Hariri Pontarini Architects is a Toronto-based architectural practice founded by

Siamak Hariri Siamak Hariri, OAA, AAA, AIBC, FRAIC, RCA, Intl. Assoc. AIA (born 1958) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects, a full-service architectural and interior design practice based in Toronto, Canada. Born in ...

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David Pontarini David Pontarini, OAA, AAA, FRAIC, AIA is a Canadian architect and founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects in 1994, alongside Siamak Hariri. Pontarini is a former member of the City of Toronto’s Design Review Panel, the City of Toronto ...

. Established in 1994, HPA’s first critically acclaimed project was for McKinsey & Company's Toronto headquarters, which became one of the youngest buildings to be designated with Heritage Status by the City of Toronto. Most of the firm's work is in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, mainly in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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* 2019: Massey Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * 2019: Rankin Family Pavilion,

Brock University Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The university bear ...

, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada * 2018:

One Bloor One Bloor, previously One Bloor East and Number One Bloor, is a mixed-use skyscraper at the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The project was initially launched by developer Bazis International ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * 2018: Essex Centre of Research,

University of Windsor , mottoeng = Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge , established = , academic_affiliations = CARL, COU, Universities Canada , former_names = Assumption College (1857-1956)Assumption University of Windsor (1956-1963) , type = Public universit ...

, Ontario, Canada * 2017: Casey House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * 2016: Baháʼí Temple for South America, Santiago, Chile *2016: Jackman Law Building,

University of Toronto Faculty of Law The University of Toronto Faculty of Law (U of T Law, UToronto Law) is the law school of the University of Toronto. The Faculty's admissions process is the most selective of law schools in Canada and is one of the most selective in North America. ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with B+H Architects) *2016: Bahá'í Temple for South America, Santiago, Chile *2013: The Richard Ivey Building,

Ivey Business School Ivey Business School is a constituent unit of the University of Western Ontario, located in London, Ontario, Canada. Ivey offers full-time undergraduate (HBA), MBA, MSc, MFE and PhD programs and also maintains two teaching facilities in Toronto ...

at Western University *2012:

Shangri-La Toronto Shangri-La Toronto is a luxury hotel and residential condominium building in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by James K. M. Cheng and built by Westbank Projects Corp.; they also designed and built the Living Shangri-La in Van ...

Hotel and Residences *2012:

Bloor Cinema The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (formerly the Bloor Cinema and the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema) is a movie theatre in The Annex district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at 506 Bloor Street West, near its intersection with Bathurst Street ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2011: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *2010: The Weston Family Learning Centre,

Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; french: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beve ...

(AGO), Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2010: The Ontario Pavilion for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, British Columbia, Canada *2009: Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2008:

School of Pharmacy The basic requirement for pharmacists A pharmacist, also known as a chemist ( Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distribute ...

, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada *2006: Ravine Residence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2004: Camera + Stephen Bulger Gallery,

Queen Street West Queen Street is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Roncesvalles Avenue and King Street in the west to Victoria Park Avenue in the east. Queen Street was the cartographic baseline for the original east ...

Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2004: Art Collectors' Residence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2003: The Seymour Schulich Building,

Schulich School of Business The Schulich School of Business is the business school of York University located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The institution provides undergraduate and graduate degree and diploma programs in business administration, finance, accounting, busine ...

, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2001:

MacLaren Art Centre The MacLaren Art Centre is an art gallery and museum, located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward in ...

, Barrie, Ontario, Canada *1999:

McKinsey & Co McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

. Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1998: Robertson House Crisis Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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* Tom Patterson Theatre,

Stratford Festival The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...

, Stratford, Ontario, Canada * Nicol Building, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Pinnacle One Yonge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * The Well, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * PJ Condos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Hariri Pontarini Architects has been honoured with numerous national and international awards, including the 2013

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization that has represented architects and architecture for over 100 years, in existence since 1907. The RAIC is the leading voice for excellence in the built ...

's Architectural Firm Award. * 2020 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for the Baháʼí Temple of South America * 2019

's International Prize * 2019

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...

Healthcare Design Award for Casey House * 2018 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for Casey House * 2017

Innovation Award for the Baháʼí Temple of South America * 2017

's Innovation in Architecture Award for the Baháʼí Temple of South America * 2016

Ontario Association of Architects The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is the regulatory body responsible for registering and licensing all architects legally entitled to practice the scope of architecture in the Province of Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in N ...

Lieutenant Governor's Award for Design Excellence in Architecture for the

Richard Ivey School of Business Ivey Business School is a constituent unit of the University of Western Ontario, located in London, Ontario, Canada. Ivey offers full-time undergraduate (HBA), MBA, MSc, MFE and PhD programs and also maintains two teaching facilities in Toronto ...

* 2006 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for the

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