Johanna Hurme

Hurme was born and grew up 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 has lived in Canada ever since.

Hurme was awarded the Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Emerging business in 2010, and in 2017, was shortlisted for Architectural Review’s International Moira Gemmill prize for Women in Architecture. She has participated in several architectural awards juries including for Canadian Architect, the RAIC, Canada Council, and the Governor General's Medal.

Hurme teaches and lectures nationally and internationally. She has taught design at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, The University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, the University of Montreal's faculty of architecture. In 2019, she was Visiting Professor Morgenstern Chair at the College of Architecture, IIT, Chicago. For the 2022 Spring Semester, Hurme is a Gensler Visiting Critic at Cornell AAP.

Hurme is a board member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) as a regional director for Manitoba (2020-2023 term). She has served as Director of Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (WCC), which she chaired 2017–2018, and on the Council of the Manitoba Association of Architects. She was a chair of the WCC's Creative Council and president of the RAW Gallery Board of Directors. She is the Founder and CEO of Design Quarter Winnipeg, and is at the forefront of a Manitoba initiative for Quality [and not fee] Based Procurement of architectural services. Hurme is also a member of the International Council of the Van Allen Institute.