Moriyama Teshima Architects

Moriyama Teshima Architects is a Toronto practice founded by Raymond Moriyama in 1958 and shaped by his partnership with Ted Teshima from 1970 onwards. Emerging from the founders’ own experiences of exclusion and displacement, the firm built a commitment to democracy and dignity into formative public works such as the Ontario Science Centre and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

Today the firm works through a collective voice, combining architecture, master planning, interior design and program development. Recent projects such as Limberlost Place show leadership in low-carbon design and mass timber, and collaborations with practices such as Maki and Associates carry its technical depth across cultures. The practice frames design as repair, to the climate, to communities, and to relationships with land and place.