DIALOG has been named among “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” for 2021, according to Deloitte Canada. With founding roots dating back to 1960, DIALOG appears on the list this year as a “Gold Standard” winner ? the firm’s third consecutive recognition by the annual program.
The firm operates from five studios in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, and San Francisco and currently employing an integrated team of nearly 600 architects, urban planners, engineers, interior designers, and landscape architects assembled to tackle the design challenges of today’s complex, built environment.

“COVID certainly caused us to pause and adjust our approach to executing our company’s strategies. Moving from five studios to 600 ‘home studios’ required a fast and evolving plan, supported by our leadership team and a Core Response Team. These leaders focused on taking care of our people and our community, instilling confidence in our response to the pandemic, and on minimizing impact to our clients,” said DIALOG Managing Partner Jeff DiBattista. “But ultimately, the credit must go to our DIALOGers for leading the effort and helping us achieve 90% of our organizational capacity within 48 hours of being asked to work from home in March of 2020.” By design, DIALOG has kept its organization flat through the years since its founding. Responsibility for advances in important areas like sustainability, innovation...