That's right, it's just me in the photo because I am one insightful sole practitioner whose vocation as an architect is to help people.
And you must be an inquisitive client who values professional guidance, right?
Let me guess: does your project present a unique design challenge that inspires us to think beyond conventions?
Well then, we will make meaningful, memorable architecture together through mutual respect and fulfillment. You'll love it.
Join me in this process where creativity meets compassion, and where every drawing becomes a testament honoring ‘The Golden Rule’: collaborate with others as one wishes to be collaborated with.
In the spirit of collaboration, I offer comprehensive architectural services tailored to your project’s needs. My approach begins by uncovering design challenges unique to each project and discovering your inspiration. I collaborate with you in a design process that explores project parameters to create practical yet elegant architecture.
My insightful solutions will benefit your life by providing peace of mind.
Nicholas has been drawing his story as an architect since 1999. He was conferred a Bachelor of Design with Highest Honors from the University of Florida, and Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005.
His professional experience commenced in Chicago with a complex practice of courthouses and justice facilities in municipal, state, and federal jurisdictions across the US. He worked at an internationally renown super-tall design firm, and emerged from the Great Recession with perseverance at a mid-sized practice that served the Archdiocese of Chicago and US Department of Veterans Affairs.
In 2013 Nicholas was promoted to Technical Director at a national architecture firm in Chicago with the purpose of helping them expand into Canada. When he landed in Toronto he established a field office and served as supervising architect. He diligently led 40 collaborative projects with the firm’s US offices designing for multi-national corporations in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.
By 2016Q4 the field office grew to ten staff with other directors sharing leadership. Having accomplished what he set out to do, Nicholas decided it was time to move on.
Nicholas Jay Architect commenced business in 2017. Drawing upon broad experience and the art of collaboration, my Canadian practice is uniquely illustrated with American experience, education, and a standard of service that can only be delineated from my own style of Chicago work ethic and the sunny ease of Florida.
I am a myth-busting sole practitioner that leverages the power of collaboration to make meaningful, memorable architecture to help people love life.
I seek collaborative partnerships with US-Canada alliances that are focused on best practices. I am collaborating with Ontario municipalities through prequalification on their vendor-of-record registries. I can collaborate with the largest multi-province real estate asset managers to unlock value. That is the power of collaboration I have mastered.
Nicholas Jay Architect is licensed to practice architecture in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and the home jurisdiction of Ontario; and in the United States of Florida and Illinois. Nicholas is also the holder of an NCARB Certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards which facilitates reciprocal licensing across North America.