DA Architects + Planners
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture, Urban Planning, Master Planning |
| Founded | Downs/Archambault & Partners, 1969 |
| Founder | Barry Vance Downs, Richard Archambault |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Number of employees | 20-50 |
| Website | http://da-architects.ca/ |
DA Architects + Planners is an architectural firm founded in 1969[1] and located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company is notable for its involvement in many of the major iconic buildings in city of Vancouver, B.C. including Canada Place with Zeidler Roberts Partnership and MCMP, Vancouver Convention Centre West with LMN and MCMP and Vancouver's Library Square with Moshe Safdie.
History
Barry Vance Downs,[2] architects (b. 1930) and Richard Archambault (b. 1931 d. 2010) met in 1954 at the firm of Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners.[3] After going their separate ways the pair reunited to launch Downs/Archambault and Partners in 1969. The firm's early work includes the North Vancouver Civic Centre and Britannia Community Services Centre, Vancouver; Lester Pearson College of the Pacific with Ron Thom,[4] high-density neighbourhoods on the 1986 Vancouver Expo lands; two campuses of Kwantlen College, Langley, B.C.; and the Campbell River Museum, Campbell River, B.C.
In the last 20 years the firm has produced a wide variety of projects, among them, Canada Place & the Pan Pacific Hotel, Concord Pacific Place, the Yaletown Roundhouse Neighbourhood, Library Square in Downtown Vancouver, Nicklaus North Clubhouse, Irvin K. Barber Learning Centre with Pfeiffer Partners,[5] Vancouver Convention Centre West with LMN & MCMP, Coast Coal Harbour Hotel[6] and the River Rock Casino Resort.
In 2008 the firm name was changed to DA Architects + Planners in response to the retirement of the founding partners. Currently the partnership consists of Mark Ehman[7] Architect AIBC and Randy Knill, Architect[8] AIBC.
Notable Projects
| Year Completed | Project Name | Location | Type | Image |
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| 2014 | Queen Mary Elementary School | North Vancouver, BC | Heritage Restoration | Queen Mary Elementary |
| 2011 | Ridgeway Elementary School | North Vancouver, BC | Heritage Restoration | 
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| 2010 | Coast Coal Harbor Hotel | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 2008 | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre with Pfeiffer Partners | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 2008 | Vancouver Convention Centre West with LMN & MCMP | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 2007 | Cielo Residential High Rise | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 2006 | 1616,1650,1680 Bayshore Drive | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 2005 | River Rock Casino Resort | Richmond, BC | West Coast Modern Architecture | 
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| 1997 | Beatty Mews | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 1995-1999 | Parkgate Civic Centre | North Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 1995 | Vancouver Public Library Square | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 1992 | Concord Pacific Place | Vancouver, BC | Master Planning | 
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| 1993 | Vancouver Yaletown Roundhouse Neighbourhood | Vancouver, BC | Master Planning | 
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| 1986 | Vancouver Convention Centre East / Canada Place with Zeidler Roberts Partnership and MCMP | Vancouver, BC | Modern Architecture | 
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| 1980 | Carnegie Community Centre Renovation | Vancouver, BC | Heritage Restoration | 
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Awards and recognition[9]
- 2014 Order of Canada - Barry V. Downs - 'For his contributions as an architect who creates spaces that meld buildings with their natural surroundings.[10]'
- 2012 Heritage Project Achievement Award - Ridgeway Elementary School – North Vancouver, BC
- 2011 WAN Effectiveness Award - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC
- 2011 AIA National Honor Award, Interior Architecture[11] - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC. LMN Architects – with DA Architects + Planners, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership
- 2010 Lumen West Award of Excellence
- 2010 IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC
- 2009 Wood First Champion – Government of British Columbia - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC
- 2009 GLOBE Foundation and World Green Building Council - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC
- 2009 CISC – 2009 BC Steel Design Award – Krentz Award - Vancouver Convention Centre West – Vancouver, BC
- 2008 Masonry Institute of British Columbia – Special Recognition – Restoration - Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia
References
- ^ DA Architects + Planners. "Placemaking The Creation of Social Spaces". Junxion Strategy. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9809622-0-8
- ^ "Barry Vance Downs". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Thompson, Berwick, Pratt and Partners". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ "Behind the buildings: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
- ^ http://www.coasthotels.com/hotels/bc/vancouver/coast-coal-harbour-hotel
- ^ DA Architects + Planners. "Placemaking The Creation of Social Spaces". Junxion Strategy. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9809622-0-8
- ^ DA Architects + Planners. "Placemaking The Creation of Social Spaces". Junxion Strategy. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9809622-0-8
- ^ "Firm Overview: Recognition". DA Architects + Planners. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Order of Canada Appointments 2014". The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ "Vancouver Convention Centre West - Notes of Interest". The American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2014-11-17.