Omar
Gandhi

Principal

Omar Gandhi is a Canadian architect, born in Toronto and raised in Brampton and currently practicing and residing in both Halifax, Nova Scotia and Toronto, Ontario. After studying in the Regional Arts program at Mayfield Secondary School (Caledon) and then the inaugural Architectural Studies Program at the University of Toronto Omar moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia where he received his Master’s degree in 2005 at Dalhousie University. After graduation, Omar worked for some of Canada’s most respected architectural practices. Gandhi started his own design studio in 2010 and became a registered architectural practice in 2012.

Almost immediately, with the support of his small team - the studio became one of Canada’s most exciting and decorated. In 2014 Gandhi was hailed as “Canada’s Next Top Architect” by the Globe & Mail and in the year following was listed in Monocle Magazine’s “20 most influential Canadians” roundup. Omar was appointed as the Louis I. Kahn visiting Assistant Professor in Architectural Design at the Yale School of Architecture for the Fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. When not in the studio, Omar spends his time wandering the streets of the North End of Halifax, playing with his son, and traveling internationally to both teach and lecture.  

 
 

Awards

 

Governor General’s Medal in Architecture Rabbit Snare Gorge. 2018

Architectural Record Magazine Design Vanguard. 2018

Emerging Voices Award Architectural League of New York. 2015 

Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture Canada Council for the Arts. 2014

Wallpaper Magazine Top 20 Young Architects Worldwide. Architects Directory. 2014

AZ Awards Winner: Urban Design Internventions. Peggy’s Cove. Azure Magazine. October 2022

AZ Awards People’s Choice Awards: Urban Design Internventions. Peggy’s Cove. Azure Magazine. October 2022

AZ Awards Winner: Single Family Houses. OG House. Azure Magazine. October 2022

AZ Awards People’s Choice Awards: Single Family Houses. OG House. Azure Magazine. October 2022

Designlines Restaurant of the Year Lady Marmalade. January 2020

Dezeen HOT LIST Dezeen Magazine. 2017

Christopher J. Coulter Award Dalhousie University Alumni Awards. Top Alumnus Under 40. October 2017

AZ Awards Peoples Choice: Residential (Single Family). Rabbit Snare Gorge Cabin. Azure Magazine. 2017

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) 2014/15 Nominee 2016

Atlantic Residential Project of the Year Rabbit Snare Gorge. Atlantic WoodWORKS! Awards. 2016

WAN 21 for 21 2015 Shortlist (Top 12) 

Atlantic WoodWORKS! Awards 2015 Atlantic Residential Project. Moore Studio. 2015

Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Architecture Citation. Black Gables. 2013

Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Architecture Citation. Shantih. 2012

House of Assembly Recognition Resolution no. 1751. 2011

Alumni Memorial Award 2005