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Not sure if there is any point in doing this, but you could do a bankruptcy search on the name - costs about $50.

Under the Personal Properties Securities Act (PPSA) unless the architect has registered their interest over the plans then they may actually belong to the person who held them and if he has gone under then maybe the trustee in bankruptcy.

Architect would own the copyright to these documents. It probably wasn't assigned to the owner. Ask the architect to justify his position.