a—A
a—A is a design practice based in Toronto engaged in the act of city building, providing full architectural services across a wide range of contexts, scales and building types—from schools, galleries and cultural centres, to affordable housing and mixed-use developments, to urban parks and civic precincts. We work with clients and collaborators in Canada, the United States, and Europe. We are designers, researchers and urbanists who care about the city, and take care to create spaces that give meaning and invention to the ways we live and work.
ÏCE at York Centre
St. James Cathedral Centre
Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village
Thompson Hotel & Residences
Pond Road Student Residence
Escarpment House
Loblaw Groceterias Warehouse Adaptive Re-Use
383 Sorauren
Canadian Chancery Expansion
Museum of Contemporary Art
Pickering Library
Pickering Performing Arts Centre
Ravine House
Theatre Park
Pier 27 Phases 1 & 2
11 Charlotte
The Farm
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre
The Grand at Sky View Parc
Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research
Generations Toronto
Centre for Civilizations, Cultures & Cities
Junction Point
Burnt Barns
Maple House at Canary Landing
Fred Kaiser Engineering Building
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences
Harbour Plaza
Maple House at Canary Landing
Cairns Family Health & Bioscience Research Complex
A valuable precedent for Canadian architecture – nodding to history while exploring new ground.
We think something’s done and it’s never done. The interesting thing about cities is that they’re never finished.
A masterful composition of texture and natural light. The delicate building skin adds magic to an otherwise simple and economical building massing. [...] A great contemporary interpretation of Islamic architecture.