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.
Cairns Family Health & Bioscience Research Complex
Generations Toronto
11 Charlotte
Thompson Hotel & Residences
Harbour Plaza
Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research
Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre
The Farm
ÏCE at York Centre
Ravine House
Loblaw Groceterias Warehouse Adaptive Re-Use
Maple House at Canary Landing
St. James Cathedral Centre
Fred Kaiser Engineering Building
Canadian Chancery Expansion
Escarpment House
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences
Burnt Barns
Junction Point
Pickering Performing Arts Centre
Museum of Contemporary Art
Theatre Park
Maple House at Canary Landing
Pond Road Student Residence
Pickering Library
Centre for Civilizations, Cultures & Cities
383 Sorauren
The Grand at Sky View Parc
Pier 27 Phases 1 & 2
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.
A valuable precedent for Canadian architecture – nodding to history while exploring new ground.