We are pleased to announce that Vjekica (Vicki) Sucic Hruskovec, Architect AIBC, has joined the Partnership at Chernoff Thompson Architects.

We are pleased to announce that Vjekica (Vicki) Sucic Hruskovec, Architect AIBC, has joined the Partnership at Chernoff Thompson Architects.

Vicki attended Dalhousie University in Halifax and completed the BEDS program in 2001 and the Masters of Architecture program in 2003.

She joined Chernoff Thompson Architects (CTA) in 2015 and became one of our associates in 2018. Vicki brings with her 15 years of experience with architectural firms in Calgary, Halifax, and Croatia. She specializes in educational, research, health care, long-term care, mental health, correctional, commercial, and national defence facilities. Vicki has an extensive portfolio including projects ranging in size to $220 M.

Vicki works on projects in all phases of development; navigating considerations of the Client, Users, and the Authorities, ensuring projects are aligned with design intent. Leading with modesty, deep integrity and determination, Vicki has demonstrated her leadership and project management skills on many successful projects such as: University of Victoria’s New Service Building, University of Victoria’s Facilities Management renovations, Vancouver Island University Auto marine trade redevelopment, University of Calgary Optogenetics lab, Vancouver Community College class room renovations and currently leads CTA’s team with B+H, for the Clinical Skills and Research Centre for Providence Health Care’s new St. Paul’s Hospital health campus site.

Vicki is a skilled architect that can deliver projects with high quality standards. She offers our Clients expressive, functional and cost-effective solutions to their unique design challenges.  Her professionalism and cheerful character have been key to creating and maintaining meaningful long-term relationships with clients, user groups, consultant teams and colleagues.

Each of our partners brings unique skills, background and education to Chernoff Thompson Architects. We are very happy to have Vicki as part of our Partnership team!

The Annual 2019 CTA Boatcruise was a fun way of getting to spend time with the people we love working with (and their +1’s).

The Annual 2019 CTA Boatcruise was a fun way of getting to spend time with the people we love working with (and their +1’s).

To start off the evening, we began by congratulating Vicki Hruskovec for her recent partnership announcement. It was then followed by the buffet (to-die-for food; ie. a succulent freshly cooked salmon topped with a zest of citrus and a hearty salad? Yes please.) The rest of the evening was fuelled by casual conversation, polaroid photo taking, and a spectacular viewing of the sunset scenery. The cruise was definitely one for the books as it left everyone feeling enveloped by warmth, gratitude and a sense of togetherness.

RCMP Project Manager, Jeff Caughlin says ” The team working on behalf of Canada focused on implementing solutions to the challenges for effective work flow for the different disciplines through design, construction,and commissioning phases

RCMP Project Manager, Jeff Caughlin says ” The team working on behalf of Canada focused on implementing solutions to the challenges for effective work flow for the different disciplines through design, construction,and commissioning phases

As a result the National Forensic Laboratory Service is thrilled to be moving into a bright, welcoming, flexible and high tech well designed facility.

This has been a wonderful project and we are proud to have worked with this team as the LAB consultants for Canada. Congratulations team!

We are pleased to announce promotions to two of our hardworking and goal-driven colleagues, Sharon Lui and Byung-hee Kang.

Congratulations to Sharon Lui, our new Senior Associate and Byung-hee Kang, our new Associate at Chernoff Thompson Architects.

We are pleased to announce promotions to two of our hardworking and goal-driven colleagues, Sharon Lui and Byung-hee Kang.

Congratulations to Sharon Lui, our new Senior Associate and Byung-hee Kang, our new Associate at Chernoff Thompson Architects.

They both play a significant role in producing high quality architectural work and maintaining invaluable long-term relationships with new and existing clients, user groups and consultant teams. They bring excellent project management skills and diverse solutions to complex projects, which has been the essence of our firm’s continuing success.

Sharon Lui has contributed to our firm for over 15 years now and has demonstrated solid architectural experience in the Health Care, Education, and Government sector. Byung-hee has assisted our design team with his proven expertise in Life Sciences, Post Secondary and Commercial Industry Facilities.

We look forward to their numerous talents and wide spectrum of skills at our firm.

This past year’s annual CTA Christmas Dinner took place on December 7th at the Sylvia Hotel and Restaurant along the English Bay Seawall. Over a three course meal (of course keeping with CTA tradition of rotating tables to ensure maximum mingling), the office celebrated the year’s triumphs with their friends and significant others.

This past year’s annual CTA Christmas Dinner took place on December 7th at the Sylvia Hotel and Restaurant along the English Bay Seawall. Over a three course meal (of course keeping with CTA tradition of rotating tables to ensure maximum mingling), the office celebrated the year’s triumphs with their friends and significant others.

Highlights included a sneak peek at the new website, consisting of all new headshots after an entertaining office photoshoot, as well as the premier of two videos that celebrate CTA’s office life at large, both of which are also featured on the new website.

The main event was surely the first ever CTA Awards Ceremony, organized by dream team Tony Yip and Vivian Chai. Our gracious host Grace Leung moderated while the partners and management team members drew names from a box to establish the order in which they’d announce personalized awards — such as the Miss Sunshine Award or the Best Male Lead in the Movie Category — for each hardworking member of the staff. Those absent from the dinner were still able to join in on the fun with video speeches that were shown when their award was presented, humorously thanking the “public” for their honors. Everyone also had the opportunity to pick a gift from the prize table, which included wine, chocolate, Christmas-themed mugs and blankets, and designer stainless steel water bottles.

With a few technical difficulties to keep things interesting, the dinner ran smoothly and will be classified not just as another successful evening, but the one to top for future Christmas Dinners to come. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Below are pictures of the dazzling event.