The story of our firm dates back to 1983. Michele and Steve first met at Carleton University in the first year of their Bachelor of Architecture degrees. Friends and colleagues for many years, they both worked together at Otto + Erskine Architects in 1996. Steve left in 1997 to spend 15 years with HOK, an international architectural practice, while Michele continued to develop her professional career and became a partner in 2004. Steve returned in 2013 to work directly with Michele to strengthen the firm’s leadership and marketing. The practice was re-named DREDGE LEAHY Architects Inc. in December 2016 and continues to operate out of the same location in Ottawa’s Wellington West neighbourhood, where we have been located for over 20 years. Our valued associates, Michelle Lenson and Dave Olivieri, are both long-term employees who provide experience and stability to all our work. We are an architectural practice that brings over 50 combined years of experience to our projects throughout the Eastern Ontario region.