Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd is a Whitehorse-based architecture and planning firm and winner of the 2006 Professional Prix de Rome from the Canada Council. Together with their partner firm, Zeko Design Build, KZA is a multi-disciplinary team of 10 personnel including urban planners, architects, developers, general contractors and carpenters.Kobayashi + Zedda Architects is the largest Yukon Architecture firm. Deeply involved in the transformation of downtown Whitehorse into a vibrant living and working community, KZA believe in compact pedestrian friendly built environment, where building design is a reflection of the conditions unique to this part of the world. Since its inception, the firm has worked on more than 500 design projects in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, and British Columbia. These projects vary in scale from private residential renovations to the new $65 million Whitehorse Correctional Centre. The firm has a combined experience of 40 years working in the Yukon in every eco-region of the Territory. Recently, the firm has become recognized throughout Canada for its First Nations and sustainable architecture.