5468796 Architecture
5468796 Architecture is a Winnipeg-based architecture firm founded in 2007.

Beginning as a professional partnership between architects Sasa Radulovic, Johanna Hurme, and Colin Neufeld, the practice promotes a collaborative approach amongst its 20 members, leading a new wave of contemporary architecture in Winnipeg.

The practice name incorporates its company registration number.

Background
Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic founded 5468796 Architecture in 2007, and were joined shortly thereafter by Colin Neufeld.

One of the first projects to gain the firm international recognition was OMS Stage (also known as The Cube), an open-air performance venue in Old Market Square in Winnipeg's historic Exchange District.In 2012, 5468796 Architecture and Winnipeg architect Jae-Sung Chon were selected as Canada's official entry to the 13th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia for their exhibition, Migrating Landscapes. In 2013, 5468796 Architecture was selected by the Canada Council for the Arts as recipients of the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture for their travel and research project, Table for 12. As an integral part of practice, 5468796 Architecture established a number of research and engagement platforms to promote design culture and design-related initiatives within a broader community. Hurme led initiatives including Table for 12 and 1200, Chair Your Idea, and Design Quarter Winnipeg. In 2017, Hurme chaired the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board introducing the Design Driven Economy platform.

In 2019, Hurme and Radulovic were named Morgenstern Visiting Chairs in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Architecture in Chicago. The new position enabled the firm to continue their research into affordable and attainable housing. For the 2022 Spring Semester, Hurme was a Gensler Visiting Critic at Cornell AAP.

Selected projects 

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) — Victoria, BC
Courtyard 33 (also known as CY33) — Marda Loop, Calgary, Alberta
Crossroads Garden Shed — Calgary
Beacon — Calgary
Canadian Canoe Museum — Trent–Severn Waterway in Peterborough, Ontario
IW09 (also known as RNDSQR Block) — Inglewood, Calgary
Migrating Landscapes; 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture
One Bucket at a Time — Greater Mexico City, Mexico
 Table for 12 — a nine-city series of intimate dining events

Winnipeg and Manitoba 

 62M
 The Avenue on Portage
 Manitoba Start — main floor of The Avenue on Portage
 Bloc_10
 Bond Tower
 Centre Village
 Chair Your Idea — crowdsourced urban ideas competition
 James Avenue Pumping Station — Exchange District
 OMS Stage (also known as The Cube) — an open-air performance venue in the Exchange District's Old Market Square
 OZ Condominiums — in Osborne Village, Winnipeg
 Parallelogram House — East St. Paul, Manitoba
 Webster Cottage — Dunottar, Manitoba
 Welcome Place
 WRHA on Hargrave — offices for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Recognition
The firm has been described as "Canada's most exciting new architectural firm in a decade, one dedicated to applying design innovation to the humblest of tasks, a plains-born, good-humoured, resolutely resourceful verve for building modestly, but with elegance." The Houston-based Rice Design Alliance recently stated that they "truly believe 5468796 to be one of the most talented young design firms worldwide."

Since its founding, the firm's work has been recognized through national and international awards and distinctions including:

Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize
Two Time MCHAP.Emerge Finalist
AZURE 10 Projects that Defined the Decade
Canada Council for the Arts Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Emerging Architectural Practice Award
WAN 21 for 21 Award
Governor General's Award for Architecture (3)
Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Awards (2)
Arthur Erickson Memorial Award
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Award of Excellence (2)
Architectural Record Design Vanguard
Progressive Architecture Awards (2)
Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence & Merit (9)
Prairie Design Awards (5)

Selected awards 
2019: Forks Railside MasterPlan - Urban and Architecture Prize Winner 
2019: IW09 - RNDSQR Block - Canadian Architect Award 
2019: Ken Borton - RAIC Young Architect of the Year 
2019: James Avenue Pumping Station - World Architecture Festival Finalist 
2018: Housing Northwestern Arkansas Competition Winner 
Crossroads Garden Shed - Architizer A+ People's Choice Winner 
2018: Parallelogram House - Governor General Award 
2017: One Bucket at a Time - Interior Design BoY Awards 
2017: Parallelogram House - Architectural Review House of the Year Finalist 
2017: Johanna Hurme - Moira Gemmill Prize Shortlist 
2016: OZ Condominiums - MCHAP.Emerge Finalist 
2016: Crossroads Garden Shed - American Architecture Prize Platinum Winner 
2016: Brewery at the Forks: Archmarathon Visioning Category Finalist 
2016: Tweener - Edmonton Infill Competition Winner 
2016: Arthur Residence - World Architecture Festival - Category Winner 
2015: 5468796 - Globe & Mail Canadian Artist of the Year 
2014: Arthur Residence - Canadian Architect - Award of Excellence
2014: AGGV - World Architecture Festival - Future Project of the Year
2014: Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize 
2013: 21 for 21 - World Architecture News
2013: RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award 
2013: Architizer A+ Award, Guertin Boatport 
2013: Heritage Winnipeg Special President's Award, The Avenue on Portage 
2012: Architect Magazine P/A Award, Bond Tower 
2011: Canadian Architect - Award of Merit, Bond Tower 
2011: Winnipeg Art Council Awards - Making a Mark Award, 5468796 Architecture 
2010: Architect Magazine P/A Award, BGBX 
2009: YouCube - Canadian Architect - Award of Merit
Awards for Bloc_10
 2010: Canadian Architect Award of Excellence
 2012: Governor General's Medal in Architecture
 2012: Prairie Wood Design Awards
 2012: Architectural Review - Emerging Architecture Award
 2013: Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - Award of Excellence
 2015: Premier's Design Award of Excellence

Awards for OMS Stage

 2010: Architectural Review - Award for Emerging Architecture
 2011: Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - Award of Excellence
 2011: AZ Awards - People’s Choice
 2011: Canadian Interiors - Best of Canada Award
2014: Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for Emerging Architecture [shortlisted]
2014: Governor General's Medal in Architecture
2015: Premier's Design Award of Excellence

Sources 
 William Hanley, "The Box Outside", Architectural Record, 2013 
"The Sky's The Limit", Gestalten, 2012  
 Trevor Boddy, "Bloc 10 Housing, Winnipeg, Canada by 5468796", Architectural Review, 2012 
 Alex Bozikovic, "A condo that pushes theory into the built world", Globe & Mail, 2012 
 John Bentley Mays, "Migrating to Venice", Canadian Architect, 2012 
 William Hanley, "What's in a name? A Canadian firm connects its collective identity to its practice and projects", Architectural Record, 2011 
 Terri Fuglem, "Home away from home", Canadian Architect, 2011

References

External links 

 5468796 Architecture (official website)
 Migrating Landscapes (official website)

Architecture firms of Canada
Companies based in Winnipeg