About the studio
A trans-Atlantic practice, with projects throughout Scandinavia and Europe, as well as across North America, Saunders Architecture is well known for its highly contextual approach and a deep-rooted respect for the relationship between its buildings and the natural world. Led by a strong contemporary design sensibility, the studio believes that architecture must play an important role in creating place by using form, materials, and texture to help evoke and shape memory and human interaction. Projects have encompassed original residential work, cultural commissions, and the hospitality sector, including the landmark Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland.
Todd Saunders
Todd Saunders is a Norway-based Canadian architect known to infuse his contemporary buildings with an artistic sensibility that is deeply in tune with the uniqueness of northern terrains. His use of natural materials and simple yet striking geometries sets him apart as one of the most celebrated architects of his generation. He is recognized for constructing buildings that acknowledge and understand vernacular histories but create something entirely new.
Born in Gander, Newfoundland, Todd Saunders studied at the Nova Scotia College of Arts & Design in Halifax and McGill University in Montreal before traveling extensively across Europe and beyond. He founded Saunders Architecture in his adopted city of Bergen, Norway, in 1998 and went on to develop a portfolio of commissions across Scandinavia, Canada, America, and other parts of the world.
Todd Saunders lectures worldwide and has served as a visiting professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. In addition to his practice, he continues to pursue personal book projects such as SHARE: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture — The Nordic Countries, reflecting his commitment to the wider world of architectural design.
Contact the studio
If you are looking for an architect, we would love to talk with you about your project. Every project we have worked on started as very small idea. We enjoy learning about these ideas and dreams, especially the ones that inspired you to visit us and explore the projects we have created over the past 20 years.
Feel free to send us a note to hello@saunders.no. Write anything that is on your mind. We are curious people and have the attitude that a stranger is often a friend that you haven’t met yet. We would enjoy hearing your stories, ambitions, and learning about your unique project.
We love making hyper-specific architecture for enthusiastic clients who are looking for something interesting and different. We like collaborating with clients and making buildings that are as much yours as ours. Our intention is to make the process of making architecture enjoyable, uplifting, and life enriching.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Todd Saunders
T: +47 948 22 527
hello@saunders.no for general enquiries
press@saunders.no for press enquiries
jobs@saunders.no for employment enquiries
Postboks 3805 Nøstet
5802 Bergen