of the most talented young design firms worldwide’.

Public leadership and recognition Hurme is a board member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) as a regional director for Manitoba (2020–2023 term).

Hurme was awarded the Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Emerging business in 2010,

Hurme teaches and lectures nationally and internationally.