The AIBC publishes illegal practice resolutions on this webpage. To learn more about Illegal Practice, including misrepresentation and reporting a possible infraction, please visit the Illegal Practice webpage. To access older illegal practice resolutions, please contact IllegalPractice@aibc.ca.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the following individuals and companies were not registered with the AIBC and therefore could not:
- provide or offer to provide architectural services for buildings requiring an architect;
- use reserved titles (Architect, Intern Architect, Architectural Technologist);
- use unauthorized titles like “architectural designer”; or
- describe themselves or their work using any form of the word “architect.”
2025 Illegal Practice Resolutions
| Effective Date | Posted On | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | 2025-10-17 | Brandi Shane of Meraki Shane Drafting and Interior Design prepared drawings in support of a rezoning application and city-led consultation of a building project that required the services of an architect under the Architects Regulation. Ms. Shane acknowledged her breach and has committed to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the Professional Governance Act through a signed Undertaking and Covenant Agreement. |
| 2025-10-16 | 2025-10-17 | Ethos & Edit misrepresented the services they are permitted to provide on their company’s website. The company took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-09 | Alexander Hintz used unauthorized titles and misrepresented the services he is permitted to provide on his LinkedIn profile. Mr. Hintz promptly took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-09 | Jasmin Maaghop used an unauthorized title and misrepresented the services she is permitted to provide on her LinkedIn profile. Ms. Maaghop promptly took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-09-11 | 2025-09-11 | Songlin Pan of Span Architecture Inc., an architectural firm that is not registered in BC, prepared drawings for a BC building project that required the services of an architect pursuant to the Architects Regulation. Mr. Pan acknowledged his breach and has committed to future compliance with the Architects Regulation and the Professional Governance Act by executing an Undertaking and Covenant Agreement. |
| 2025-08-27 | 2025-08-27 | Marc MacCaull used a reserved title on his personal LinkedIn profile and misrepresented the services he is permitted to provide on his LinkedIn profile and company website. Mr. MacCaull took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-08-08 | 2025-08-11 | The Krahn Group of Companies (“Krahn Group”) misrepresented its services on its company website, LinkedIn profile, and various third-party websites. The Krahn Group took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and made the necessary corrections. |
| 2025-08-08 | 2025-08-11 | Luis Mendez of LM Building Design (“LMBD”) used an unauthorized title on his personal LinkedIn profile and misrepresented LMBD’s services on LMBD’s website and LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook profiles. Mr. Mendez took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-07-18 | 2025-07-21 | Precision Building Design Associates Ltd. (“PBD”) prepared drawings in support of a development permit application submitted to the local authority for a project that required the services of an architect under the former Architects Act. The AIBC communicated its concerns to Chuck Stam (the managing partner of PBD), the authority having jurisdiction, and the owner, and received confirmation that an architect was subsequently retained on the project. Mr. Stam also corrected misrepresentations of the services he and PBD are permitted to provide on his personal LinkedIn profile and PBD’s profiles on various third-party websites. Mr. Stam did not agree to execute an Undertaking and Covenant Agreement acknowledging the breach and commitment to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the Professional Governance Act. |
| 2025-07-04 | 2025-07-08 | SEL Engineering Ltd. misrepresented the services they are permitted to provide on their company’s website. The company promptly took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-06-18 | 2025-06-18 | Majid Nawab was using multiple reserved titles on his resume, LinkedIn profile and a third-party website. Mr. Nawab took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-13 | Willson Building Design Group Ltd. misrepresented the services they are permitted to provide on their company’s website, LinkedIn profile, social media profiles and other third-party websites. The company took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-13 | Sara Kalantary and Reza Sayadian of Sayadian & Partners Design Ltd. (“SPD”) were using reserved titles on SPD’s website and their personal LinkedIn and Instagram profiles and misrepresenting the services SPD is permitted to provide on the company’s website and various social media platforms. Ms. Kalantary and Mr. Sayadian took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-13 | Edda Creative Ltd. prepared drawings in support of a development variance permit application submitted to a local authority. The project involved a change to the building’s major occupancy and alteration or penetration of fire separations that required the services of an architect. Edda Creative Ltd. acknowledged their breach and has committed to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the Professional Governance Act through a signed Undertaking and Covenant Agreement. |
| 2025-06-05 | 2025-06-13 | Adam Quinones prepared drawings in support of a feasibility study and city-led consultation for the potential rezoning and development of a project that required the services of an architect under the Architects Regulation. The AIBC communicated its concerns to the authority having jurisdiction, who provided written assurance that no architectural approvals or reviews will occur on the project until an architect is retained. Mr. Quinones did not agree to execute an Undertaking and Covenant agreement acknowledging his breach and commitment to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the PGA. |
| 2025-06-03 | 2025-06-18 | David Lin of David Lin Design Studio (“DLDS”) engaged in the illegal practice of architecture by providing services for a project that required a registered architect practising through an architectural firm holding a certificate of practice. DLDS also misrepresented the services it is permitted to provide by promoting “architectural” design services on its Facebook profile and other third-party websites. While Mr. Lin promptly took steps to correct the misrepresentations, he did not respond to whether he would sign an Undertaking and Covenant Agreement acknowledging his breach and commitment to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the Professional Governance Act. |
| 2025-04-30 | 2025-05-05 | L-Squared Design Ltd. misrepresented the services they are permitted to provide on their company website and site signage. The company took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-04-29 | 2025-05-05 | Kai Construction Ltd. misrepresented the services they are permitted to provide on their company website. The company took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-04-24 | 2025-04-24 | Modern Dimensions Design (“MDD”), a company based out of Alberta, engaged in the illegal practice of architecture under the former Architects Act by preparing two sets of development permit drawings for a project in British Columbia and submitting them to the authority having jurisdiction without the knowledge or involvement of the Architect retained on the project. After this concern was identified, the project proceeded in compliance with the Architects Regulation. Despite numerous attempts, the AIBC was unsuccessful in obtaining responses from either MDD’s original founder, Cody Reimer, or part-owner, Branden Kidd, P. Eng., the individuals whose initials were identified on the drawings. The company website for MDD states that MDD is permanently closed. |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025-04-24 | Eloise Diquet was using a reserved title on her employer’s company website, her personal LinkedIn profile, and a third-party website. Ms. Diquet took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-04-15 | 2025-04-24 | Heba Alda of Alda Solutions Ltd. was using an unauthorized title and misrepresenting the services that both she and Alda Solutions Ltd. are permitted to provide on her personal LinkedIn profile, company website, company social media profiles, and other third-party websites. Ms. Alda took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-04-14 | 2025-04-14 | Arvin Dhaliwal of ADG Sota Structures Inc. dba SOTA Structures (“SOTA”) was using reserved titles on SOTA’s website and in a job posting on Indeed.com, and misrepresented the services SOTA is permitted to provide on its company website by describing their services as “architectural” and including photographs of the exterior of buildings which, based on their size, require the services of an architect. Mr. Dhaliwal also misrepresented the services Canvas Homes and The Stair Co. are permitted to provide on the companies’ social media profiles and a third-party website. Mr. Dhaliwal took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-03-06 | 2025-03-07 | Golrokh Farivar was using unauthorized titles on her resume. Ms. Farivar took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-02-27 | 2025-03-05 | Bahnam Shakir was misrepresenting the services that he is permitted to provide on his personal LinkedIn profile. Mr. Shakir promptly took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-02-24 | 2025-03-05 | David Haywood of Haywood Design Studio (“HDS”) was misrepresenting the services that both he and HDS are permitted to provide on his personal LinkedIn profile, HDS’s Facebook, and other third-party websites. Mr. Haywood took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-21 | Donald (Don) J. Zibrik, Professional Engineer, applied his seal and signature to drawings and to the architectural components section of a Schedule B Letter of Assurance in support of a building permit application submitted to a local authority. The project was an alteration to the building’s envelope that required the services of an architect. Mr. Zibrik acknowledged his breach and has committed to future compliance with the Architects Regulation under the Professional Governance Act through a signed Undertaking and Covenant Agreement. |
| 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-18 | Shaghayegh Razazan was using unauthorized titles on her résumé and LinkedIn profile. Ms. Razazan took immediate steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-02-12 | 2025-02-18 | Mehdi Einifar of Alterativ Design Lab Inc. (“Alterativ”) was using an unauthorized title and misrepresenting the services Alterativ is permitted to provide on LinkedIn and other social media websites. Mr. Einifar took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and correct the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-02-07 | 2025-02-10 | Kelly Somogyi of York Brook Designs (“YBD”) was using a reserved title and misrepresenting the services YBD is permitted to provide on his personal LinkedIn profile, and YBD’s company website, LinkedIn profile, social media profiles and third-party websites. Mr. Somogyi took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |
| 2025-01-29 | 2025-02-10 | Anthony Cesare of Bohemio Development Corp. (“Bohemio”) was using an unauthorized title and misrepresenting the services Bohemio is permitted to provide on the company website and other third-party websites. Mr. Cesare took steps to address the AIBC’s concerns and corrected the misrepresentations. |