WZMH Architects is an
architectural firm
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established in 1961 and based in
Toronto, Ontario
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, 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
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),
skyscraper
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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:
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:
2013: CUI Brownie Award in the Excellence in Project Development at the Building Scale category – Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters
Canada Green Building Council
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:
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
Gallery
Image:Canterra tower1.jpg, Canterra Tower
File:Scotia Plaza 2009.JPG, Scotia Plaza
Image:Dcxbuilding.jpg, DaimlerChrysler Tower
Image:Calgary city hall1.jpg, Calgary
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Municipal Building
Image:Bow Valley Square.JPG, Bow Valley Square
Image:Tabor Park Vocational School.JPG, Tabor Park Vocational School, 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, sub ...
, Ontario
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(Toronto District School Board
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)
Image:Maplewood High School.JPG, Maplewood Vocational School, 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, sub ...
, Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
(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 ...
)
Image:33 Bloor East, Entrance (2025)-L1007263.jpg, Arches in the entrance corridor of 33 Bloor East in downtown Toronto
References
External links
Company website
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Architecture firms of Canada
Companies based in Toronto