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Adaptive Reuse or Build-From-Scratch? Experts say Repurposing New Buildings Brings Many Benefits. The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
The Muir, a New Luxury Waterfront Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Forbes
Forbes
The House at 9000 Feet is a Sustainable Space-Age Interpretation of the Barns. STIRworld
stir world
National Urban Design Awards—2024 Recipient. RAIC
RAIC
Case Study: House at 9,000 Feet by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple. Residential Design
Residential Design Magazine
Tour a Modernist Rocky Mountain Home by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest
BALNEA Spa's Latest Concrete Expansion in Quebec Recalls Natural Appalachian Rock. Design Boom
Design Boom
House Hunting in Canada: Weathered Steel on the Shores of Nova Scotia. The New York Times
The New York Times
Brian MacKay-Lyons appointed to the Order of Canada. Canadian Architect
Canadian Architect
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2024
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Perches a Unique Mountain Home at 9,000 Feet. Design Boom
2024
The House at 9000 Feet is a sustainable space-age interpretation of the barns. STIRworld
2024
Balnea spa’s latest thermal bath and relaxation room in quebec. Design Boom
2024
A Spa With a View. Macleans
2024
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa. Dezeen
2024
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple creates elliptical house for mountainous site. Dezeen
2023
House at 9,000 Feet, Touching the Land Lightly. The Plan
2023
East Dover House, a house in Cor-Ten overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Plan
2023
Queen’s Marque. Azure
2023
A 'House Within A House" in Chester. Design Boom
2023
Designs for Living: House at 9000 Feet. Nuvo
2023
This futuristic ski house is born of its sloped locale. Wallpaper
2023
Chester House / Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2023
Horizon Neighbourhood: An architectural expression of community building. STIRworld
2023
El Aleph — Main House. Canadian Architect
2023
Case Study: East Dover Residence by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple. Residential Design
2023
Queen’s Marque by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Gooood
2022
Chester House is the perfect little Canadian country home. Wallpaper
2022
Pint-sized, but packing great ideas: The AIA Small Project Awards. New Atlas
2022
The Dory Shop. The Canadian Architect
2022
Modern and Sustainable Guesthouses. Project of the Week – Bigwin Island Club Cabins. Real Cedar
2022
Architecture books to inspire shelf love. Wallpaper
2021
Wood Design & Building Awards Announced. ArchDaily
2021
Bigwin Island Cabins/ MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2021
Discover Muir, Autograph Collection: Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Newest, Most Distinctive Hotel. Forbes
2021
Nova Scotia’s B2 Lofts Put a Contemporary Twist on a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dwell
2021
In Nova Scotia, a Mixed-Use Infill Straddles Tradition and Modernity. Azure
2020
Smith Residence Rural Nova Scotia. Canadian Interiors
2020
Dermot Bannon roams Canada and his home and native land. The Times
2020
Home of the week: Smith House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Nuvo
2020
The Music of Spaces. Beside
2020
Bringing the traditional up to date in Lunenburg. The Chronicle Herald
2020
Architects Directory Alumni. Wallpaper
2020
Modern Residential Architecture: Reimagining the Cottage. Architectural Record
2020
Between Heaven and Earth: Golf Resort Bigwin Island from MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. MD Magazine
2020
Catching up with award-winning architect Brian MacKay-Lyons. Powder Mountain
2020
Prospect/Refuge 3. Wood Design and Building
2020
Mirror Point Cottage. Wood Design and Building
2020
Review of ‘Edgy Architecture: Living in the Most Impossible Places’. Architectural Record
2020
Architects and designers redefine the ski town in a tech-utopian Utah community. The Architect's Newspaper
2020
Homecomings: B2 Lofts, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Canadian Architect
2020
Utah Powder and Steeps, without the crowds. New York Times
2020
You Wished you Lived Here. The New York Times
2020
Project of the Week: Horizon Neighbourhood. Real Cedar
2020
Smith House. ArchDaily
2020
Designing Canada 2020: Raising the Roof. The Globe and Mail
2019
Three Cor-Ten Steel Pavilions Make Up This Art Collectors. Dwell
2019
Brian MacKay-Lyons on Designers’ Integrity and the Foundation of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple. ArchDaily
2019
Smith Residence by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple is a "village" of gabled steel structures. Dezeen
2019
Bigwin Island Club Cabins / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2019
A Nova Scotia holiday home by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple draws on its context. Wallpaper
2019
Bigwin Island Golf Resort by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Architectural Record
2019
Horizon Neighborhood. ArchDaily
2019
In Utah, These Entrepreneurs Are Creating Their Own Version of Eden. The Wall Street Journal
2019
Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple's monumental Smith House overlooks the shores of Nova Scotia. Design Boom
2019
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple-designed cabins help to revitalise Canada’s Bigwin Island. Wallpaper
2019
Bigwin Island Club Cabins Respect the Indigenous History of Their Natural Context. Design Boom
2019
Escape to the Woods in These Sustainable, Community-Focused Canadian Cabins. Dwell
2019
The 10 Most Memorable Houses of the Past Decade. Azure
2019
A sleek Pool House Channeling Mies van der Rohe Grows From a Mountainside. Dwell
2019
Cabins in Ontario by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple topped with massive hip roofs. Dezeen
2019
Quebec Pool House / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2019
These Cabins in a Utah Ski Resort Are Designed to Help Spark Social Change. Dwell
2019
Utah’s Powder Mountain gains its first architect-designed community. Wallpaper
2019
Horizon Neighbourhood/MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2019
Casa De Vries. ArchDaily
2019
Quebec's Pool House Brings a Modern Touch to the Mountains. Hypebeast
2019
Creating a village on an island in Muskoka, one block at a time. The Globe and Mail
2019
This Cedar-Shingle Cottage Gives Nova Scotia’s Fishing History a Modern Spin. Dwell
2019
Canadian Architect Wins Two AIA Awards. Canadian Architect
2019
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple’s Horizon retreat for creatives tops Utah’s Powder Mountain. Dezeen
2019
Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion informs minimal Quebec pool house. Dezeen
2018
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Opens Denver Office. Residential Design
2018
A New Exhibition Examines Why We Love Cabins. Architectural Digest
2018
Two hulls house frames views of nova scotia's beautiful glacial landscape. Design Boom
2018
How Nova Scotia architecture firm MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple is setting its sights on Ontario cottage country. The Globe and Mail
2018
Powder Mountain is the Hottest Design Destination You Probably Haven’t Heard Of. Architectural Digest
2018
Minimalism By The Sea. The Globe and Mail
2018
Two Hulls House. Dwell
2018
The Two Hulls House Pays Homage to a History of Shipbuilding. Hypebeast
2017
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple elevates cedar-clad cabin in Nova Scotia on concrete plinths. Dezeen
2017
A Look Inside the New Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Canadian Art
2017
Lean-to House, Two Hulls, de Vries House, Cliff House, Mason House, Mirror Point Cottage. Architectural Digest
2017
The Village Architect, shortlisted for Moriyama Prize 2017. ArchDaily
2016
Brian MacKay-Lyons adds pre-rusted steel cabin to his Nova Scotia estate. Dezeen
2015
RAIC Honors Brian MacKay-Lyons with 2015 Gold Medal. ArchDaily
2015
Winners of the First annual Atlantic WoodWorks! Wood Design Awards announced. Canadian Architect
2015
1830 Schoolhouse Salvaged as a Cozy Cabin. Dwell
2014
A New Book Celebrates Place-Based Architecture. Architectural Digest
2014
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects win Bigwin Island design competition. Canadian Architect
2014
Chebogue Schoolhouse. Architectural Record
2013
Bridge House/MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. ArchDaily
2013
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Create Affordable Beauty on a Cliff. Design Boom
2013
Cliff House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is Perched On a Rocky Outcrop. Dezeen
2013
Sunset Rock House on the Edge of the Ocean by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Dezeen