Welcome to our Ottawa studio

In the core of one of the world’s coldest capital cities, our studio is brimming with warmth and creativity. We’re an agile and technologically sophisticated team. Working with clients across public and private sectors, we’ve established ourselves as trusted city builders, developing solutions to complex problems. Our expertise is diverse and our approach is highly collaborative. With an award-winning portfolio, we serve a wide range of design needs in the National Capital Region and beyond.

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Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9

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“One of our best assets is the receptive and collaborative nature of our team. Whether ideating together to solve a complex problem or committing to a sign up for a community initiative, everyone jumps right in.”

—Robert van Lin, Associate

Skating on the Rideau Canal

Celebrating Wellness Week

Fun Fact

Upwards of 85% of our staff walk, bike, or take public transit to work.

Bank of Canada

East Plaza

The Bank of Canada is a 2020 CSLA National Award of Excellence winner

Bank of Canada, designed in collaboration with lead landscape architects DTAH, was awarded a National Award of Excellence in the Small-scale Landscapes category by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

For more information, visit the CSLA website.

People in Ottawa

D’Arcy Arthurs

Managing Director

Andrew Frontini

Design Director

Carlos Moreno

Operations Director

Safdar Abidi

Higher Education

Duff Balmer

Zeina Elali

Phil Fenech

Sports, Recreation and Entertainment

Jan-Willem Gritters

Janine Grossmann

Corporate Interiors

Matt Johnston

Corporate and Commercial

Paul Kulig

Urban Design

Jason LeBlanc

Urban Design

Danielle Leon

Corporate Interiors

Linda Neumayer

Work by Ottawa

Bank of Canada Head Office Renewal

Ottawa, Ontario

University of Ottawa STEM Complex

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Confederation Line

Ottawa, Ontario

York University School of Continuing Studies

Toronto, Ontario

Aaniin Community Centre and Library

Markham, Ontario

Toronto Metropolitan University Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

Toronto, Ontario

Albion Library

Toronto, Ontario

A.W.B. Alumni Centre for Athletics and Student Life

Oakville, Ontario

Carrville Community Centre, Library, and District Park

Vaughan, Ontario

Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Toronto, Ontario

News about Ottawa

Press Releases

04.22.2021

Net Zero Now — We pledge to eliminate embodied carbon in every Commercial interior space we design by 2030.

Announcements

04.14.2021

Toronto and Ottawa celebrate newly promoted leaders

Announcements

11.26.2020

Anna Iannucci Joins Our Toronto and Ottawa Team as an Associate Urban Planner

Announcements

11.26.2020

Perkins&Will and The TRCA Awarded 2020 Brownie Award for The Meadoway

Announcements

05.14.2020

Bank of Canada honoured with CSLA National Award of Excellence

Announcements

05.12.2020

The Meadoway wins CSLA National Award of Excellence

COVID Insights, Perspectives

04.17.2020

The Day After: Exploring the New “Normal” in Workplace Design

COVID Insights, Perspectives

04.16.2020

Next Year in the Park: Will the Public Realm ever be the Same?

Announcements

04.21.2020

Congratulations to our newly promoted leaders in Toronto and Ottawa

Announcements

03.18.2020

D’Arcy Arthurs Elected to the RAIC’s College of Fellows

Announcements

09.17.2018

Fast Company Names Us a “Design Company of the Year” Finalist

COVID Insights, Perspectives

05.05.2020

Rethinking the Role of Urban Mobility in an Immobile World

Announcements

01.22.2021

A.W.B. Alumni Centre for Athletics and Student Life is an IIDA 2020 Global Excellence Awards Category Finalist

Press Releases

02.05.2021

Perkins&Will Unveils New Health Education Tower in Toronto, Serving as a Model for Campus Design in a Dense Urban Context

Perspectives

10.14.2021

How our Community Centres are Changing

Announcements

09.15.2021

TUDA Hat Trick! Three of Our Projects Win 2021 Toronto Urban Design Awards

Announcements

05.12.2022

Claude Provencher, In Memoriam

Socialize with Ottawa

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#Kawartha Trade and Technologies Centre was a huge opportunity to renew and unify the school’s trades and technology facilities. We worked collaboratively with the #College to create spaces that bring theory and practice together in new ways by juxtaposing teaching spaces and workshop areas to spur new types of interaction and dialogue among students and faculty.

The program integration enabled by the design of the building and modernized teaching and student facilities, has dramatically increased enrolment in #trades and #technology programs, most notably amongst women, resulting in increased student satisfaction and retention rates across all of Fleming’s programs. #architecturematters

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Located on the North end of the #University of #Toronto Mississauga Campus, the Instructional Centre’s earthy, green hues from its copper exterior resonate with the green surroundings and the rich wood panels of the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre’s facade.

The Centre’s teaching spaces of various sizes, including a 500- and 350-seat lecture hall, were stacked vertically and organized into three “towers” of richly patinated copper to create the backdrop for student life and celebrate a rich sustainable strategy.

As classes change, the movement and hum of the students rises to a controlled crescendo as they wind their way through the gentle circuit of bridge linkages and attenuated stairs. Once classes are in session, the interior becomes calm and quiet again, with #students settling into a series of informal learning environments—leaning on the wood balustrades, gathering at tables that appear to float in the treetops or relaxing in quiet lounge areas with sweeping campus views.
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🏆 Congratulations Oak Ridges Library on the 2022 Ontario Library Association New Library Building #Award Win! The award encourages and showcases excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries in #Ontario.

Located North of Richmond Hill's downtown core, Oak Ridges #Library introduces a more interactive and inclusive setting for social exchange, collaborative learning, and creative exploration. Seamless integration of technology and automated systems, including self-check-out and automated book sorter, further enhances flexibility and reinforces the Library’s strong commitment to point-of-use customer service.

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Happy National Internship Day 🎉 and thank you to our @perkinswill #interns

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Jul 25

Remembering Ed Feiner—for his compassion, friendship, and impact on public architecture and the careers and lives of so many talented designers. We appreciate all of the wonderful tributes written for Ed.

Read the @nytimes obituary here: http://ow.ly/MXIZ50K3Ehn

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Jul 19

We’re excited to welcome Jason F. McLennan—one of the most influential “deep green” architects of the last two decades—and his team of regenerative design experts at @mclennan_design to our firm.

Learn how we plan to scale up building decarbonization:
https://perkinswill.com/news/deep-green-architect/

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Jul 18

On July 26, join us at the Society for College and University Planning Annual Conference to hear from two of our experts as they discuss the tactics that can support your institution's viability and promote a campus-wide culture of integrated planning. https://bit.ly/3nTHhHC

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