HOUSTON \u2013 October 26, 2017<\/strong> \u2013 Powers Brown Architecture announces the opening of the firm\u2019s Canadian\u00a0Headquarters in Toronto providing architecture, interior design and urban design services to Ontario and\u00a0surrounding provinces. Building upon the firm\u2019s successful Canadian operations, this brings the firm\u2019s total\u00a0number of offices to five including the two-year-old Atlantic Canada location, the firm\u2019s first international office,\u00a0along with its Houston, Washington, D.C. and Denver offices.<\/p>\n Angelo Jr. Rapanos, OAA, AIBC, AAA, MRAIC, will serve as managing principal for all Canadian operations.\u00a0Rapanos received his Master\u2019s Degree at the University of Calgary, Alberta, after graduating from Royal St.\u00a0George\u2019s College in Toronto. He has been practicing for the last 10 years in Ontario as well as experience in\u00a0both the Vancouver and Calgary markets. His extensive experience has included stints at Arthur Erickson and\u00a0Regional Leader for Western Canada with HOK.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen several American firms come into Ontario in the past several years but none as culturally well-suited\u00a0to the market as Powers Brown Architecture. I believe the firm\u2019s approach will be well received by the client base\u00a0here. In addition, they have been working in Canada so we have a good running start,\u201d said Rapanos. \u201cI am\u00a0excited to be leading the way.\u201d<\/p>\n Rapanos will expand on the successful effort of the Atlantic Canada Office led by Principal Bruce Walck, AIA,\u00a0OAA, NLAA, MRAIC. The Atlantic Canada office, located in St. John\u2019s, designed and will oversee construction of\u00a0Canada\u2019s first four-story Value Office\u2122 building, and was Design Architect for the country\u2019s first Zero-Net Carbon\u00a0Warehouse in Nova Scotia. Other notable projects include a town hall renovation for the Town of Torbay, Nexen\u00a0Energy\u2019s St. John\u2019s Office, Verafin\u2019s Interior Office Expansion, Freedom 55 Financials St. John\u2019s Office, a new\u00a0Senior Living facility, and a new apartment facility.<\/p>\n \u201cPowers Brown Architecture\u2019s approach to our work and clients is a cultural system we believe in and Angelo\u00a0believes in as well. We know he will have better success creating our Toronto location on that system rather than\u00a0having to acquire a firm and work to integrate cultures,\u201d remarked Jeffrey Brown, FAIA, OAA, NLAA, founding\u00a0principal. \u201cMany of the developers we currently do business with in our U.S. offices, do business in Canada as\u00a0well and with the success of our Atlantic Canada office, we determined it was time to expand into Toronto with\u00a0plans for further expansion into additional Canadian markets.\u201d<\/p>\n To learn more about Powers Brown Architecture, visit www.powersbrown.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Powers Brown Architecture<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPowers Brown Architecture is a professional services firm with offices in Houston, Washington D.C., Denver, Toronto and\u00a0St. John\u2019s, NL. The firm maintains a diverse architecture, interior and urban design practice that spans from regional to\u00a0international projects. Founded in 1999 the firm has built a reputation for iconic design balanced by leading edge technical\u00a0research including its award winning work in its Tilt Lab\u2122 component. The firm has produced more than 80 award-winning\u00a0projects recognized by local, regional, national, and international organizations. Its work spans six countries, more than 20\u00a0states and numerous building types including educational, office, industrial, urban design and multi-family housing. Powers\u00a0Brown Architecture has consistently ranked in the Top 200 Architectural Firms in the United States according to Architectural\u00a0Record.<\/p>\n