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Edmonton is on the cusp of signing another big-name architect with Montreal’s Saucier + Perrotte asked to design the $180-million Lewis Farms Recreation Centre.

Multiple sources at city hall have confirmed the contract was offered to the firm, which is ranked among the best in Canada. The final contracts are still being signed, but the news is buzzing through the local architecture community.

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“Oh wow. Awesome,” said Shafraaz Kaba, past president of MADE, Media Architecture Design Edmonton, an architecture and design discussion forum.

“They’re known for doing really detail-oriented design that plays on space and light and material. They’ve done award-winning work that’s been recognized internationally.”

“They’re certainly one of the biggest names in Canada,” said Robert Labonte, an architect and vice-chair of the Edmonton Design Committee, which provides advice to the City of Edmonton on urban design principles, guidelines and policies. “I’m really pleased.”