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October 11, 2022 Community, Projects

Grand Opening of Ross House & Parent House

Our team recently enjoyed attending the official opening of the Ross and Parent Houses at Lakefield College School (LCS). This is the first building onsite with dual student residences under one roof. The 28,000 sq. ft. building was designed to accommodate fifty-six boarding students, two dedicated day student spaces, two private head-of-house residences, two don..

August 17, 2022 Awards, Community

4-under-40 Recipient!

The 2022 Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce, Business Excellence finalists and recipients have been revealed! And we are proud to announce that Lett principal, Michael Gallant, along with Dr. Nicole Edgar, Chad Hogan and Catlin Smith are the recipients of this year’s 4-under-40 Profiles in memory of Kathy Windrem. The ‘4-under-40’ category recognizes individuals..

June 13, 2022 Community, Culture

Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival

On Saturday, the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival returned to the waters of Little Lake for a day of fundraising to support the Peterborough Regional Hospital Centre (PRHC). We are proud to have had the opportunity to support this event with our own dragon boat team. We were able to reach 155% of our fundraising goal!..

September 19, 2021 Community

Monarch Ultra Relay Run

We truly believe in the need to support and amplify the message of environmental stewardship and the conservation of biodiversity. Lett is proud to once again sponsor the 2021 Monarch Ultra Relay Run. This year 100% of donations raised through the Monarch Ultra will go to Camp Kawartha, a non-profit organization committed to nature education..

September 8, 2021 Community, Projects

140 Simcoe Street

Breathing new life into an old building. The neighbouring building to the Lett Studio, 140 Simcoe Street, is being stripped of all but the bones, ready for renewal. The remaining ornamented cast iron columns are carrying a steel beam which supports the upper storeys. Lett Architects is working with Summers & Co. on the rejuvenated..

July 23, 2021 Community, Projects

North Hastings Community Hub

Earlier this week our design of the North Hastings Community Hub was presented to the Town of Bancroft Council and the community. This new four-story, 27,135 sq. ft. mixed-use building includes thirty affordable housing units, with nine accessible units and a new 4,000 sq. ft. space to house the North Hastings Public Library. The building..

April 27, 2021 Community, Culture

Lett-Certified B Corporation™

Lett Architects Inc., proudly announces its newly earned Certified B Corporation™ status. Becoming Canada’s only B Corp™ architectural practice, and one of only a handful in North America. “This certification reaffirms a commitment we made several year ago to social corporate responsibility,” said Bill Lett, Managing Principle. “It’s a process of continuous examination, identifying next..

April 19, 2021 Community, Projects

Canadian Canoe Museum – Press Release

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, stewards the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number, the watercraft, and their stories have a pivotal role to play in understanding our past – and our collective future. As part of their responsibility for this cultural asset of national significance..

October 15, 2019 Community

Monarch Ultra

At Lett we continually strive to find sustainable solutions in all our work. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the magnitude of a changing climate, however, there is poetic strength in the monarch butterfly that gives hope and inspiration. A species so delicate miraculously has the power to travel 4,300km each year. The Methuselah..

October 15, 2019 Community

Run for Mental Health

Lett was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Merrett Home Hardware Run for Mental Health! The run was in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Y.E.S Shelter for Youth and Families.

June 12, 2019 Awards, Community

Shifting Gears 2019

Today we were happy to accept our In Gear Award as one of the top participants in this years Shifting Gear Challenge hosted by Peterborough Moves!

June 3, 2019 Community

Peterborough Vibrancy

Lett studio members Michael, Gleb and Shayne, joined over 50 other community volunteers this past weekend at the downtown Peterborough vibrancy site. This is the final phase of the Downtown Peterborough andGreen Up inaugural vibrancy project, which aims to create a more vibrant downtown. The project included the removal of over 787m2 of asphalt along the edge of..