We’re thrilled to announce that our founding partners, Bruce Kuwabara, Marianne McKenna, and Shirley Blumberg, are recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. This one-time award, established to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III, recognizes individuals who have made a profound impact on Canadian communities. Bruce, Marianne, and Shirley were nominated by The Royal Architectural Institute Of Canada | L'Institut royal d'architecture du Canada (RAIC) for their outstanding contributions to the architectural community in Canada and are three of 30 RAIC candidates chosen as recipients. Throughout their careers, they’ve been committed to design excellence and have received several accolades — including being appointed to Orders of Canada — for creating buildings that positively enrich people’s lives. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNvxUbkb
KPMB Architects
Architecture and Planning
Toronto, Ontario 23,914 followers
We design built environments that catalyze positive change.
About us
Guided by our purpose and anchored by our values, KPMB crafts design solutions that catalyze positive change. With uncompromising rigor and close attention to the increasingly complex needs of the world around us, our diverse team devotes their expertise, passion, and creativity to solve today’s challenges and unlock new opportunities for our clients and the communities we serve.
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http://www.kpmb.com
External link for KPMB Architects
- Industry
- Architecture and Planning
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1987
- Specialties
- Architecture, Interiors, Planning, and Urban Design
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351 King St E
Toronto, Ontario M5A, CA
Employees at KPMB Architects
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Cast your vote for Scotiabank North! The new workplace for one of Canada’s largest financial institutions has been shortlisted in the 2024 SBID International Design Awards®. Scotiabank North is the bank’s first global headquarters in decades and the only Canadian finalist in the “Office Design Over 2,000 SqM – Americas” category of the awards program. This new location, designed with input from Scotiabank’s employees, offers unique amenities and third spaces for collaboration and socialization, from a full-floor staff lounge and interconnected bistros to an art gallery and terrace. Learn more and vote here: https://lnkd.in/gz7rdtZU
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Partner Steven Casey will join Rachel Gallaher and Alissa Ponchione as a juror for the 2024 Fantini Design Awards. Presented by Fantini USA, the Fantini Design Awards celebrate the best of North American design inspired by water. Casey, who has overseen the design of many of the firm’s award-winning projects across culture, education, and workplace sectors, will bring his years of experience and expertise in interior architecture and design to the jury. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6BVJbD3
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Good news from KPMB! Founding partners Shirley Blumberg and Marianne McKenna will be featured in Buone Nuove: Good News – Women in Architecture, a travelling exhibition on display at Toronto Metropolitan University from September 5. Curated by Pippo Ciorra, elena M., and Elena Tinacci, the exhibition showcases and celebrates Italian and global women architects and designers who have changed the field of architecture. Since co-founding KPMB Architects in 1987, Blumberg and McKenna have gone on to design many of the firm’s most acclaimed projects. Both Order of Canada appointees, they have been the recipients of several accolades throughout their careers for their commitment to design excellence. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dMCwQFPe
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The MacMillan Theatre is a unique destination for musical performances in Toronto and, thanks to its fly tower, one of the few stages in the city that can accommodate a full-scale opera production. As part of a feasibility study to upgrade the theatre and other spaces in the Edward Johnson Building — home to the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto — KPMB proposed several recommendations to renovate the theatre to meet today's performance standards. KPMB’s renovation strategy aims to renew and improve the Faculty's facilities for the 21st century, thereby reestablishing the Faculty’s image, visibility, and connectivity within the campus and the city. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gu3M32ZE
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Last week, our office welcomed 39 high school students participating in the University of Toronto - John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Design Discovery Program for a guided tour. Our Student Hiring Committee discussed the nature of KPMB's work with the visiting 10th and 11th graders, highlighting our creative and collaborative team approach. The students were also treated to an exclusive look at several of our public projects and previews of upcoming projects.
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How much impact do the choices we make as interior designers have on a building's carbon emissions? KPMB Lab conducted an interior life cycle analysis of our Toronto office. Using One Click LCA, they measured the upfront carbon emissions of our office fit-out and found that early-stage design decisions our design team made — open plan office layout, a minimal low-embodied carbon palette, furniture reuse — reduced the upfront carbon emissions of our office fit-out by 165%. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyRfNZH6
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Hot off the press! The Leaf, a botanical sanctuary in Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park designed in association with Architecture49 Inc., is in the latest issue of ELLE DECOR JAPAN. Guided by the ambition to celebrate Canada’s cultural diversity, the Leaf houses 12,000 individual plants and 400 unique species from cultures around the world. It is also home to an Indigenous People’s Garden, a research and education centre, a café, and a restaurant (which serves food made with ingredients grown in the park’s gardens). Keep reading: https://lnkd.in/gC99T-q3
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Co-Founder of Ha/f Climate Design // Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto // Architecture 2030 Senior Fellow
Accounting for architects. Ha/f Climate Design is so thrilled to be supporting the The Royal Architectural Institute Of Canada | L'Institut royal d'architecture du Canada and National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada deliver in-person Life Cycle Assessment workshops to over 1,350 architects across Canada this coming year. Come join us for one-day hands-on workshops to understand how to make decisions that can lead to significant reductions in carbon emissions. We'll also be partnering with local experts in every city to illustrate how these practices can be applied to the varied contexts of the country. This workshop builds on sessions we've been engaged in with practices across the country over the past year. Kael Opie at KPMB Architects kindly shared this testimonial from our session last month: "We were very pleased to welcome Ha/f Climate Design to our office for an informative workshop on Embodied Carbon and Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) training. Ha/f's expertise and leadership in the field have significantly influenced our internal embodied carbon guidelines and standards and will help propel us towards more low-carbon architectural practices. We applaud the RAIC and NRC for their embodied carbon training initiative and strongly encourage architects to participate and contribute to our collective environmental responsibility." We will be in Ottawa, Toronto, St. Andrews, Regina and Winnipeg this fall, and Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax next year. Look forward to seeing you there! Architecture 2030 Ontario Association of Architects Toronto Society of Architects University of Toronto - John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design