When Kevin became principal, his vision for _SA was “not necessarily to go in a new direction” – instead, he says, he and his team wanted to “build on the legacy Jeremy had already established.” “The firm was already known for pushing the boundaries of architecture and creating really strong and innovative and evocative work,” he says. “That’s still our intention, there’s no question about that. As long as this office exists, that’s always going to be our intention.” According to Kevin, the only thing he really wanted to see changed, if anything, was the public perception that _SA was just one person. He says their office has always been “built on collaboration and team involvement,” and that Jeremy Sturgess always promoted those values and emphasizes the importance of his staff. Naturally, however, because his name was in the title, a lot of the focus ended up on him. With this new phase of _SA – with “a _SA 2.0, so to speak” – Kevin wants to make it clear that their success is a credit to their whole firm. “The simple fact of the matter is the work that we do cannot be done by one person,” he explains. “In fact, it cannot be done by two people. It can only be done with a capital-T Team. I really want to push that. It’s not just me. It’s not just Kevin Harrison that’s running this office. We have a really fantastic team here creating really great work.” An example of that great work is the aforementioned Green Line – which is the City of Calgary’s single largest infrastructure project ever, which _SA has been involved in since 2014. APRIL 2022
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