THE LIST Company/ Address/Phone/Fax/Web
Largest architecture firms (Ranked by number of registered architects)
No. of No. of Ottawa registered support architects staff
Managing partners/Year established Notable clients or projects in 2014-15
Specialties
BBB Architects Ottawa Inc. 400-47 Clarence St. Ottawa, ON K1N 9K1 613-241-6446/613-241-4101 bbbarchitecture.com NORR Ltd., Architects, Engineers, Planners 600-55 Murray St. Ottawa, ON K1N 5M3 613-241-5300 /613-241-4245 norr.com Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc.* 100-171 Slater St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5H7 613-236-7135/613-236-1944 cuhaci.com Architecture49 2611 Queensview Dr. Ottawa, ON K2B 8K2 613-829-2800/613-829-8299 architecture49.com Barry J. Hobin & Associates 63 Pamilla St. Ottawa, ON K1S 3K7 613-238-7200/613-235-2005 hobinarc.com David S. McRobie Architects Inc. 100-66 Queen St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5C6 613-238-2072/613-238-2094 mcrobie.com GRC Architects Inc.* 401-47 Clarence St. Ottawa, ON K1N 9K1 613-241-8203/613-241-4180 grcarchitects.com
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Ritchard Brisbin, partner in charge WND
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Commercial architecture
9
40
Andrew Butler, principal Jonathan Hughes, executive vice-president 2003
PWGSC; RCM; RCMP; DND; Museum of Science and Technology; DFAIT; OPP; City of Ottawa; City of Kingston; CSC; Symphony Homes; Infrastructure Ontario; BJCC
Government; justice; corrections; sports and recreation; heritage renovations; transportation; education; commercial; residential; health sciences; hospitality
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23
Zofia Jurewicz, president Edward J. Cuhaci, chairman 1963
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Educational; institutional; laboratories; health care; health clubs; commercial; mixed use; heritage restoration; interior design; master planning; space planning; fit-ups
7
21
Will Prange, principal Rick Taylor, Cornwall principal 2007
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Sports and recreation; retail/commercial; institutional; transportation; infrastructure
7
21
Redevelopment of: Domtar Lands for Windmill; Oblate Lands for Regional Group; Lansdowne Park for OSEG/Minto; Other projects for: Valour JK-12 school; Multiple long-term care studies; Longfields non-profit housing; Oakwood corporate HQ
7
21
Barry Hobin, architect and principal Gord Lorimer Sandy Davis Wendy Brawley, architects and partners 1979 David McRobie, president William Crompton, vice-president 1989
6
26
John Cook Martin Tite Alex Leung, principals 1985
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HOK Architects Corp.* 101-205 Catherine St. Ottawa, ON K2P 1C3 613-683-1818/613-226-9656 hok.com CSV Architects* 402-1066 Somerset St. W. Ottawa, ON K1Y 4T3 613-564-8118/613-729-3362 csv.ca Farrow Dreessen Architects Inc. 1350 Wellington St. W. Ottawa, ON K1Y 3C1 613-725-2294/613-724-6632 farrow-dreessen.com N45 Architecture Inc. 43 Eccles St., 2nd floor Ottawa, ON K1R 6S3 613-224-0095/613-224-9811 emarcitex.com COLE + Associates Architects Inc. 595 Byron Ave. Ottawa, ON K2A 4C4 613-728-0008/613-728-2364 cole.on.ca Robertson Martin Architects Inc. 216 Pretoria Ave. Ottawa, ON K1S 1X2 613-567-1361/613-567-9462 robertsonmartin.com
6
16
J. Denis Seguin, principal and senior vicepresident 1996
WND
6
9
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6
8
Peter Simister Robert Froom Anthony Leaning Darryl Hood, principals 1998 Toon Dreessen, president James Farrow, senior architect 1987
5
18
WND
5
14
Robert C. Matthews, principal Vlad Popovic Nathalie Routhier Gary Wentzell, partners 2014 David K. Cole, managing partner 1986
5
10
Robert Martin Danica Robertson, principals 1973
WND
14
Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects 400-116 Lisgar St. Ottawa, ON K2P 0C2 613-232-0330/WND wmta.ca J.L. Richards & Associates Ltd. 864 Lady Ellen Pl. Ottawa, ON K1Z 5M2 613-728-3571/613-728-6012 jlrichards.ca IBI Group Architects 400-333 Preston St. Ottawa, ON K1S 5N4 613-241-3300/613-241-1130 ibigroup.com Chmiel Architects Inc. 200-109 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5N5 613-234-3585/613-234-6224 chmielarchitects.com Bryden Martel Architects Inc. 200-1066 Somerset St. W. Ottawa, ON K1Y 4T3 613-724-9914/WND WND Christopher Simmonds Architect 45 Eccles St. Ottawa, ON K1R 6S3 613-567-7888/613-567-7528 csarchitect.com Peter J. Kindree Architect 79 Hinton Ave. N. Ottawa, ON K1Y 0Z7 613-860-1530/613-368-4620 mountainridge.ca
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6
Lesley D. Watson Rick MacEwen, partners 1990
4
24
Guy A. Cormier, president and CEO Stephen W. Parenteau, executive director, vice-president and secretary 1955
4
20
Diane E. Phillips, director 2002
PWGSC; University of Ottawa; Carleton University; Montfort Hospital; Minto Developments; Embassy of Qatar; Bank of Nova Scotia; Sunlife Financial; CBRE; Sakto Corp.
3
9
Richard Chmiel, president 1996
The Slater condominium
3
7
David J. Bryden Denise Martel, principals 1980
Half Moon Bay Catholic Elementary School; Avalon Catholic Elementary School; Winchester District Memorial Hospital Community Care Building Phase 2
New builds; long-term care; commercial fitups; renovations
3
3
Christopher Simmonds, principal 1997
The Eddy Condominums, 1000 Wellington; OCISO Social Housing, 140 Den Haag
Full architectural services; interior design; landscape design
3
2
Peter J. Kindree, principal 1983
Public Works and Government Services Canada; Royal Strategic accommodation planning; Canadian Mounted Police; Public Safety Canada; Correctional institutional and commercial design; interior Services Canada office planning and design; laboratory planning and design; high-security facilities planning and design
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15 16 17 18 19 20
Long-term care; respite care; seniors' housing; non-profit housing; schools and postsecondary facilities; condominiums; custom homes; churches; retail; recreational; civic; entertainment Arnon Development Corp.; Ottawa Train Yards Ltd.; Ashbury Office; retail; hotel; educational; public College; Movati Athletic; Gillin Engineering and Construction; transportation; corporate interior design PWGSC; Taggart Realty; Great West Life; MacEwen Petroleum
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Design-build; sustainable design/green building; integrated design process; universities; schools; colleges; community centres; recreational facilities; office buildings; military facilities; heritage restoration; museums; libraries Strategic facility planning; compliance roles; master planning; architecture and interior design; feasibility studies; programming; consolidation planning Sustainable design; office and retail; child-care institutions; municipal buildings; libraries; places of worship; special-needs housing; light industrial; LEED-accredited; heritage conservation; adaptive reuse Commercial; government; multi-residential
All aspects of planning; institutional; educational; office/corporate; retail; sports and recreation; custom residential architecture and interior design; charitable projects Institutional; municipal; educational; recreational; residential; sustainable design; laboratories; corporate; LEED-accredited
Feasibility studies; master planning; building condition assessments, building envelope science; heritage conservation; barrier-free design; sustainable design; building information modelling; tenant fit-ups; interiors; commercial; residential PWGSC; Defence Construction Canada; University of Ottawa; Seniors and long-term care facilities; research Carleton University; Shared Services Canada; National Capital and teaching labs; heritage conservation and Commission adaptive re-use; academic facilities; data centres; physical security; interior design; programming; feasibility studies; strategic analysis; P3 consulting WND Architecture; consulting engineering; urban planning; project management; integrated multidisciplinary design services; perimeter and building security; project management Corporate office interiors; educational; high tech; health care; institutional; government and design build collaborations; sustainability and accessibility; small and large renovations and fit-ups Life-cycle building retrofits; office commercial; interior design and planning, multi-unit residential
WND = Would not disclose *Did not respond to 2015 survey. Using data from previous years. Should your company be on this list? If so, please send details to research@obj.ca. This list is current as of August 24, 2015 by Ottawa Business Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced by any method in whole or in part without written permission by Ottawa Business Journal. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and errors sometimes occur. Please send any corrections or additions by e-mail to research@obj.ca. OBJ lists are primarily compiled using information provided voluntarily by the organizations named. Some firms that may qualify for the list are not included because the company either failed to respond to requests for information by press time, because the company declined to take part in the survey or because of space constraints. Categories are drawn up in an attempt to gather information of relevance to the Ottawa market. Research by Patti Moran. Please send questions and comments to research@obj.ca.
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