BC TOP 10 ARCHITECTS
Lubor Trubka Associates Architects
recognized internationally as a
leader and innovator in wood design
Tsleil-Waututh Administration and Health Centre North Vancouver, BC. Completion Spring 2018
The CDCR Special Feature
From its start in 1975, Lubor Trubka Associates Archi-
tects (LTA Production Ltd.), has grown into an expert and
internationally recognized leader and innovator in engi-
neered wood design and architecture.
The firm has designed projects for all levels of govern-
ment, private corporations, institutions and First Nations
communities. It has been responsible for the design and
master planning of sites across North America, as well as
in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Russia and the Czech Re-
public. 22 – Winter 2018 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report
Lubor Trubka, principal, says from the beginning of his
career he recognized the need to understand and embrace
local construction technology. “I understood early on that
there were no clay deposits to make bricks, nor steel mills
in the province, so wood had to be the material of choice
for all designs I did.”
Also an engineer by training, his designs from the start
began with that engineer’s perspective of the structure in-
fluencing the architecture. Though this led to quick growth
and success, and recognition for his unconventional wood
structures, by the 80s he had scaled back his team and
now maintains no more than eight chairs in the office.