Trent Letwiniuk
May 21 1977–August 4, 2025
Trent Letwiniuk, one of the owners and directors of Gravity Architecture, died in a motorcycle accident on Monday, August 4th. We are devastated by this tragedy and have been thinking of Trent’s family as they grieve the loss of a loved one who was a husband, son, brother, and uncle.
Trent was a founding partner at Inertia Residential Design in 2006 and of Gravity Architecture in 2014. With his partner and a growing team of professionals, he built the firm to a 26-person strong firm with offices in Calgary and Vancouver. He was a talented designer and draftsperson, but moreover excelled at building client relationships and representing the firm. He deeply cared about our clients’ needs and wants, and championed these throughout the planning, design, and construction processes of their projects. Trent set an example for the team of diligence and accuracy, efficiency, and excellence. He was also constantly thinking about how to make Gravity better at what we do.
We are grateful for the sympathy and thoughtfulness that our colleagues and clients have expressed to us as we have sadly delivered this terrible news over the last week. We are blessed to be a part of such a supportive community. The team at Gravity had the opportunity to gather this week and process Trent’s loss. It was confusing and sad, cathartic and kind, and a tremendous reminder of the support that we have in each other.
Gravity has no choice but to adjust to our new reality. Without Trent representing Gravity as well as he did, we will have to step up and try our best to do this without him. We have the benefit of Trent growing the business development team over the last five years and sharing with them his approach, values, and systems. Stephen Barnecut is now the sole owner and, with the benefit of 26 years working alongside Trent, will continue to pilot our clients’ projects towards success. Only a few years ago, this event may have been devastating for the company. However, under Trent’s co-leadership, the firm has become strong enough to weather a loss of even this magnitude.
We offer our deepest condolences to his wife, Vivian Rocha; his parents, Ray and Lorraine Letwiniuk; his brother, Ryan Letwiniuk, and sister-in-law, Kim Letwiniuk, and his nephews, Eric and Colin Letwiniuk.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 16th, at Eden Brook Funeral Home & Cemetery in Calgary.