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Sturgess Architecture (_SA) is
an industry-leading Canadian
architectural and urban design
firm with a 40-year legacy of de-
sign excellence and efficiency.
Throughout their history, they
have delivered a long list of sig-
nificant projects, including mul-
tiple Calgary landmarks. They
have become known for their
collaborative skills, their speedy
delivery, and their exceedingly
long list of national and interna-
tional awards.
According to Principal Kevin
Harrison, the firm’s history of
success is a credit to their cul-
ture and values, which they
have never strayed from in their
decades in operation. Those
values include: collaboration
– they work in an open office
where everyone is involved in
every project; community – they
believe every building has a re-
sponsibility to the well-being of
its street; and creativity – they
always strive to find new ways
to evolve their thinking.
Recently, Kevin and the team
at _SA demonstrated all three
of those values on their critical-
ly-acclaimed ‘Montreal House’
– which won a Jury’s Choice
Award at the 2019 Prairie Wood
Design Awards, among a num-
ber of other architectural acco-
lades.
“We are extremely humbled
and honored by that kind of
recognition,” Kevin says. “Those
awards are a testament to the
entire team who worked on the
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“We went through
an amazing journey
with them and with
the entire team. The
design team, the
contracting team,
the clients, the con-
sultants – we all
enjoyed an extremely
collaborative process,
and it ultimately
resulted in a project
we’re extremely
proud of.”