The firm was originally established in 1974 under the name Robert H. LeBlond Architect Ltd.

1974 - 1975 Hutchinson and LeBlond Architects Ltd.

1975 - 1977 Robert H. LeBlond Architect Ltd.

1977 - 1981 The LeBlond Koch Partnership, Architects and Planners

Partners: Robert H. LeBlond Architect Ltd.
Edmond D. Koch Architect Ltd.

It is now a partnership of three individual personal corporations, namely:
Robert H. LeBlond Architect Ltd. (1974), Gregory Beck Architect Ltd. (1987), and
Nicholas Vale Architect Ltd. (1996).

These three distinct parties provide the hands-on managerial and organizational skills
to handle the affairs of the Partnership. Their individual, down-to-earth involvement in
all aspects of our projects have established The LeBlond Partnership as a very
well-respected Alberta architectural firm, which has been endowed with numerous
design awards and publications. At present, the Partners have the following responsibilities:

- Robert H. LeBlond Architect Ltd., partner in charge of design and
business development

- Gregory Beck Architect Ltd., partner in charge of production co-ordination, contract
documents administration, specifications, and technical development

- Nicholas Vale Architect Ltd., partner in charge of design and production

AWARDS:

Architectural Building Design Award Alberta Chapter, 1999
For Outstanding Design for Educational Environment
Council of Educational Facility Planners International
Project: St. Ambrose School, Calgary, Alberta

Award of Merit, 1996
Canadian Wood Council
Project: Fulton Guest and Boat Houses, Muskoka Lake, Ontario

Award of Excellence for Significant Contribution to Built Environment, 1996
Alberta Association of Architects
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, Fort Macleod, Alberta

Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture International Design Award, 1995
University of Hawaii. Hawaii Symposium on East-West Culture and Architecture Encounter,
Hawaii, USA.

Jury: Kenneth F. Brown of Hawaii, Charles Correa of India, Cecil A. de Vos of Sri Lanka,
and Fumihiko Maki of Japan
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, Fort Macleod, Alberta

Award of Merit for Significant Contribution to Built Environment, 1992
Alberta Association of Architects
Project: West Glacier Welcome & Information Centre, West Glacier, Montana, USA

Award of Excellence for the Use of Concrete in Alberta, 1991
American Concrete Institute, Alberta Chapter
Project: Brentwood LRT Station, Calgary, Alberta

Governor General of Canada Medal for Architecture, 1990
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretative Centre, Fort Macleod, Alberta
Pacific Cultural Heritage Award for Preservation and Development of a Country's Heritage
and Culture, 1989 (Awarded to the Alberta Department of Culture and Multiculturalism)
Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference in Singapore
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre

Award of Excellence for Design and Construction in Concrete, 1988
Portland Cement Association, Alberta Chapter
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretative Centre

Award of Excellence for the Use of Concrete in Alberta, 1988
American Concrete Institute, Alberta Chapter
Project: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre

PUBLICATIONS:

Hawaii Pacific Architecture, March, 1996
"Canadian Architect [Robert LeBlond] Featured as Guest Speaker"

Hawaii Pacific Architecture, August, 1995
"The East-West Encounter [5 Winners of Kenneth F. Brown Award]"

International Landscape Design Textbook, 1990
"Interdependency and World Heritage"

The Construction Specifier, 1989
"Designing' an Archaeological Dig"

Canadian Architect, November, 1988
"Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, Alberta"

Canadian Architect, February, 1985
"Centre Offers Spiritual Message"