Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA) is a full-service architectural practice based in Toronto, Canada.
HPA’s first critically acclaimed project was for McKinsey & Company's Toronto headquarters, which became one of the youngest buildings to be designated with Heritage Status by the City of Toronto.
While most of the firm's work is in Canada, they also deliver projects internationally.
History Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini founded the practice in 1994, delivering major projects across several sectors including mixed-use, institutional, residential, commercial, and hospitality.
In 2026, the firm named Doron Meinhard and Michael Attard as Partners.
Select completed projects 2025: Artists' Alley (234 Simcoe Street / 121 St. Patrick St), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2025: Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 2025: Toronto House (19 Duncan Street), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2024: The Well, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2022: BARLO Multiple Sclerosis Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2021: Nicol Building, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2020: Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada 2020: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Space Transformation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2019: Massey Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2019: King Portland Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2018: One Bloor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2018: Essex Centre of Research, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2017: Casey House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2016: Jackman Law Building, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with B+H Architects) 2016: Bahá'í Temple for South America, Santiago, Chile 2013: The Richard Ivey Building, Ivey Business School at Western University 2012: Shangri-La Toronto Hotel and Residences 2012: Bloor Cinema, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2011: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2010: The Weston Family Learning Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2010: The Ontario Pavilion for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, British Columbia, Canada 2009: Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2008: School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 2003: The Seymour Schulich Building, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2001: MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada 1999: McKinsey & Co. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1998: Robertson House Crisis Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work in progress
Pinnacle SkyTower and Pinnacle One Yonge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada OpenROM, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada New Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Snohetta) College Park Redevelopment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Select awards Hariri Pontarini Architects has been honoured with numerous national and international awards, including the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Architectural Firm Award.
2025 Council on Vertical Urbanism Urban Habitat Award of Excellence for The Well 2022 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for the Tom Patterson Theatre 2020 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for the Baháʼí Temple of South America 2020 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's National Urban Design Award for Casey House 2019 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's International Prize for the Baháʼí Temple of South America 2019 American Institute of Architects Healthcare Design Award for Casey House 2018 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for Casey House 2017 American Institute of Architects Innovation Award for the Baháʼí Temple of South America 2017 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Innovation in Architecture Award for the Baháʼí Temple of South America 2016 Ontario Association of Architects Lieutenant Governor's Award for Design Excellence in Architecture for the Richard Ivey School of Business 2006 Governor General's Medal in Architecture for the Schulich School of Business at York University
See also Architecture of Toronto Siamak Hariri David Pontarini
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