The combined practices unite global vision and local insight to continue shaping transformative places worldwide
FXCollaborative, a renowned architecture and urban design firm based in New York City, has joined forces with Lemay, an international design practice headquartered in Canada with offices around the world, to better meet the growing global demand for creative, integrated design solutions. This partnership represents a significant milestone for both firms, enhancing their geographic reach and uniting complementary expertise to address today’s most pressing design challenges.
A shared commitment to sustainable design and community-centric projects will remain at the core of both firms’ work. By combining their distinctive strengths and innovative approaches to urban design, architecture, and interior design, this powerful collaboration will create new design offerings for clients worldwide, including landscape architecture, structural engineering, branding and wayfinding, and advanced sustainability and energy intelligence solutions.
“We are thrilled to welcome FXCollaborative into the Lemay collective,” said Louis T. Lemay, President of Lemay. “This relationship aligns with our vision of strategic growth and design excellence. FXCollaborative’s remarkable portfolio and design philosophy complement our own, and together, we will create transformative and sustainable projects that positively impact communities across North America and beyond.”
“Our partnership with Lemay opens a thrilling new chapter for FXCollaborative, allowing us to expand our creative vision and expertise,” said Dan Kaplan, FAIA, Senior Partner at FXCollaborative. “Together, we are committed to crafting beautiful and impactful projects that champion sustainability, urbanism, and innovation on a global scale.”
A shared philosophy of inventive, contextually driven design—grounded in a common ethos of people-first values, holistic sustainability, and a collaborative spirit— paves the way for a cohesive practice that will enrich every design endeavor. Both firms will maintain their distinct identities and brands, continuing to operate under their established leadership and management teams. This partnership will significantly benefit both existing and future clients by combining complementary strengths to deliver seamless project execution across the U.S., Canada, and international markets. Clients will gain access to extensive local expertise and comprehensive global resources through a combined network across six countries, ensuring tailored solutions and consistent quality regardless of location.
The joint portfolio brings together decades of design and leadership in the built environment from both firms. By uniting distinctive yet complementary capabilities, the firms are creating a more robust service offering—one that enhances their collective ability to address today’s complex challenges with integrated, forward-thinking solutions that generate lasting and meaningful value for clients and communities alike.
About Lemay
Lemay has been imagining new ways to create spaces that engage users and bring people together since 1957. Over 400 architects, designers, industry leaders, and change-makers work tirelessly to cultivate innovation in their own backyards, and in communities around the world. Inspired and strengthened by transdisciplinary creativity, the firm has also developed its very own NET POSITIVETM approach to guide teams towards sustainable solutions that shape a better future. With people experience at its heart, Lemay strives to design with empathy and create spaces to grow.
Lemay’s significant projects include Théâtre de Verdure, REM – Réseau Express Métropolitain, Place des Montréalaises, The Phenix, Centennial Planetarium and Humaniti.
About FXCollaborative
Founded over 45 years ago, FXCollaborative’s broad expertise in architecture, interiors, and urban design enriches our world with responsible, intelligent, and beautiful design. The firm’s holistic approach integrates client aspirations, an urban sensibility, and a celebration of the craft of building. FXCollaborative’s work ranges from the scale of individual buildings and interiors—multi-family residences, office buildings, cultural facilities, and K-12 and higher-education institutions—to transportation, infrastructure, urban neighborhoods, and the city as a whole.
Notable FXCollaborative projects include Penn Station Reconstruction, The Statue of Liberty Museum, 1WSQ, Allianz Tower, 3ELEVEN, and La Central.