Employee-owned architecture, engineering, planning and interior design firm founded in 1938, with around 800 staff and offices in Canada, the US, UK and UAE.
NORR is an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm founded in 1938 by Canadian architect John B. Parkin. The practice employs around 800 architects, engineers, planners and interior designers, and delivers integrated, full-service design across global markets.
The firm's services span architecture, engineering, interior design and planning, alongside sustainable design and wider built-environment work. Disciplines are run collaboratively, with engineering delivered alongside architecture rather than separately. NORR states a mission centred on socially aware, environmentally responsible and financially viable design, and describes a commitment to sustainable stewardship and development goals.
NORR works across 12 market sectors, including commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, justice, public, residential, retail, science and research, transportation and defence. Offices are located across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. The company is owned by its employees and says it values diversity of people, the use of technology and the pursuit of excellence.
