WZMH Architects is an

architectural firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countri ...

established in 1961 and based in

Toronto, Ontario 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 ...

, Canada. Originally known as Webb Zerafa Menkès Housden (after Peter Webb, Boris Zerafa, René Menkès, and Warwick Housden) the company's name was changed to WZMH Architects in 2002. The firm is known for its work with tall, landmark structures (including the

CN Tower The CN Tower (french: Tour CN) is a concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name "CN" referred to Canadian National, the railway c ...

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

s, major mixed-use development, commercial, institutional, residential and hospitality projects, as well as renovation and retrofit projects involving heritage restoration, justice buildings and data centres. In 2015, WZMH merged with retail design firm, pellow + associates. The company working with Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), has devised a concept for providing supplemental energy to buildings that are linked to a microgrid that would draw that energy captured from the testing of nearby data center generators. The company has come up with a concept to harness “ wasted energy” from data centers by diverting it to residences and commercial buildings that are located near the data center to form a direct current microgrid-based community. The next company's project with Ryerson University, The Ryerson University Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub) will be the world’s first building that is 100 percent digitally enabled.

Awards

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), formerly the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), is an industry-backed, not-for-profit, learned society that was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906. The IES's stated mi ...

: 2015: IES Illumination Award of Merit - Quinte Courthouse International Council of Shopping Centre Awards: 2015: Gold ICSC within the New Development Category - Outlet Collection at Niagara and RBC WaterPark Place in Toronto

Canadian Urban Institute The Canadian Urban Institute is a not-for-profit organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is mandated to pursue both national and international urban issues. The institute operates in several fields related to urban planning and is involve ...

: 2013: CUI Brownie Award in the Excellence in Project Development at the Building Scale category – Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters

Canada Green Building Council The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) was created in 2003 to further the expansion of green building in Canada. Prior to the formation of the Council, Canada had participated in the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) through British ...

: 2013: Canadian Green Building Award- Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters

Ontario Architect's Association Awards

2014: OAA Design Excellence Award- Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters 2012: OAA Award for Design Excellence- Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower

Notable projects

* 222 Jarvis Street Sustainable Building Renewal, Toronto * Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto *BCC Data Centre, Ontario * Caesars Windsor, Windsor *Canadian Embassy, Warsaw, Poland * Canadian Space Agency, St. Hubert, Quebec * Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario * Centennial Place, Calgary * CN Tower, Toronto *CSEC Long-Term Accommodation, Ottawa *Durham Region Courthouse, Oshawa * Harbour Centre, Vancouver * Exchange Place, Boston * Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa * Maplewood High School, Toronto *Marketplace Center, Boston *Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi *Nile Plaza - Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo *Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo *Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters, Halifax *Parkway Forest Re-Urbanization and Emerald City, Toronto *Public Institution for Social Security Headquarters (PIFFS), Kuwait *Quinte Courthouse, Belleville, Ontario * Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto *

San Stefano Grand Plaza San Stefano Grand Plaza ( ar, سان ستفانو جراند بلازا) is a structural complex including apartments, offices, a shopping mall and a marina in Alexandria, Egypt. It was designed by WZMH Architects. See also * List of shopping ...

* Scotia Plaza, Toronto * Shanghai Securities Exchange Building, Shanghai *

Tabor Park Vocational School Tabor Park Vocational School (Tabor Park HS/VS, TPVS or Tabor) is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Toronto District School Board facility that operated as a public and vocational high school established in 1965 until 1986 t ...

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Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy, formerly known as Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School, is a Roman Catholic high school in the Eglinton East neighbourhood of Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a member of the Toron ...

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The Crossways, Toronto The Crossways is a mixed-use residential/commercial complex in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West. It stretches across most of a city block. History In 1971, develop ...

* WaterPark Place, Toronto

Gallery

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Canterra Tower Devon Tower (formerly known as Canterra Tower) is a skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located at 400 3rd Avenue SW, it stands at or 45 storeys tall. The building was completed in 1988 and was designed by WZMH Architects in the Postmodern ...

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Scotia Plaza Scotia Plaza is a commercial skyscraper in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the financial district of the downtown core bordered by Yonge Street on the east, King Street West on the south, Bay Street on the west, and Adelaide Stre ...

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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

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Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

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Toronto District School Board The Toronto District School Board (TDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 12 prior to 1999, is the English-language public-secular school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The minority public-secular franco ...

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References

External links

Company website
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