present the practice has further flourished
in the field of high tech industries such as
life sciences, research and manufacturing
of pharmaceutical and biotechnology fa-
cilities as well as light and heavy industrial
complexes. More recently, projects such
as elementary schools and an aquatic
complex have further diversified NFOE’s
portfolio.
“We have a long history, but the challenge
of design and architecture has always been
the same,” says Rafie Sossanpour, Direc-
tor. “The aim has always been to achieve
exceptional design.”
Since the 1960s, NFOE’s technical exper-
tise has established the company as one
of the best in the business. “In these dis-
ciplines, our challenge has always been
the marriage between technology and
engineering with architecture and design,
which requires seamless integration when
dealing with high-tech facilities,” continues
Sossanpour. “That has been an enduring
key strong point of our firm—the capacity
to integrate programmatic and technical
requirements in highly sophisticated, con-
trolled environments.”
This expertise has led NFOE to participate
on major projects including the research
centers for CHUM
3
, and MUHC
4
Glen cam-
pus hospitals and the Science Complex at
University of Montreal – Outremont. NFOE
was chosen to work on the $125 million
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
(CHARS) project because of its extensive
experience in architectural design, includ-
ing science and research facilities, and in
OVO Clinic Montreal (Photo by Stephane Brugger)
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