DSRA represents the leading edge of a sixty five year evolution in the field of building design. Over the many years the firm has undergone significant change and adaptation to remain vibrant and progressive within the field. Today we are a robust multidisciplinary firm with a deep portfolio of work and a broad cross section of professionals with expert knowledge and experience. While we continue to evolve as a firm, our tenets of practice remain unchanged from the time of inception: design excellence and quality service.
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The Oval Pavilion, One Year Later
Making a place The Halifax Common, at its most very mundane, is the site of recreation with a small "r" - the runner who trains for the Bluenose in the wee hours of the morning, the cyclist that passes through on her commute to work, the recreational softball league, Sunday-morning cricket, that... Continue Reading
“This is my one of my favourite shots - that apex, the sky, the flag, the road, the subtle tones on the cladding.” – Julian Parkinson, photographer.
Capturing Cape Breton in the fall
Architectural photographer Julian Parkinson embarked on a mission to capture the Ingonish Civic Building in the fall of 2016. His experience was the convergence of pure form, idyllic landscape, and perfect weather conditions. "My job as an architectural photographer is usually less than... Continue Reading
Power Cottage Restoration, Recipient of a 2016 Lieutenant Governor's Design Award in Architecture.
Conservation Architect Graeme Duffus joins DSRA Architecture
Graeme Duffus, principal of G.F. Duffus and Associates, has joined DSRA Architecture as Principal and Director of Building Conservation. Graeme and his team have combined forces with DSRA to form the largest dedicated Building Conservation Group in Atlantic Canada. The group is composed of... Continue Reading