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Aziz Bootwala - architect

An architect with an adept understanding and profound respect for enabling the built environment to be accessible by all.

Published July 11, 2022
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Aziz brings a global business perspective and influence to Architecture, having worked internationally in the USA, India, the Middle East (Dubai, UAE; Doha, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) and Canada. Aziz has an adept understanding and profound respect for enabling the built environment to be accessible by all, as well thorough experience in assisting communities to achieve their universal design targets. He represents the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) on the Board of Directors of the Universal Design Network of Canada (UDNC).

Aziz completed his undergraduate in Architecture in India and postgraduate in the USA and Canada. With his extensive international experience and long-standing commitment to client service excellence, Aziz is highly regarded within the industry for successfully leading and championing several ground-breaking projects and initiatives in India, the Middle East, and North America. 

In 2017, the RAIC inducted Aziz as a Fellow into the College of Fellows for his commitment and contribution to the architectural profession and for his passion for mentoring.

As Managing Director for Kasian and Stantec in the Middle East, Aziz engages the architectural profession with dedication, endearment and reverence – both in practice and service to society – and in doing so, he has contributed immensely to the profession in the broadest sense, inspiring and enabling others to also achieve. He consistently gives back to his community and his profession in creative ways by sharing his knowledge through mentoring young, up and coming interns and architects to excel. Currently Aziz serves on the Board of Directors for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, on the Council for the Alberta Architects Association, and on the University of Alberta Alumni Council.

As part of a collaborative design team, Aziz is the Architect of Record for the Diwan at the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, scheduled to open in Summer of 2022. Aziz believes that “life can be enhanced through design”, a principle that enables him to engage in projects like the Youth Centre in Lac Le Biche, Alberta, which strives to provide a quality of life for challenged youth.

Aziz leads by example and has had noteworthy achievements that have inspired many young interns and architects, especially from the minority communities in Canada, to aspire for greater heights irrespective of obstacles and challenges.

Read more about Aziz on his firm's website.

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