
Christmas Virtual Social Hour 2020
On Friday, we hosted our Virtual Christmas Social hour with our CTA team. We enjoyed some festive snacks and beverages from home while playing trivia, Pictionary, and catching up with each other. It’s important to keep the festivities alive, especially during this time!

2020 CTA Wrap Up
After having to switch onto the digital world and work from home due to the global pandemic, we’re taking this time to reflect on all of our accomplishments at CTA!
- 60 Completed Projects
- 20 Virtual Happy Hours
- 54 New Projects
- 144 Virtual Team Meetings

CTA Art Exhibit 2020
On Friday, we hosted our first ever CTA Art Exhibition where we took some time to recognize and appreciate our team’s showcased artful work- from baking, painting to jewelry making!

Congratulations to Ghazal Zandieh and Ehsan Shamlou!
We are proud to announce that two of our intern architects, Ghazal Zandieh and Ehsan Shamlou, have completed their certifications and are now officially licensed Architects with the AIBC! Both Ghazal and Ehsan are valued team members at CTA and have been working very hard collaborating with senior staff while gaining valuable experiences and refining their craft. It’s been a pleasure to witness them succeed in accomplishing this very significant goal in their career. Congratulations Ghazal and Ehsan!

CTA’s Transition To Working Back In The Office During COVID-19
We have been continuing our commited to the health and safety of our staff and clients as we navigate through the COVID-19 Pandemic. We’re taking careful safety precautions to support our team’s transition to working back in the office.
Here are our safety measures:
- Rearranging seats to allow for social distancing
- Allowing flexible working hours
- Adjusting maximum number of people in the office at one time
- Stocking up on sanitation supplies, such as masks, sanitizer and gloves
- Providing care packages for staff which include essentials such as masks
- Carrying out extra cleaning in the office for sanitation purposes
- Limiting occupancy of collaboration areas and meeting rooms in order to follow our social distancing protocols
- Ensuring visitors fill out a Good Health form upon visitation to our office
We thank you for your continuous support!

Building K Opening Ceremony
Chernoff Thompson Architects, the Prime Consultant of the project, had the privilege of participating in the grand opening of Building K, a new state-of-the-art classroom building at the University of Fraser Valley. Our strength and passion for architecture and design pulled a great team together in bringing this building to life.
Thank you for everyone’s efforts and appreciation!

RCMP Ribbon Cutting Event
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

2019 Annual CTA Boat Cruise
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).

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

Promotion Announcement
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.

Upcoming Tradeline Conference 2019
We are pleased to announce that Chernoff Thompson Architectural Firm’s very own Naomi Gross and Russ Chernoff will be two of the main speakers at the annual Tradeline Conference held on April 8-9 2019 at The Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Please visit Tradeline – College and University Science and Engineering Facilities or Tradeline – Research Facilities for more information.

CTA Christmas Dinner and First Ever Awards Night 2018
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.