Jason Fung is the founder and principal of Jason Fung Architect, a boutique architecture practice based in Toronto, Canada. He grew up in Markham, Ontario, in a middle income household where his parents encouraged both academic rigor and creative exploration. Alongside strong grounding in math and science at school, he spent weekends in visual art classes and piano lessons, developing early skills in drawing, observation, and proportion that carried through to university.

Fung completed both his undergraduate degree and master’s degree in architecture at Toronto Metropolitan University, then known as Ryerson University. He entered the profession with limited exposure to architectural practice but gained early insight through a high school co op placement at the firm Robbie Engenwright, later absorbed into IBI Group. His professional experience spans a range of scales and typologies, including retail and shopping centre work with pellow plus associates, residential design with AGATHOM, condominium projects in Vaughan with architect Alan Tregebov, and mid rise and residential work with Studio JCI.

In 2016, he founded Jason Fung Architect, initially operating from his parents’ home in Markham. His first built work included a renovation of his family kitchen and bathroom, followed by a modest rear residential addition that became his first featured project. The practice has since grown into a small team delivering residential, commercial, and institutional projects, including renovation work for public education clients. Fung’s approach emphasizes accountability, staff autonomy, sustainable working hours, and long term professional balance.

Outside of practice, he is an avid traveler and film enthusiast. His travels have included extended time throughout Europe, as well as Peru and India, with experiences at Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, and along the Ganges River shaping his understanding of architecture, culture, and place. He frequently revisits films such as Back to the Future, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings, and he and his wife are raising their young son in Toronto.

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