Julian Jacobs Architects, founded in 1979, is a nationally recognized, award-winning firm that is one of Canada’s most experienced full-service Architecture/Interior Design firms. The business is well-known for its inventiveness and open, honest response to each particular project, which results in the perfect project design and the growth of building types and construction technologies. This approach to open design actively involves the client in a collaborative, consensus-building process.
The firm’s work is frequently published both nationally and internationally, and it has won almost every invited competition. The Governor General’s Award, the Ontario Association of Architects Awards of Excellence, the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the City of Toronto, the Award for Best Institutional Masonry Building in the GTA, and numerous other Civic and Industry Awards are among the honours bestowed upon them. The organization has a solid track record of consistently delivering well-constructed, value-designed buildings and environments that are technically sound and functional.
Julian Jacobs Architects has been involved with building sustainability for over 30 years. Exploration and implementation of ‘green’, eco-friendly design ideas for interior and base building form architecture that minimizes the use of natural resources, toxic materials, and waste and pollutant emissions over the life cycle of a building, ensuring life-cycle cost minimization within capital cost parameters. Their Ontario Hydro Building in Hockley Valley was a framework for sustainable architecture in Canada. Source: Julian Jacobs Architects
