Robby Ader is one of ft3’s Associate Architects with career spanning over 35 years. Robby was born and raised in Argentina where he received his Bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires and has been practicing in Canada for over 20 years.

Robby's responsibilities have included design, preparation of working drawings and coordination with engineering consultants. He specializes in residential projects alongside some commercial and healthcare. Some of his notable projects with ft3 include our office The Stand at 300 Waterfront Drive, and the high-rise residential building at 300 Assiniboine Avenue.

To Robby, every new project is a new challenge, and every one of those challenges a new learning experience. He is motivated by his designs improving the lives of those it impacts. He believes strongly in the value and importance of architecture in society and that well-designed buildings could influence and improve people’s lives. He finds inspiration in architectural movements like Rationalism which evoke principles of evidence, analysis, deduction, and verification.

Outside of work Robby enjoys playing soccer and traveling and he is also fluent in Spanish