Studio · History

Built forward from two design legacies.

The present firm brings together the Westphal practice established in 1969, Nadi's 2010 founding and an expanding interdisciplinary platform.

1969

Donald Westphal establishes his land-planning and landscape-architecture practice in Rochester, Michigan.

2010

Emeka Nnadi establishes Nadi Design in Winnipeg with a mandate to connect design and world-scale environmental thinking.

Dec. 2019

Nadi closes its acquisition of the Westphal practice, joining a 50-year community-planning legacy with Nadi's interdisciplinary model.

2024

Hulme Architecture joins Nadi Group, extending the platform into comprehensive architectural services.

Now

Nadi brings advisory, planning and design upstream of selective development participation across Canada and the United States.

Why Nadi exists

A founding
perspective.

In this 90-second film, Emeka Nnadi reflects on the purpose behind the practice: creating a better world through human-centred design, collaborative culture and communities with heart and soul.

Recorded during an earlier chapter of Nadi's design practice, the film captures the values that still guide the broader group today.

01:34Design for a Better WorldFounding perspective