About

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

To design communities, buildings and "places" of timeless beauty and value,
that are appropriate to their context, respect the environment,
and provide a superior quality of life for their inhabitants

     With over 30 years of experience as an architect in Calgary, Dan has established a reputation for design excellence, and an approach to design that combines the principles of architecture, urban design, and town planning. He and his firm have won numerous provincial national and international awards for their work in each of these fields.

    Dan has been responsible for the design of a wide range of projects, including international hotel and resort developments, large scale community planning projects, commercial buildings, mixed-use buildings, custom homes, and multi-family housing.

    He has also been an advocate for excellence in architecture, not only through his work, but also as a public speaker, conference presenter, and university assistant professor, as well as through the publication of Best Home Magazine, which he started to increase public awareness of the value of architects, and architecture in residential design.

    In 1970, he spent four months living in Venice as part of a travel-abroad program sponsored by the University of British Columbia School of Architecture, from which he graduated in 1971. After moving to Calgary in 1979, he worked initially with Boucock Architects, founded his own firm in 1981, and then practiced in partnership from 1987 through 1993 under the firm name Jenkins & Sturgess Architecture.        He later re-established his own practice as Jenkins Architecture Ltd. Jenkins cites living in Venice as one of the most significant influences upon his work. As a young man he set a goal to create more humanly scaled neighborhoods and communities in North America – thus his involvement in the design of several award winning communities such as Angus Glen Village in Markham, Garrison Woods in Calgary, the Griesbach community in Edmonton, a Caribbean community on the island of Roatan and the East village master plan in Calgary, a high density community adjacent to Calgary’s downtown currently under construction.

Firm Experience

Awards

•Caribbean Eco Development of the year 2010, Oceano Village, Roatan, Bay Islands

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• City of Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Awards, Downtown East Village Master Plan, Honorable Mention, 2005

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• National SAM Multi-Family Housing, The Versailles Garrison Woods 2004

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• Awards of Excellence in Housing, Multi-Family (1,350+ sf) --- The Ashbee Garrison Woods 2004

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• National SAM Finalist Multi-Family Housing, Sanctuary Woods Garrison Woods 2003

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• SAM Finalist Best Low Rise Apartment Community, Gateway Garrison Woods 2003

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• SAM Best Town Home Community, Beaumont Hamel Garrison Woods, 2002

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• Grand SAM Award to Canada Lands Corporation for Garrison Woods --- Best New Community in Canada, 2002

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• SAM Award to Canada Lands Corporation for Garrison Woods --- Best Community in Alberta, 2001

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• Best Use of Alternative Development Standards Award, Angus Glen Village. Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Ontario and Ontario Home    Builders’  Association 1997

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• Alberta Awards of Excellence in Affordable Housing, Commodore & Mariner Houses, Marina Bay Estates, 1991

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• Award of Merit Canadian Wood Council, Marina Bay Estates, Sylvan Lake, 1990

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• Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel Design, 1989   (Jenkins & Sturgess)

• C.H.M .C. Housing Awards, Innovation in Housing for Seniors, Implementation/ Realization, Honorable Mention for Anthonian Court Senior Citizen's 

Housing, Calgary, Alberta, 1988

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• Governor General's Design Awards, Canadian Housing Design Council, Design Award  for Courtyard Housing Project, Calgary, Alberta, 1985

• A.A.A./Western Living 1985 Design Awards, Citation for Alexandria Terrace Mixed Use Project, Calgary, Alberta, 1985

• Governor General's Design Awards, Canadian Housing Design Council, Design Award for Anthonian Court Senior Citizen's Housing, Calgary, Alberta, 1985

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• Winner of an International Hotel Design Competition, Istanbul Crowne Royal Hotel, 

Istanbul, Turkey, 1984

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• Governor General's Design Awards, Canadian Housing Design Council, Design Award for Infill Housing Development, Calgary, Alberta, 1983

• A.A.A. 75th Anniversary Awardsfor "Significant Contribution to the Built Environment of Alberta", a Design Award for Cafe Calabash, Calgary, Alberta, 1981

Seniors Housing

Fish Creek Seniors,

194 unit

senior care facility, Calgary 2013

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Bingham Crossing Active Living,

senior active living project

Calgary, 2012

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Anthonian Court ,

37 unit and 16 townhouse, housing for senior project

Calgary, 1985

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Alberta Housing Corporation

52 unit senior housing project

Calgary, 1982

Town Planning & Urban Design

Bingham Crossing

160 Acre Phase One

Rockyview Municipal District, 2010

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Currie Barracks Community

3000 units 

Calgary, 2008

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Belize Master Planned Tourism Community

600 acres, 2006

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East Village Urban Design & Master Planning

a downtown community of eventually 12,000 residents

Calgary, 2004

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Greisbach Community, Edmonton

Canada Lands Corporation 4000 unit community

Edmonton, 2002

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Garrison Woods (C.F.B. Calgary East),

Canada Lands Corporation, Urban Design, Site Planning and Architectural Codes

for a 1500 Unit Inner City Neighborhood,

Calgary, 1997

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Canmore Station

$65 m Downtown Mixed Use Project - Hotels, Retail, Housing,

Master Planning and Architecture

Canmore, 1997

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Frost Road

140 Acre Concept Development Plan and Master Plan

British Columbia, 1995

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Leitchcroft Mixed Use Farms Redevelopment

Markham, Ontario, 1995

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Angus Glen Village

700 Acre Master Planning

Markham, Ontario, 1993

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Westridge Subdivision Planning and Specification House Design

Retail and Village

Centre Planning, Okotoks, 1990-1994

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Marina Bay

Master Planning of Architectural Guidelines and Design

of a 100 lakefront cottage resort development

Red Deer, 1988

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Bow River Ranch

$10 million, 36-hole golf course and related facilities; hotel and

restaurant; 300 housing units

Alberta

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Architectural Guidelines and Controls

400 home subdivision,

Calgary 1987

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Hillhurst/Sunnyside Area Redevelopment

Plan, Urban Design Guidelines

1985

Architectural Codes for New Communities

Riversong Community,

2012

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Currie Barracks,

3,000 units, 2008

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Regina Diocese Property,

2006

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Big Fork Ponderosa Boat Club,

200 residences, 2006

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Blackstone Community,

1,100 residences, Fernie 2006

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Garrison Green,

800 residences, 2004

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Griesbach, Edmonton,

4,000 residences, 2003

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Garrison Woods,

1,500 residences, 1998

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Angus Glen,

1995

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Marina Bay,

150 residences

Hotel and Resort Projects

Bighorn Resort

160 unit condo hotel and resort, Radium BC 2004

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Point Roberts Resort Hotel

$55 M, Point Roberts, Washington, 1990

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Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel

Japan $10 M, 60-room luxury hotel, convention facilities,

1989

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Marina Bay, Yacht Club for the Marina Bay Resort

Red Deer, 1988

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Hotel Place St. Charles

300 room suite hotel proposal, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Istanbul Crowne Royal Hotel

,450 room hotel overlooking the Bosphorus Sea

winner of international competition, Istanbul, Turkey, 1984

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Elbow Valley Golf and Country Club

, Calgary, 1981

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200 acre Resort Planning

Washington State, 1981

160 unit condo hotel and resort, Radium BC 2004

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Commercial & Institutional Projects

Bingham Crossing Active Living,

Calgary, 2012

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The Piazza

a 30,000 sq ft mixed use building in the Bridges project, Calgary, 2005

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Westside King's Church campus

18 acres, 2002

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Kensington Mixed Use Bldg

Calgary- 2002

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Elgin Village rowhousing project,

Calgary, 2002

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Homes by Avi office building

20,000 sq. ft., Calgary 2001

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4th Street Central

130,000-sq. ft., mixed use project, Calgary 2001

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Swimco Retail Building Renovation

Calgary, 1993

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Railyard Shopping Center

80,000 sq. ft., Merrit, B.C., 1995

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Oliva Retail Building Renovation

Calgary, 1993

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Charly Chan's Restaurant Interior

,Calgary, 1993

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Metropolis Building

11,000 square feet, Whyte Avenue Commercial Addition and

Renovation, Edmonton, 1992

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Yukon Visitor Reception Centre

$3.2 million, Whitehorse, 1991

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DiMilo's Lingerie Shop

Calgary, 1991

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Kensington Pointe

10,000 sq. ft. retail commercial building, Calgary,

1989

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Rogers Cable TV Production Facility

$1 million, Calgary, 1988

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Kensington Crescent Retail Building

9,000 square feet, Calgary, 1987

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LaPasta Ristorante

Calgary, 1980

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Cafe Calabash Restaurant and Retail

Calgary, 1980

Multi-Family Residential & Mixed Use Projects

Residence @ King Edward,

21 luxury apartment condos, Calgary, 2015

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Max

10 Luxury townhomes , Calgary 2014

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McKee Homes,

30 villas, Airdrie, 2013

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Adelaide Multi-Residential

Calgary, 2013

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Empire Custom Homes

Valour Park 35 luxury townhomes (3 phases), Calgary, 2013

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Alexander I

17 townhomes, Calgary, 2013

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Stanley Park townhomes,

6 townhomes, Calgary, 2012

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Jayman Riversong Community

42 townhomes, Calgary, 2012

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Jayman Currie Apartments,

3 apartment buildings,  Calgary, 2012

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Valour Park Avi rowhouses

Calgary, 2011

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Victoria Cross townhomes,

2011

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Alexander Court

17 unit condominium project, Calgary, 2010

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Homes by Avi

13 unit Cottage development

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Currie Barracks Innovative Housing site

Calgary,  2010

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Craftsman Style Apartments,

2010

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The Lake House

163 unit apartment project, Sylvan Lake, Alberta 2008

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Venu

110 unit apartments and townhomes project, Red Deer, Alberta 2006

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27th Avenue

18 Plex, Calgary, Alberta, 2006

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35th  Street 9 Plex

Calgary, Alberta 2006

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Riders Ridge

Architectural Codes, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, 2006

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The Piazza,

a 30,000 sq ft mixed use building in the Bridges project, Calgary, Alberta, 2005

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Garrison Green

244 unit project, Calgary 2004

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Rosedale, Griesbach community

4 storey seniors housing, Edmonton 2004

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Capital Care Veteran's Center, Griesbach

Edmonton 2004

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Statesman Staywell Manors

, 170 units -2003

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Elgin Village rowhousing project

Calgary- 2002

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The Versailles

32 unit rowhousing project, Calgary , 2002

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The Townhomes at Beaumont Hamel

60 unit rowhousing project, Calgary, 2001

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Sanctuary Woods

20 unit rowhousing project, Calgary 2001

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Garrison Square

,50 unit rowhousing project, façade design only, Calgary 1998

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Sussex Garden Estates

25 Luxury Condominiums, Calgary, 1996

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Refinery Square

200 unit Loft Condominiums, $ 10 M, Calgary, 1994

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Fish Creek Villas

63 Unit Luxury Condominium Development, $5 M, Calgary, 1992

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Lincoln Park Low Income Townhousing

$6.5 M, Calgary, 1992

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Connaught Townhouses

11 Unit Courtyard Condominium, $1.2 M, Calgary, 1992

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Westridge 50 Unit Condominium Project

$4 M, Okotoks , 1990

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Villa Ponte, 17-storey Condominium High-rise

$17 M, Calgary, 1990

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Riverbank Condominiums

17-storey luxury condominium tower, $10 M, Calgary

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Barclay Estates

30-unit townhouse project, $2.5 M, Calgary,

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Luxury Condominium High-rise

55 units, a golf course and boundary bay overlooking

Tsawwassen, BC, 1986

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River Court

61 unit riverfront condominium, Calgary, 1982

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75 unit Beltline high-rise apartment

Calgary, 1981

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Beltline historical restoration of 6 townhouses

Calgary, 1981

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85 unit, 3 storey apartment project

Tsawwassen, B.C., 1981

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Cluster housing proposal

Calgary, 1980

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Proposed 111 unit apartment project

Tsawwassen, B.C., 1980

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30 unit condominium project

Mount Royal, Calgary, 1979

Single Family Homes

Renaud Residence

addition to home, Calgary 2014

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Steamboat Springs Residence

Colorado 2007

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Erickson Residence

Lakeside residence, Montana 2005

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Pagenkopf Mountain Residence,

Canmore, Alberta 2005

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Renaud Residence

Silvertip, Canmore, AB, 2003

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Thompson Residence

Panorama, BC, 2001

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Shangri-La

6,000 sq. ft. , lakefront residence, Windermere, BC, 2000

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McIntyre Residence

, 5,000 sq. ft., Markham, ON, 1998

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Berloni Loft

Dominion Bank Building, Calgary, 1996

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Loft Apartment Renovation for Dr. Gerl

4000 sq. ft., Calgary, 1996

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Oceanfront Residence

Point Roberts, Washington, 1995

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Tanner Residence

Parkhill, Calgary, 1993

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Jenkins Residence Renovation

Calgary, 1992

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DiStefano Residence

7,000 sq. ft., Calgary, 1991

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Kelman Residence

5,000 sq. ft., Calgary, 1990

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Renaud Residence

4,000 sq. ft. , Calgary, 1990

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Gremix Investments Ltd.,

6,000 sq. ft. residential interior, Calgary, 1988

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Pertman Residence

4,000 square foot private residence, Edmonton, 1987

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Gordon Residence

3,600 square foot residence, Parkhill, Calgary, 1986

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Riverside Villas

Two riverside homes, Calgary, 1986

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Hall Residence

3,800 square foot residence, BelAire, Calgary, 1985

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Calgaro Residence

4,500 square foot residence west of Calgary, 1984

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Marshall Residence

3,500 square foot residence in the Roxboro area, Calgary, 1983

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The Mews,

a country residence on the Bow River west of Calgary, 1981

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Stephens Residence

Calgary, 1979

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Pinebrook single family country residence

Calgary, 1979

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Windsor Park

Infill housing project, Calgary, 1979

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"Bearspaw",

a country residence on the Bow River west of Calgary, 1976

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Tsawwassen Experimental Energy Conservation House

1976

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Reinsch Residence

Tsawwassen, B.C., 1976

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Solar heated hillside housing

White Rock, B.C., 1976

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