NAAMA BLONDER
B.Arch, OAA, RPP, MCIP
— Theresa Gamble
Brookfield Properties
Naama has a bold vision: to change what good housing can and should look like in a growing cities; with that in mind, she co-founded Smart Density.
Naama is a registered architect and urban designer, she brings together architecture, planning and urban design to create innovative solutions that support housing affordability and inclusive neighborhoods. Her work focuses on the relationship between housing, density, mobility, and the public realm, at the scale of large urban sites and growing neighborhoods, challenging conventional approaches to growth.
She is the co-author of Building Charm, a book exploring why so many new neighbourhoods feel generic — and what it takes to create places people genuinely love.
Her work has received numerous awards, including four Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) SHIFT Awards, the OAA Best Emerging Practice Award, In 2023, she was selected for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Women of Influence, followed by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute PlanON Public Education Award in 2024 and the City of Toronto Urban Design Award in 2025. In 2026, she received the BILD Under 40 Leadership Award.
She practices what she preaches, living with her husband and two children in a multi-family building in a transit-accessible area of Toronto, where the park is their backyard.
NAAMA'S
FAVOURITES
Favourite city to wander:
Seoul and Lisbon
Fav place to have coffee:
Any busy street, but not any coffee
Fav place to watch the sunset:
My hometown on the seashore in Israel
Fav park bench:
Any bench in an enclosed playground that I feel my kids can’t escape is good for me!
Naama has a bold vision: to change what good housing can and should look like in a growing cities; with that in mind, she co-founded Smart Density.
Naama is a registered architect and urban designer, she brings together architecture, planning and urban design to create innovative solutions that support housing affordability and inclusive neighborhoods. Her work focuses on the relationship between housing, density, mobility, and the public realm, at the scale of large urban sites and growing neighborhoods, challenging conventional approaches to growth.
She is the co-author of Building Charm, a book exploring why so many new neighbourhoods feel generic — and what it takes to create places people genuinely love.
Her work has received numerous awards, including four Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) SHIFT Awards, the OAA Best Emerging Practice Award, In 2023, she was selected for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Women of Influence, followed by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute PlanON Public Education Award in 2024 and the City of Toronto Urban Design Award in 2025. In 2026, she received the BILD Under 40 Leadership Award.
She practices what she preaches, living with her husband and two children in a multi-family building in a transit-accessible area of Toronto, where the park is their backyard.
- nblonder@smartdensity.com
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NAAMA'S
FAVOURITES
Favourite city to wander:
Seoul and Lisbon
Fav place to have coffee:
Any busy street, but not any coffee
Fav place to watch the sunset:
My hometown on the seashore in Israel
Fav park bench:
Any bench in an enclosed playground that I feel my kids can’t escape is good for me!
“Naama is high energy and a sky-is-the-limit kind of person. There’s nothing that’s not possible. She is very detail oriented and keeps on top of targets, monthly updates, deliverables, etc. I never had to follow up on deadlines with Naama and the team. They were always one step ahead. Naama has a real presence and is very articulate. She takes initiative and knows how to get things done. She is someone you want on your team.”
— Theresa Gamble
Brookfield Properties