Bélanger Salach Architecture

Bélanger Salach Architecture is an architectural firm in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada founded in 1964 by Arthur Townend and John Stefura.^[1] Their projects include institutional, cultural and educational facilities such as Tom Davies Square, Place des Arts, and the Fielding Memorial Chapel of St. Mark. The firm is currently led by Louis Bélanger and Amber Salach.

Bélanger Salach Architecture

Bélanger Salach Architecture office
Industry	Architecture
Founded	1964
Founder	Arthur Townend and John Stefura
Headquarters	Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Website	https://belangersalach.ca/

Firm

Bélanger Salach was established as Townend and Stefura in 1964 as a partnership between architects Arthur Townend and John Stefura.^[1] Prior to the establishment of the firm, Townend was in a partnership with Louis Fabbro from 1955 to 1964.^[2] The following year, John Baleshta joined the firm, with Blaine Nicholls joining In 1979 and Rick Yallowega joining in 1993.^[3] The firm became Bélanger Salach in 2007.

Projects

Science North

• The Fielding Memorial Chapel of St. Mark, completed in 1968 for Thornloe University. The chapel was designated as a heritage site and received the Ontario Association of Architects Landmark Award in 2017.^[4]
• Tom Davies Square, completed in 1977 for the City and Region of Sudbury as Civic Square.^[1] City Hall of Sudbury from 1977 until 2000 and Greater Sudbury since 2001.
• Science North, in association with Moriyama Teshima Architects, completed in 1984.^[5] The project received the Governor General’s Medal for Architecture in 1986.^[6]
• St. David Catholic Elementary School, completed for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.^[7] Received the Ontario Woodworks Institutional Wood Design Award for projects under C$10 million in 2017.^[8][9]
• Laurentian University Student Centre in association with Gow Hastings Architects.^[10] Received the Sudbury Design Award in 2018 and the Wood Works Northern Ontario Excellence Award in 2021.^[11]
• Place Des Arts in association with Moriyama Teshima Architects.^[12] Received the Sudbury Design Award in 2016, the APR Urban Design & Architecture Award and two Grands Prix du Design Awards in 2023.^[13][14]