Residential Architect Magazine: Canada Architects

15 Young Firms to Watch: Altius Architecture, Toronto

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:53:21 EST

Altius Architecture brings a bold, sustainable modernism to Toronto's in-town neighborhoods and the city's outlying "cottage country."

ra50: housebrand

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:01:01 EST

housebrand melds an architecture firm, real estate agency, and more at its office in Canada.

ra50: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:19:27 EST

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple applies its regional design principles universally.

rising star: john brown, raic

Mon, 6 Jun 2011 03:28:22 EST

John Brown, RAIC, is on a profound mission, one that doesn't involve anything as mundane as scaling K2 or swimming the English Channel. The soft-spoken Canadian wants to simultaneously improve the quality of mass-market housing and make better houses more

embedded architecture

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:23:19 EST

It seems that countries known for their vast natural landscapes produce architects with an extraordinary sensitivity to site. Think Australia's Glenn Murcutt, whose buildings sit lightly on their fragile ecosystems. Or Brian MacKay-Lyons, FAIA, who's known for plainspoken materials and forms that draw on the rural building traditions of his native Nova Scotia.

calm things in a cluttered world

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:37:33 EST

In a Canadian province that is more famous for exporting its talent than for keeping it close to the nest, Brian MacKay-Lyons chose to come home to make his way.