Les Klein

Principal North America

T: +1 416 598 1240
E: lklein@bdpquadrangle.com

Les is a principal, co-founder and Studio Head in our Toronto studio.

As a co-founder of the Toronto studio, he has helped to set its course and foster new generations of leadership to ensure its future. He takes a problem-solving approach to architecture, approaching the influences that shape design and the communities we holistically.

Les’s work in master planning innovative urban residential developments, the adaptive reuse of existing structures, and the design of broadcast facilities and dynamic environments for ideas-based entrepreneurs has been at the heart of the studio's growth and success. Its standing in the community as one that combines design excellence with business acumen continues to attract long-time repeat clients.

In 2015 Les was awarded the Order of Da Vinci by the Ontario Association of Architects. He was elected to both the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1994 and the Simcoe Chapter of Lambda Alpha International in 2012. He is also a former National Director of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and has served as Chair of the Urban Land Institute Toronto District Council.

Les also holds the position of BDP Quadrangle Studio Head, and in this role he oversees progress of the firm's strategic plan and maintains regular communication with the executive of BDP.

Architecture/design practices of the future will be

"Practice has changed continuously and our technologies, the process of project management, the nature of design and the scope of our reach have all changed, and we are challenged to keep up. The one thing that has not changed is the collaborative nature of the work we do – no one can do architecture alone, and our successes are measured by the success of our collaborations."

Projects

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Bata Shoe Factory

This project includes 47 rental residential units, retail, commercial spaces, daycare and event space across five storeys as well as surface parking and a rooftop terrace.

Studio on Richmond

Studio on Richmond is a luxury condominium featuring two elegant glass 31 and 41-storey towers on robust precast concrete clad podiums that echo the industrial heritage of Toronto’s Entertainment District.

Indigenous Hub

This new mixed-use development in the Canary District aims to articulate Indigenous values and principles through its design.

News

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Quadrangle officially rebrands as BDP Quadrangle

19/11/2020

Quadrangle is now operating under the name BDP Quadrangle.

//Innovative Cities

How do we build 1.5 million homes in the next 10 years?

Demand for housing and low supply are causing home prices to soar. High demand and vacancy rates nearing pre-pandemic lows are driving rents to historic highs. We are in a housing crisis!

//News

BDP named a top sustainability interior design giant

16/06/2023

BDP's interior design team has been recognised for its approach to environmentally focused projects, earning a notable placement on Interior Design's ‘Top 100 Sustainability Interior Design Giants of the Year’ list.

//Resilient Places

Low Carbon Now

The World Green Building Council has stated that all new buildings are to be net zero operational carbon with a 40% reduction in embodied carbon by 2030. But, what can we do NOW to get there?

BDP Quadrangle receives a canadian governor general’s medal in architecture

06/06/2022

BDP Quadrangle’s innovative, sustainable design for a timber frame workplace project - 60 & 80 Atlantic Avenue - has won Canada’s most prestigious architecture prize.

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