During the last 20 years Tarek El-Khatib has emerged as one of Canada’s leading international architects, undertaking design commissions in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean as well as creating award-winning designs in Canada and the United States.

Responsible for the design of some of the firm’s most celebrated buildings Tarek brings a broad knowledge base of building types to the design and management of each project. He has handled complex design programs for healthcare, academic, and performing arts facilities with tight schedules and limited budgets. Tarek’s relaxed approach to client relationships, partnering and problem solving establishes an atmosphere that achieves results and keeps projects on track.

Tarek El-Khatib, as one of the firm’s two senior partners, is the primary driver of Zeidler’s most celebrated projects in recent years winning numerous honours. These include: The Ontario Association of Architects, Design Excellence Award for the Belleville Pubic Library and John M Parrott Art Galleries, 2009; CSLA National Honours Award Canadian Diplomatic Complex, Seoul, Korea, 2008; The AIA Maryland Chapter, Public Building of the Year 1995, University of Maryland’s Homer Gudelsky Building; Award of Merit, Mississauga Urban Design Awards, 1998 for the Living Arts Centre.