Cannon Design is an Ideas Based Practice, ranked among the leading international firms in planning and design for healthcare, science & technology, education, sports & recreation, commercial and government clients. At present, the firm employs a staff of over 1,000, delivering services in 17 offices throughout North America, as well as abroad in Shanghai, China, and Mumbai, India.

Recognized for design excellence and technological innovation, and known for performance and dedication to client service, Cannon Design’s ‘single firm, multi-office’ practice approach enables the firm to focus the resources of its staff through a network of seventeen regional offices. By assembling all disciplines within the organization, a committed team of architects, engineers, planners and interior designers offers clients a single point of responsibility and accountability, ensuring each project’s success.

Cannon Design strives to create environments that are a thoughtful response to the program mission, physical setting and functional purpose, reflecting the spirit and personality of each owner. The firm is focused on quality – with client satisfaction as the ultimate measurement. Cannon Design works continuously to advance the state of the art, contributing to the built environment and quality of life of the people for whom it creates living and working spaces.

Our mission is to plan and design buildings and their interiors that promote productivity, enhance the quality of life of users and visitors and contribute value to the environment. We believe good design is the physical expression of sound ideas, imagination and creativity. Rather than work from a predetermined approach, we strive to create environments that are a thoughtful response to their program mission, physical setting and functional purpose. A guiding principle of Cannon Design is that each project reflects the spirit and personality of its owner.

Cannon Design’s practice is based upon the philosophy of comprehensive service, providing our clients with a single point of responsibility. By bringing architecture, interior design and engineering together in a single organization, we ensure efficient and effective service.Conceptually, we believe the building sciences of architecture and engineering cannot be separated. Engineering is an integral part of building design, providing the technological framework that transforms architectural concept into a safe, comfortable and functional place, efficient to operate and easy to maintain.

Our reputation for excellence is built on a foundation of superior resources and capabilities – our people – and on their ability to apply the best skills to the realization of client goals. We are committed to the principle of multi-disciplinary teamwork and the achievement of added value for our clients. At Cannon Design, we strive to add value by aligning ourselves with our clients’ goals and objectives, to aid and contribute to our clients’ success by enhancing their productivity, process, product quality or cycle time. This kind of partnership fosters an environment that leads to the achievement of clients’ goals in all assignments we undertake. Our performance can best be measured by our long-standing client relationships and the professional recognition of more than seventy-five awards granted by our peers.

We at Cannon Design have defined our mission clearly with a focus on quality – ever mindful that the ultimate measure of quality is always client satisfaction. As a quality leader, we seek to serve other quality leaders, working continuously to advance the state of the art, contributing to the built environment and quality of life of the people for whom we create living and working spaces. In every case, our goal is to build a long-term relationship based on client confidence and trust in our performance.