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