AWARDS + HOnours
We are honoured to have received over 50 awards and honours for design excellence, design research, advocacy, and sustainable design within our first 10 years of practice.
firm recognition
Architizer Top 30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Canada, 2026.
Architizer A+ List - Best global X-Small Firm category, Jury Winner in the 13th Annual Architizer A+Awards, 2025.
Architecture Masterprize, Small Firm of the Year Award in Residential Architecture, 2024.
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), Emerging Architectural Practice Award, 2024.
Canadian Council for the Arts - Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement, 2023.
Canadian Architect and Twenty + Change - Top 20 Emerging Practices in Canada, 2021.
Wallpaper* Magazines Architects’ Directory 2019 - Top 20 of the world’s most promising practices, 2019.
Canadian Co-Op Design Office of the Year - Awarded by Dalhousie University, 2018.
Architizer A+ List - The 220 Best Architecture Firms to Watch in 2025, The 6th Annual List, 2024.
Archinect - 15 Architecture Firms That Are Defining the Future of Canadian Architecture, 2023.
Globe and Mail Designing Canada - Country’s Best Architecture, 2022.
The Architectural League of New York - Young Architects Award (Finalist), 2020.
Canadian Co-Op Design Office of the Year - Awarded by Dalhousie University, 2024.
Canadian Co-Op Design Office of the Year (Finalist), 2022.
Project awards + honours
Architizer A+ Awards - Finalist for the Private House (S 1000 - 2000 sq ft) Category, B-Frame, 2026.
Architizer A+ Awards - Finalist for the Private House (L 4000 - 6000 sq ft) Category, Armstrong Cottage, 2026.
AZ Azure Awards - B-Frame, Longlist, 2026.
Forma the Magazine, Project of the Month - Armstrong Cottage, 2026.
Archdaily, Building of the Year Award Nomination in Houses - B-Frame, 2026.
Archdaily, Building of the Year Award Nomination in Houses - Tide Bound, 2026.
Archdaily, Building of the Year Award in Nomination Houses - Lambkill Ridge, 2026.
Architecture Masterprize, Honourable Mention in Residential Architecture - Armstrong Cottage, 2025.
BLT Built Design Awards, Winner in Residential Architectural Design - B-Frame, 2025.
BLT Built Design Awards, Winner in Residential Architectural Design - Armstrong Cottage, 2025.
Grand Prix du Design Awards, Gold Certification in Residential Buildings, Private House ≤ 2,000 sq ft (≤ 185 m2) Category - Sandbox, 2025.
Architecture Hunter Awards, Architecture in Houses Category - B-Frame, Shortlist, 2025.
AZ Azure Awards - Sandbox, Longlist, 2025.
Architizer A+ Awards - Special Mention for the Private House (M-2000 - 4000 sq ft) Category, Armstrong Cottage, 2025.
Architecture Masterprize, Honourable Mention in Small Architecture - Lambkill Ridge, 2024.
Archello, Houses of the Month - Lambkill Ridge, June 2024.
Atlantic Architectural Design Excellence Award, Single-Family Residential - Meet in the Middle House, 2024.
Architizer A+ Awards - Popular Choice Winner for the Private House (XS <1000 sq ft) Category, Lambkill Ridge, 2024.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Canada Society, Citation in Residential Category - Lambkill Ridge, 2024.
Dwell Magazine, Most Popular Houses of 2023 - Sandbox, 2023.
Archilovers, Best Project 2023 - Sandbox, 2023.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Canada Society, Award of Merit - Gable Ends Cottage, 2023.
Architizer A+ Awards - Honouring the World’s Best Architecture and Spaces - Special Mention - The Sandbox, 2023.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Canada Council, Award of Excellence, Caribou Point Studio, 2023.
Lieutenant Governor’s Award - Award of Merit - Elm House 2018.
EnRoute Magazine - Canada’s Best New Bars 2018 - Awarded national first place, 2018.
Atlantic WoodWORKS! Award - Back Bay Studio - Hybrid Building, 2022.
Halifax Mayor’s Prize in Architecture - Elm House, 2018.
Academic awards
Killiam Doctoral Scholarship (Killiam-D) - Dalhousie University, 2022.
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (NSGS-Doctorial) - Dalhousie University, 2022.
Top Co-op Employer Award in the category of Architecture & Planning, Dalhousie University, 2024.
Canadian Co-op Design Office of the Year - Nominated - Dalhousie University, 2021.
Royal Architectural Institute Student Medal - Highest Academic Standing, 2013.
President’s Award - Dalhousie University, 2022.
Canadian Co-op Design Office of the Year - Awarded by Dalhousie University, 2017.
Harry Kitz Fund - Dalhousie University, 2019.
Royal Architectural Institute Honour Roll, 2013.
Rosetti Scholarship in Architecture, 2011.
Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship, 2010.