“As architects, we often find ourselves navigating between the past, present, and future in our work. Lessons from the past, fuelled by ambitions of the now, help us generate a vision for our clients and for our collective future.”

This 80^th anniversary is an opportunity for us to reflect on our legacy, long established by those who came before us, as we, project-by-project, continue to serve our clients while nurturing the next generation of architects and designers to develop ACLA architecture’s legacy for the future.

We aim for our projects, whether public or private, to positively impact the lives of our clients, as well those who interact with these buildings or spaces.

It is driven by our ambitions, which extends beyond the client brief and is fuelled by our passion for design and for life in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean, and by extension the world. Our designs strive to be contemporary, sustainable, efficient, durable, and imaginative. We try to balance awareness of ever-evolving trends with timeless design.

As we interact with other consultants, suppliers, contractors, and project managers, we intend to stay abreast of technological changes. Over the last 80 years, we have seen the profession evolve from hand drawings with T-squares, triangles and technical pens, to computer aided drafting, to 3D virtual modelling, to building information modelling (BIM),  and now to AI, which are all tools that have increased our ability to manage the complex series of activities an architect is in involved with in developing a design for our clients and seeing it through the approval, tendering and construction process.

From where we stand, the future is always bright, and ACLA hopes to expand our experience, our talent and our legacy as we partner with current and new clients to develop exciting projects both here and abroad.