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As a collective of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and strategists, our depth of thinking translates complex design challenges into meaningful places and experiences.

 
 
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Architecture
Architecture

Discover how places of meaning are born through intelligent design.

Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture

Let our team of landscape architects uncover the embedded spirit of place (Genius Loci) of your site.

Planning
Planning

Ensure your vision of the future can be practically achieved through sound planning legislation and political / community collaboration.

Wayfinding & Signage
Wayfinding & Signage

Navigating and orienting is a crucial part of a positive visitor experience, on the scale of regions, sites or buildings.

Interpretive Planning
Interpretive Planning

Tell your story in a way that informs, connects, challenges and entertains.

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The Power of the Collective

 
 

‘The whole is more than the sum of its parts’. Nowhere is this more true than in an integrated design collective, where the knowledge of many specialists combine to imagine solutions that no one profession could conceive alone.

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Batoche National Historic Site of Canada
Batoche National Historic Site of Canada

At the heart of this history is a land dispute. Two opposing methods of landholding: a thoughtful allotment by a semi-nomadic turned-agrarian people versus an unnatural grid-based system imposed on one nation by another.

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Lunenburg Library—South Shore Regional Libraries
Lunenburg Library—South Shore Regional Libraries

In July 2018, the Lunenburg branch of the South Shore Regional Library opened in the former Lunenburg Academy, a registered National Historic Site. The design for the new space represents a significant upgrade for the library and an important milestone for the town.

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Fort Needham Memorial Park
Fort Needham Memorial Park

Today, no human witnesses remain to the tragedy of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. But the Memorial Park on Fort Needham Hill, with its vantage point overlooking ground zero of the explosion, will forever be tied to that devastating event.

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Fathom Studio Grows Planning Practice with Jacob Ritchie’s Return
Fathom Studio Grows Planning Practice with Jacob Ritchie’s Return

Fathom Studio is proud to announce that Jacob Ritchie has rejoined the firm as Managing Principal – Planning, bringing with him over two decades of public-sector experience and leadership in city-building, infrastructure, and urban policy. His return marks a strategic milestone in the studio’s continued growth and will further strengthen the depth and capacity of its planning practice.

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RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award Goes to Fathom Studio
RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award Goes to Fathom Studio
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Adam puts the Fine in wayfinding
Adam puts the Fine in wayfinding
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New Partners at Fathom Studio and a New Office in the New Year
New Partners at Fathom Studio and a New Office in the New Year
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Fathom Welcomes Architect Jessica Stanford
Fathom Welcomes Architect Jessica Stanford
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Argyle and Grafton Shared Streetscape Wins APALA Award of Excellence
Argyle and Grafton Shared Streetscape Wins APALA Award of Excellence

Fathom’s design and implementation of the Argyle and Grafton Shared Streetscape recently won an award from the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects (APALA) in the category of Large-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect.

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Town of Wolfville Wins National Planning Award
Town of Wolfville Wins National Planning Award

The Town of Wolfville wins in the category of Rural/Small Town Planning at this year’s Canadian Institute of Planners’ Annual Awards for Planning Excellence.

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Activating Natural Environments and Fostering Social Interaction
Activating Natural Environments and Fostering Social Interaction

Fathom was included in AZURE Magazine’s recent list of innovative design practices in Canada, we are proud to be named alongside these talented Canadian design practices known for activating the natural environment and fostering social interactions.

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Congratulations Abbey Myra
Congratulations Abbey Myra

Fathom Studio would like to congratulate Abbey Myra on her registration as an Architect with NSAA.

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Fort Needham Wins in Inaugural APALA Awards of Excellence
Fort Needham Wins in Inaugural APALA Awards of Excellence

Fathom’s Fort Needham Memorial Park Redevelopment wins in the category of Large-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect by the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects. This is the first year that APALA has held a competition for Awards of Excellence.

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Mi'Kmaw Native Friendship Centre featured in Landscapes | Paysages
Mi'Kmaw Native Friendship Centre featured in Landscapes | Paysages

Fathom’s Chris Crawford and John deWolf collaborated with Sandra Cooke on an article appearing in the Fall issue of Landscapes | Paysages on their work for the Mi’Kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

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Fathom Welcomes Architect Iliah Lorenz-Luca
Fathom Welcomes Architect Iliah Lorenz-Luca

Fathom Studio would like to welcome Iliah Lorenz-Luca to our team of architects. She brings with her more than twelve years of experience and is passionate about detail design, building innovation and creating exceptional spaces that support our communities.

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