John MacDonald Architect is Expanding, Job Available
Intern Architect or Recent Graduate in Architecture Thank you to all who have shown an interest in John MacDonald Architect. This position has been filled. Future openings will be posted on our blog. All the best! John MacDonald Architect is expanding. We are interested in supporting an intern architect or recent graduate in architecture with … Read more
August was made for Workin’! A major project out for tender.
What is it about August? Just when you think we’d all be off to the beach, the cottage, August seems to bring out the deadlines, and the best of our design studio and staff. We’ve just completed the tender documents for the University of Waterloo’s Health Services Expansion, working in association with Kearns Mancini Architects. … Read more
Local Colour
A well chosen colour palette can enhance the architecture of any building and improve your quality of life. For many, though, choosing colours seems like an exercise in randomness, never sure why one colour is better than another. Finding a colour palette that works for you and for your home or office can be time … Read more
Architecture and Externalities: Our Achilles’ Heel
I’ve been thinking lately about the relationship of our profession, architecture, with other disciplines and working methods that address themselves to solutions, recommendations, and decision-making. Specifically, I’m thinking about our profession’s attitude to “externalities” in the solutions we propose for our clients. In earlier posts on this blog we’ve discussed the architect’s working method as … Read more
