SvN Architects & Planners Inc.

SvN Architects & Planners Inc. (SvN) is a team of architects, landscape architects, planners, and urban designers based in Toronto, Ontario. The company, originally founded in 1978 by its founding principal, John Van Nostrand, has gone through various iterations over the past four decades. The latest of these centers on the re-branding of planningAlliance and regionalArchitects to form SvN in 2015. For over 40 years, the company, and now its staff of 55, has been responsible for shaping the built environment of regions, cities, and towns across Canada and around the world. They have revitalized industrial waterfronts, developed new and alternative forms of housing, designed resilient neighborhoods, and promoted the economic development of both rural and urban regions. SvN engages with the dynamic social, economic, and environmental forces that define and govern the places where people live, work and play. This involves studying local histories, anticipating emerging economies, identifying social and environmental risks and opportunities, and planning and designing in response to rapid growth and change. The company works in partnership with public and private-sector clients, and a variety of All photos were provided courtesy of Ben Rahn / A-Frame