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Claude Cormier
Landscape Architect, Founding Principal

Claude Cormier’s work challenges ordinary perceptions of the world, opening eyes to new possibilities and generating an appetite for the extraordinary. Rendering visible the invisible of the everyday, his projects seek to reawaken the joy of phenomena through an apparent simplicity that is complex, but not complicated. Over the years, he has acquired a solid reputation as a prolific designer, noted for his originality and creativity. Working in tandem with teams of other urban design professionals, Claude has demonstrated an innovative, imaginative capacity for problem solving. He approaches each obstacle as a challenge, each new constraint as a stimulus for fresh creativity.  Claude is a dedicated and sensitive team player, for which he has gained the respect of clients and colleagues alike.

Claude Cormier studied History & Theory of Design at Harvard University, Landscape Architecture at the University of Toronto, Agronomy at the University of Guelph, and established the firm Claude Cormier Architectes paysagistes in Montreal in 1995, which became Claude Cormier et Associés (2011) then CCxA (2022). Over the years, the firm has been privileged to work on major public work in Montreal, Toronto ant the USA and has received more than 100 awards. In 2010, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design organised an exclusive retrospective exhibition of the firm “Erratics”. In 2009, Cormier was Knighted to the Ordre National du Québec, the province’s highest distinction for individuals who have contributed to the development and leadership of Quebec. Cormier was also selected as an Emerging Voice for North America by the Architectural League of New York, as well as one of 14 international designers advancing the design field by Fast Company Magazine. Last year the firm was invited by Phaidon Press to be featured in a publication as one of the top 30 worldwide Landscape architects in the world. Serious Fun – The Landscapes of Claude Cormier, the first book exclusively dedicated to the work of Claude Cormier and his team, written by Marc Treib and Susan Herrington, has been published at Oro Editions in 2021.

Formation

1994
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Master’s degree in History & Theory of Design

1986
University of Toronto
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture

1982
Guelph University
Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy

 

 

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Sophie Beaudoin
Landscape Architect,
Co-President
1993

Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Marc Hallé
Landscape Architect,
Co-President

2004
University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
1993
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Yannick Roberge
Landscape Architect Senior, Studio Director – Design, Partner
2005
Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2001
Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology

Guillaume Paradis
Landscape Architect Senior, Studio Director – Technic, Partner
2008
Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Alessandro Colavecchio
Landscape Architect Senior
2010

University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2007
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Environmental Studies

Logan Littlefield
Landscape Architect Intermediate
2015

University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2010
University of Manitoba
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design

Carlos Portillo
Landscape Architect Intermediate
2018

University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2014
Carleton University
Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Studies

Léonard Flot
Landscape Architect Intermediate
2017

University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2014
Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Elias Campos Filho
Landscape Architect Junior
2020
Université de Montréal
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2017
University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning

Genna Kalvaitis
Landscape Designer Junior
2021
McGill University
Master’s degree in Architecture
2014
McMaster University
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Shaina Coulter
Landscape Designer Junior
2022
University of Waterloo
Master’s degree in Architecture
2019
University of Waterloo
Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Studies

James Cole
Landscape Architect Junior
2023
Université de Montréal
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Luis Felipe Bendezu
Architecte paysagiste junior
2023

University of Toronto
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture
2017
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP)
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Camille Maurel
Chief Administrator
2009
Université Paris Dauphine
Master’s degree in Management of Cultural Organizations

Delphine Lesage
Communication Officer
2004
Institut Français d’Urbanisme, Paris VIII
Master’s degree in Urban Planning
2002
Université de Bordeaux III
Master’s degree in Geography

Liette Locas
Consultant
1992
Université de Montréal – HEC
Accounting certificate

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