SPYRO TRIFOS, MRAIC MNSAA
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
TRIFOS DESIGN CONSULTANTS
SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA
Spyro Trifos is a native of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Mr. Trifos received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from McGill University in 1982. As a student, Mr. Trifos was one of the founding editors of the architectural journal, "The Fifth Column." Upon graduation, Mr. Trifos immediately accepted a position with Arcop Associates of Montreal, Quebec, working on both Middle Eastern and Canadian building projects.
In 1985, Mr. Trifos relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia, and worked as an independent contract/design consultant for various retail, commercial, and professional clients, under the company title of Triarch Design Consultants.
In 1986, Mr. Trifos established the architectural firm of Trifos Design Consultants, providing individualized, comprehensive, client service. Since the firm's inception, Mr. Trifos has been responsible for its progressive growth and development. The firm has achieved recognition for distinctive, dynamic designs, that incorporate a thorough understanding of the business of building and property development.
Mr. Trifos is a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Nova Scotia Association of Architects. He is also a member of ICOMOS Canada (International Council on Monuments and Sites), and the Architectural Woodwork Institute. Mr. Trifos actively maintains a high level of participation in local community affairs, some of which are as follows:
- Director, Board of Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, 1999 - date
- Director, UCCB Technology Enterprise Centre, 2000 - date
- Founder and Director - Silicon Island Art and Innovation Centre Board of Directors
- Justice of the Peace for the Judicial District of the Province of Nova Scotia, 1994 - date
- Chairman, Cape Breton Regional Municipality Heritage Advisory Committee
- Commodore, Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club, 1993
- Director and Treasurer, Coastal Business Opportunities Inc. - Federal B.D.C. Program
- Member, St. Joseph's Parish Buildings and Grounds Committee
Mr. Trifos, as Principal Architect of Trifos Design Consultants, has been responsible for the successful completion of many projects in the industrial Cape Breton area, some of which are as follows:
- St. Francis Xavier University Morrison Hall Renovations, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Silicon Island Art and Innovation Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- UCCB Campus-Centre Expansion, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- UCCB Technology-Enterprise Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- St. Joseph's Pastoral Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- CND Health-Care Center, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Cape Breton Regional Hospital Interiors, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- New Dawn Guest Home Senior-Care Facility, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Sydney Mines Town Hall Heritage Rehabilitation, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
- Calvin United Church, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
- Atlantech Window Manufacturing Plant, North Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Nova Heights "Seniors’ Village" Co-op, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Transition House Second-Stage Housing, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Bank of Montreal Heritage Renovations and Expansion, Sydney, Nova Scotia
In affiliation with other firms, Mr. Trifos, through Trifos Design Consultants, has actively participated in the provision of architectural services for such projects as the following:
- Mountain View Elementary School, Sydney River, Nova Scotia
- Louisiana Pacific Fibre Gypsum-Board Plant, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
- Barkley Systems Manufacturing Plant, Sydport Industrial Park, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Sydney Waterfront - Phase III, Sydney, Nova Scotia
