Hariri Pontarini Architects is a Canadian firm founded by Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini founded in Toronto in 1994. Today, the practice is formed by 130 people.
Over the past 25 years, their work has garnered the firm over 75 national and international awards, including being the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2013 Architectural Firm Award. Most recently, they received the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture for Casey House.
Siamak Hariri, founding Partner, holds deep respect for the transformative potential of architecture. He specializes in creating works of enduring value, for clients seeking to lever change through design. Siamak brings to every project a profound interest in light, form, site, material, and craft. His portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized public and private buildings has won over 50 awards, including the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, the 2010 World Architecture Best Unbuilt Civic Building Award, and the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Architectural Firm Award.
David Pontarini, founding Partner, focuses on building better cities through quality urban developments that channel the best aspects of their site and program into finely executed architectural and public realm designs. Over the past 30 years, he has built an award-winning portfolio of complex, variously scaled urban high-rise and mixed-use developments in cities across Canada and the United States. David’s design-led approach to smart development solutions together with his understanding of urban issues contribute to his reputation as one of Toronto’s leading architects and to the recognition of HPA, by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, as winners of the 2013 Architectural Firm Award.
Over the past 25 years, their work has garnered the firm over 75 national and international awards, including being the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2013 Architectural Firm Award. Most recently, they received the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture for Casey House.
Siamak Hariri, founding Partner, holds deep respect for the transformative potential of architecture. He specializes in creating works of enduring value, for clients seeking to lever change through design. Siamak brings to every project a profound interest in light, form, site, material, and craft. His portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized public and private buildings has won over 50 awards, including the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, the 2010 World Architecture Best Unbuilt Civic Building Award, and the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Architectural Firm Award.
David Pontarini, founding Partner, focuses on building better cities through quality urban developments that channel the best aspects of their site and program into finely executed architectural and public realm designs. Over the past 30 years, he has built an award-winning portfolio of complex, variously scaled urban high-rise and mixed-use developments in cities across Canada and the United States. David’s design-led approach to smart development solutions together with his understanding of urban issues contribute to his reputation as one of Toronto’s leading architects and to the recognition of HPA, by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, as winners of the 2013 Architectural Firm Award.
