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Pat Hanson, Raymond Chow, Mark Kim, Jeff Gagnon, Joel Di Giacomo, Elise Shelley. (Missing: Farhan Durrani)
gh3* is a peer-recognized and award-winning Canadian design prac-
tice. Partners Pat Hanson and Raymond Chow lead an office team of 20 that works in the increasingly complex realm where architecture, urbanism and landscape overlap. gh3* designs with a modernist’s eye to order, beauty and social possibility—and an environmentalist’s awareness of sustainability and long-term thinking. gh3* has been awarded Governor General’s Medals for the Borden Park Pavilion in Edmonton and the Boathouse Studio on Stony Lake
in Ontario. The firm has completed projects at every scale, from small park pavilions and private houses to large civic and transit infrastructure. gh3* brings a tailored, client-centred approach to every stage of the design and construction process, with the aim of achieving pragmatic, poetic, environmentally responsible and aesthetically powerful design solutions. The firm believes that excellent design is an essential part of everyday life, and that spatially and visually engaging places can inspire joy and civic pride.
S2 Architecture is an architectural and interior design firm with studios
in Calgary and Edmonton, and over 20 years of history in design excellence. Its work spans a broad range of project types, and the foundation of its success is rooted in the delivery of creative design solutions for its clients, communities and the environment. The firm employs talented, motivated individuals who bring energy and passion to its culture along with a collaborative spirit to its work. S2 is passionate about creating practical spaces with character and functionality that reinforce a community’s identity and encourage public engagement. S2 believes in responsive and responsible architecture. Buildings play a significant and lasting role for their occupants and the public realm. The firm strives to provide meaningful structures and landmarks that create a supportive environment—transforming spaces into extraordinary places, and balancing between aesthetics and functionality.
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Linus Murphy, Grace O’Brien, Eric Klatt
IDEA EXCHANGE - OLD POST OFFICE RDH Architects Inc. (RDHA) is a Toronto-based studio specializing in
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Tyler Sharp, Bob Goyeche, Juan Caballero Ivan Ilic, Andrew Cranford, Soo-Jin Rim
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architecture for the public realm. Founded in 1919, the firm has a wide-ranging body of work, encompassing community and recreation facilities, libraries and cultural buildings, operations centres, transit facilities, post-secondary education facilities, secure buildings, corporate and institutional office buildings, and additions and renovations to heritage structures. In the past decade, the current principals have transformed the work and culture of the studio with the aspiration of producing clear, concept-driven public architecture of the highest calibre. The firm now feels and acts like an emerging design studio supported by 99 years of strong technical and managerial experience. Consequently, RDHA has re-emerged as one of Canada’s most acclaimed design firms, winning more than 50 major provincial, national and international awards in the last 10 years—most notably three Governor General’s Medals, the 2014 RAIC Young Architect Award for design partner Tyler Sharp, and the 2018 RAIC Architectural Firm Award.
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