Context

Innovation Architecture proposes a new model for architectural practise in Canada. We only engage in work that brings the possibility for transformative change. We help you bring real, innovative solutions to life in the built environment.

This comes at a time where the spatial issues our generation, and future generations face are only getting worse. We believe the old model of practice is dead. The current model of space-making has failed:

• Housing is unaffordable. Although the reasons are complex,  it must be understood that this is indicative of a fundamentally broken system that consists of a series of broken processes.
• Our natural environments are under severe threat. We have not managed urbanization very well globally. This is especially true in Canada.
• We are experiencing material scarcity at the same time we are experiencing unprecedented pressure for growth. We have more people, we need more homes, and right now we can only deliver this growth in a way that compounds the aforementioned issues.
• The gap between rich and poor is rapidly growing. As we urbanize, the the existing systems of land development benefit those who are already ahead. Re-imagining this system for us means to address and minimize this gap through new economic models.

Necessarily, Innovation Architecture operates outside of the bounds of traditional licensed practice. We are cross-disciplinary experts who bring a research-based approach to Architecture. Our work is not about stamping drawings, but rather about bringing new solutions to life through Pilot Projects and Living Labs governed by Circular Economy and Open Innovation principles.

We are defining a new model of practise that goes beyond the dying linear model of the past, fostering circular design, regional innovation and economic development across Canada through collaborative research-led Pilot Projects.

We work with a vast network of experts and innovators globally, focusing on five main themes:
— Shelter
— Water
— Energy
— Mobility
— Food

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