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.
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Centre for Civilizations, Cultures & Cities
Thompson Hotel & Residences
The Grand at Sky View Parc
383 Sorauren
ÏCE at York Centre
Loblaw Groceterias Warehouse Adaptive Re-Use
Canadian Chancery Expansion
The Farm
405 Sherbourne
Escarpment House
Pickering Performing Arts Centre
1414 Bayview
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences
Junction Point
Theatre Park
St. James Cathedral Centre
The Well
Cairns Family Health & Bioscience Research Complex
Pond Road Student Residence
Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research
Fred Kaiser Engineering Building
11 Charlotte
Museum of Contemporary Art
Burnt Barns
Harbour Plaza
Ravine House
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre
Pickering Library
Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village
Generations Toronto
Pier 27 Phases 1 & 2
Maple House at Canary Landing
Maple House at Canary Landing
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.
We think something’s done and it’s never done. The interesting thing about cities is that they’re never finished.
A valuable precedent for Canadian architecture – nodding to history while exploring new ground.