Awards

 

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

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - Fellowship Induction. Omar Gandhi, FRAIC. 2022

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - Fellowship Induction. Stephanie Hosein, FRAIC. 2024

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

Architecture Masterprize / Jury Winner: Interior Design Firm of the Year / Omar Gandhi Architects. October 2024

Architecture Hunter Awards: Interior Design | Hospitality & Hotel. Prime Seafood Palace. 2024

The Architects Newspaper / AN Interior Top 50 Architects and Designers of 2024

The Architect's Newspaper / Best of Products Awards 2024 / Category (Lighting: Fixture) OG Brick (with Aaline Architectural Lighting and Acoustics and Filo Timo)

The Architects Newspaper / AN Interior Top 50 Architects and Designers of 2022

Design Educates Awards. Honourable Mention in Architectural Design. OG House. 2024

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) Outstanding. Peggy’s Cove Viewing Platform. 2024

Architizer A+ Awards Finalist: Residential > Private House (S 1000 - 2000 sq ft) White Rock. May 2024

Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner: Best Small Firm (6 - 15 employees) May 2024

Architizer List – 25 Best Architecture Firms in Toronto. Ranked No. 1. May 2024

Architizer List – 30 Best Architecture Firms in Canada. Ranked No. 1. June 2024

Architecture Masterprize Jury Winner: Firm of the Year. (Medium Scale, Multidiscplinary Architecture). December 2023

Architecture Masterprize Jury Winner: Interior Design of the Year / Best of the Best. Prime Seafood Palace. December 2023

Architecture Masterprize Jury Winner: Architectural Design Award. OG House. December 2023

Archello Awards Jury Winner: Cafe/Restaurant of the Year. Prime Seafood Palace. October 2023

The Architect’s Newspaper AN Best of Design: Interiors / Hospitality. Prime Seafood Palace. December 2023

Createurs Design Awards Longlist: Best Residential Project. White Rock. December 2023

Gray Awards Jury and Peoples Choice Winner: Interior Design / Commercial. Prime Seafood Palace. December 2023

Dezeen Awards Interiors Shortlist: Restaurant & Bar Interior. Prime Seafood Palace. Oct.2023

Restaurant & Bar Design Awards Finalist: Americas - Standalone. Prime Seafood Palace. September 2023

AZ Awards Winner: Commercial & Institutional Interiors. Prime Seafood Palace. Azure Magazine. June 2023

Halifax Urban Design Awards Winner: Landscape Architecture and Civic Design Projects Award of Excellence. Peggy’s Cove. June 2023

Halifax Urban Design Awards Winner: Community Connections and Initiatives Award of Excellence. Reimagining Gottingen Street Seating. June 2023

Architizer A+ Awards People’s Choice: Hospitality - Restaurants (L > 1000 sq ft). Prime Seafood Palace. May 2023

Architizer A+ Awards Winner: Residential - Private House (M 2000 - 4000 sf). OG House. May 2023

Architizer A+ Awards Finalist: Best Firm (Medium Scale) Omar Gandhi Architects. May 2023

Architect’s Newspaper AN Best of Practice Awards Jury Winner: Architect Medium Size – Canada. June 2024

Interior Design Best of Year Finalist: Fine Dining. Prime Seafood Palace. 2022

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

AZ Awards People’s Choice Awards: Urban Design Interventions. 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 People’s 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

Publications

 
 
 

Azure

Design in Conversation: Stephanie Hosein, Jeff Shaw, Jordan Rice, and Omar Gandhi

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Archello

Omar Gandhi on using ordinary materials to craft extraordinary architecture

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The Globe and Mail

Renovation of century-old home adds space for family

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enRoute Air Canada

Architect Omar Gandhi Shows Us Where to Eat in Halifax

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dezeen

Omar Gandhi Architects creates illuminated brick for outdoor and indoor use

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dezeen

Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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The Globe and Mail

Tucked into the Gaspereau Valley, a stylish retreat offers guests a quiet getaway

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The Globe and Mail

Toronto’s University Health Network aims to treat homelessness as a health issue

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Architizer

30 Best Architecture Firms in Canada
(OG Ranked #1)

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Archpaper

2024 Best of Practice Awards Jury Winner: Architect Medium Size – Canada

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Architecture Masterprize

Architecture Masterprize Jury Winner: Architectural Design Award. OG House

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Architecture Masterprize

Architecture Masterprize Jury Winner: Interior Design of the Year / Best of the Best. Prime Seafood Palace

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Architizer

Best Small Firm (6 - 15 employees)

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Architizer

25 Best Architecture Firms in Toronto
(OG Ranked #1)

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Wallpaper*

White Rock is a minimalist Canadian retreat designed to be shared

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The New York Times - T Magazine

In Nova Scotia, Homes as Wild as the Landscape Around Them

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Architectural Digest 

Inside Chef Matty Matheson's New Toronto Restaurant, a Striking "Wooden Cathedral"

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The Globe and Mail

Canada’s Next Top Architect: Omar Gandhi

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Dezeen

Omar Gandhi creates accessible viewpoint at Peggy's Cove lighthouse

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Dezeen 

Omar Gandhi mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

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Dezeen 

Omar Gandhi models fire-resistant residence in Canada on a mountain beetle

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Architizer

25 Best Architecture Firms in Canada

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Wallpaper*

Architect Omar Gandhi combines home and office life in Halifax

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CBC News

Architect with a 'distinctly Nova Scotian' style heads to Yale

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Videos

The Local Project

Inside An Architect’s Own Secret Cabin Hidden in the Woods of Canada

 

Architectural Digest 

Inside Matty Matheson’s Stylish New Restaurant | Open Door

 

Dezeen

OGA mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

 

The New York Times - T Magazine

Omar Gandhi Nova Scotia Architecture & Interview - Andrew Rowat for New York Times Style Magazine T

 

 

Podcasts