Gravity Architecture announces Richard Anderson has joined the team as a Project Architect.
Richard joined the Gravity team in early 2022 as a Project Architect and brought over 12 years of Southern Alberta-focused architecture experience with him. Hailing from Lethbridge, which he affectionately calls “Leth Vegas”, Richard completed his Bachelor's in Environmental Design at the University of Manitoba in 2006. After a short break, Richard moved to Ottawa to complete his education at Carleton University, graduating with his Masters's in Architecture with Distinction in 2011. While completing his Masters's degree, Richard spent an action-packed semester in Berlin at the TU Berlin Institut For Architektur on a directed studies abroad program.
Prior to joining Gravity, Richard was an Architect at NORR Architects Engineers Planners in Calgary from 2018 to 2022. While there, he was a team member in the public studio and worked on various multi-family residential projects including the senior's facility, Amica Oak Bay, in Victoria, BC, and Elder’s Lodge affordable housing for the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary.
Richard’s favourite style of architecture is dense minimalism, a style practiced by British architect David Chipperfield. He incorporates elements of dense minimalism into projects when he can, including on the Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School in Calgary, completed during his time with Gibbs Gage Architects.
In the winter you can find Richard curling twice a week in one of the two recreational leagues he’s joined. He describes himself, tongue-in-cheek, as a well-dressed nerd and reformed hipster. In addition to being a passionate architect, Richard follows automotive design closely, with his favourite car companies being VW, Audi, and Porsche.
We are pleased to have Richard on our team.