Supporting the next generation of architects and designers with Indspire

August 14, 2025

“Our ongoing partnership with Indspire reflects our belief that the inclusion of Indigenous voices and perspectives in our industry is essential to shaping a more thoughtful, equitable, and sustainable built environment.” – Shirley Blumberg, founding partner.  

In 2021, KPMB began a partnership with Indspire, a charitable organization that provides Indigenous Peoples across Canada with scholarships, mentorship, and support programs. Since then, we’ve made annual contributions to Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures program, which provides bursaries to Indigenous students pursuing higher education. 

Over the past three years, we’re proud to have financially supported 30 students from 14 Indigenous bands as they study architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning. These students attend the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Technical University of Munich, among others. 

At KPMB, we believe that our profession should represent the diversity of our cities and communities, and this starts with supporting the education of emerging talent. 

We are proud to partner with organizations like Indspire that are working to create educational opportunities for young people from historically excluded communities.