Twice named one of the top emerging design firms in Canada by Twenty + Change, the Acre stands committed to expanding the role of contemporary architecture in New Brunswick. In its pursuit to expound the province’s cultural identity both within Canada and internationally, this team's philosophy is an understanding of the unique opportunity that creative collaboration offers for the exploration of new ideas and the achievement of new outcomes. The Acre have garnered national and international exposure as recipient of the prestigious Sheff Visiting Chair in Architecture at McGill University, as a member of ‘Team Canada’ for the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture, as well as the television series ‘Majumder Manor’ on the W Network. The idea for the Acre Collective started on a rooftop in Brooklyn, New York, where a group of artists, writers, thinkers and designers realized that – working together – they could contribute more significantly than any one of them working alone. Conceived as a fresh and flexible way to tackle projects and ideas, the collective brings together the right team for the right project. Founders and team corrallers are Stephen Kopp and Monica Adair, Master of Architecture graduates from the architecture, landscape and design program at the University of Toronto. They are currently based in Saint John, NB. The collective has been involved in projects that emphasize craftsmanship, functionality, local tradition, and artistic expression. At the core of the group’s philosophy is an understanding of the unique opportunity that creative collaboration offers for the exploration of new ideas and the achievement of new outcomes.