The Practice

MMX YYZ is a multidisciplinary, research-based design practice interested in the relationships between landscape, urban design, architecture and nature. We explore the thresholds between these fields across different scales, typologies and contexts. Drawing on the partners’ diverse professional backgrounds, the practice develops informed and relevant responses to the specific conditions of each project. Every commission is an opportunity to question convention and generate value for both clients and the wider public.

We see the threshold not simply as a boundary, but as a place of possibility — between building and landscape, inside and outside, private and public, infrastructure and everyday life. These moments of transition can connect different scales and uses, and often become where the character of a project is found.

Curiosity is central to our work. We look closely at the particular conditions of each project and search for the idea or theme that can give it coherence. Regardless of scale, programme or budget, we believe there is always an opportunity to identify what matters most and to focus design effort where it can have the greatest effect.

Our work is rooted in a Nordic context and informed by an international perspective — work that is carefully considered without being over-determined. A project can have clarity and authenticity while remaining open to interpretation, change and the unexpected.

Nevena Krilic

Architect SAR/MSA

Nevena Krilic is a Toronto architect based in Malmö, with more than 15 years of experience working across architecture, urban design and development in Canada and Europe. Her work spans a range of scales and building typologies, from interiors to housing and urban development to transportation, civic and cultural projects. She brings a curious and critical approach to design, combining precision and pragmatism with a sense of play.

Nevenas work has received recognition including a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence and multiple ARIDO Awards of Excellence. In 2010, she was awarded the Steedman Fellowship by Washington University in St. Louis, USA, supporting a period of independent architectural research in Sweden. The fellowship marked a significant turning point in her career, leading her from Toronto to Malmö, where she has since lived and worked.

Nevena brings an international perspective and a broad architectural experience to the practice, combining strategic thinking with a hands-on and rigorous approach to design and delivery.

Notable Projects

2022 Nösnäsgymnasiet - 475 m2 addition to an existing high school. Lead Architect
2021 Cykelkungen - 7 600 m2 residential building in Uppsala, SE: focus on biking, mobility and car free development. Architect.
2012 Go Roof - Union Station Toronto. Concept.
Canadian Architect Award of Excellence.
2012 Chaumont Sur Loire International Garden Comp. opened in April 2012 until October 2012.
2010  Urban ARMADA - reclaiming the Mississippi riverbank. 1st Place, Steedman International Comp.

Former Employment
2016-19 Siegel Architecture, Malmö, Architect
2012-16 FOJAB Arkitekter, Malmö, Architect
2005-10 Zeidler Architects, Toronto, Architect
2004-05 The Element Group, Toronto, Int. designer

Education
2019 Accessibility Design Certification (TIL2-KIWA)
2010 Completed all 9 Architect Registration Examination (ARE), meeting the examination requirements for arch. licensure in North America. 2005 Master of Architecture (Professional Degree) University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, CA.
2002 Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Pre-Arch) University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, CA.

Language
English, Swedish, Serbian

Niels de Bruin

Landscape Architect LAR/MSA

Niels de Bruin is a Senior Landscape Architect with more than 20 years of experience in urban design and landscape architecture. His work ranges from art galleries, visitor centres and cultural buildings to nature reserves, historic parks and heritage settings across Northern Europe. He approaches landscape as a sequence of transitions — between inside and outside, architecture and nature, and park and city. Landscape is not simply a setting, but an active element that connects spaces, shapes movement and reframes relationships between people, architecture and nature.

Niels is a permanent member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts and President of the Landscape Architecture Chapter at Sveriges Arkitekter, Sweden’s professional association for architects. A sought-after lecturer, he regularly serves on international juries for design competitions and awards. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Nordic landscape architecture magazine Landskab.

Educated in Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark, Niels brings an international perspective to his work and is driven by an interest in understanding the unique conditions of each place. 

Notable Projects - Lead Landscape Architect

2025 Sugar factory urban transformation, project leader. Heritage list urban recycling project in Malmö.
2020 True Blue/ Store Lungegårdsparken, Bergen. Waterfront, new beach, park and climate adaptation. 1 st prize competition.
2018 Brunnsparken, Göteborg. Redesign of Gothenburgs first public park.
2017 Lund Botanical Garden. Design manual.
2014 Clemenstorget, Lund. 1: st price redesigning heritage square into a station hub.
2013 Oslo Harbourpromenade. Design and strategy for public realm, Design manual.
2013 Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea. Redesign of the worlds longest pleasure pier.

Former Employment
2022–26 Kragh Berglund, landscape architect
2012–22 White arkitekter, partner
2006–12 White arkitekter, landscape architect
2001–06 Gunilla Svensson, landscape architect

Education
2002 Master of Science in Landscape Architecture SLU Alnarp, SE.
2001 Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, DK.
1999 Landscape Architecture
Wageningen University, NL. 1996 Philosphy, Lund University, SE.

Language
Swedish, English, Danish