Milestones
Learn more about the history and people involved in the
story of Gibbons Snow Architects.
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2007
2012
2017
2021
2002
The Meet Up
2002
The Meet Up
In the spring of 2002 Sandy and Greg meet up at a St. John’s Board of Trade event, one of the many organizations in which they share an interest. Sandy had started the new firm in 2001, and a little later they start to collaborate and share resources in the Churchill Square office.
2004
New Branding & Getting the Word Out
2004
New Branding & Getting the Word Out
It is 2004 and the name of the corporation is officially changed to Gibbons Snow Architects Inc. A press release is issued, and the Telegram publishes a half page spread profiling the firm. The partners continue to build a client base across all sectors.
2005
New Digs
2005
New Digs
Around the time of the name change, GSA takes up residence in the Caledonia Place office, located at 40 Quidi Vidi Road. This building was formerly St. Joseph’s Church and Sandy redeveloped it into office space as part of an adaptive re-use / urban renewal project. More staff is hired as we grow.
2006
Major Commission
2006
Major Commission
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Re-development becomes one of the first major commissions for the firm. This $40M project, initiated in 2006, requires the hiring of more staff and fine tuning our office quality assurance and delivery processes.
2007
Community Engagement
2007
Community Engagement
In late 2006, Sandy envisioned the Harbour Charette community engagement event. NLAA sanctioned this initiative and an NLAA organizing committee was struck, led by Sandy and other dedicated NLAA members, including Greg Snow. This blue-sky visioning event, sketching the vision of downtown development, took place in the summer of 2007
2007
Education & Health Care
2007
Education & Health Care
In 2007, Greg secures a new all-grade school project in Labrador, one of many new school projects over the next several years. The RNC project continues and new opportunities in health care develop.
2012
New Initiatives
2012
New Initiatives
Another major anchor project is secured by the firm, namely, the Nuclear Medicine Facility at the Heath Science Complex in St. John’s. This $30M project, along with other work, including new schools for Carbonear, Charlottetown, Conception Bay South and an $10M office building that will go on to house Verafin, all keep the team very busy over the next several years. Around the same time, we began work on redevelopment of an historic building in downtown St. John’s for The Gathering Place. The firm was also happy to donate $15K to support this effort.
2017
A New Partnership
2017
A New Partnership
In 2017 Tina Birmingham joins the firm and goes on to become a partner in 2019. Bringing with her many years of experience in long term care and healthcare projects, Tina is a very welcome addition to the firm which has been leveraged to bring us to a new level of design excellence, service and client satisfaction.
2021
The Present & Future
2021
The Present & Future
Amongst other healthcare work, presently we are working on other exciting projects including the $41M Emergency Department redevelopment at the Heath Sciences Complex, along with numerous other projects in long term care, policing, corrections, education, and commercial office. We also continue to be involved in community led projects, including the Earth Sheltered Greenhouse project located on O’Brien farm. As we continue to grow and look to the future, we are very excited to deepen our skills and make more great spaces and buildings.