He holds a BA in western architectural history and earned his Master's degree in architecture from UBC in 1999, with special recognition for his achievement in Building Structures, and since then has dedicated his career to residential and commercial architecture. Over that time Joe has focused on the development of all areas of practice, including project delivery, site services, and firm promotion and management. Joe was also a partner with Kallweit Graham Architecture for 4 years before founding Hearth, with then partner, Wendy Andrews Architect AIBC.