publications

2024 OAA Awards e-Book (pp.94-97). (2024, June 10). https://www.oaa.on.ca/publications/detail/2024-Awards-Book
Lam, Elsa. “Boundary Sequence Illusion: Ian MacDonald, Architect.” Canadian Architect. February 2020: pp.41
MacDonald, Ian. Boundary, Sequence, Illusion: Ian MacDonald Architect. Edited by Brian Carter, Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2019.
“The New Classic.” Cottage Life. Fall 2018: pp.64-75
“10 Inspiring Self-Build Designs.” Grand Designs. November 2017: pp.166
Bradbury, Dominic. “High-design contemporary cabins.” Financial Times. April 14 2017
“Nature Rules in Go Home Bay.” OBJEKT©USA/CANADA. Winter 2016-2017: pp.102-113
Li, Jason. “Raw materials – Canada.” Monocle. November 2016: pp.172
Vipond, Patti. “Looking back to move forward.” Muskoka Life. August 2016: pp.128-135
McKnight, Jenna. “Ian MacDonald hides island cotage in Ontario within a pine forest.” dezeen. 17 June 2016
Stathaki, Ellie. “Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario.” Wallpaper*. 5 April 2016
Breen, Martha Uniacke. “A home extension that gives the past its due, but is fully modern.” National Post. 16 October 2015
Bozikovic, Alex. “At this Ontario cottage, you are in an architect’s hands, but nature is in charge.” The Globe and Mail. 12 August 2015
Mays, John Bentley. “Rescue of a Deer Park home hit by a ‘tsunami’ of bad design.” The Globe and Mail. 20 March 2015
Saltzman, Peter. “A Subterranean House in Wychwood Park that got the Whole Neighbourhood Talking.” Toronto Life. July 2014
Mays, John Bentley. “Country modern: Architectural poetry in the land of siding” The Globe and Mail. 24 April 2014
Fonk, Hans. “Modern Arts and Crafts in Wychwood Park.” OBJEKT©USA/CANADA. Winter 2013: pp.128-135
Mays, John Bentley. “The Long View.” International Architecture and Design. Summer 2013: pp.15-25
Kelvin Browne. “Ian MacDonald’s canny sense of site makes him an elemental architect à la Ron Thom.” National Post. 8 June 2013
Binstock, Meaghan. “Extreme Makeover: an iconic modernist house in midtown gets a 21st-century update.” Toronto Life. 18 March 2013

Mays, John Bentley. “An elegant country home embedded in its surroundings.” The Globe and Mail. 26 July 2012
Bozikovic, Alex. “A Toronto home that frames the view.” The Globe and Mail. 24 November 2011
Baute, Nicole. “Park Place.” Toronto Life. October 2011: pp.82-83
Mays, John Bentley. “Going the distance.” Canadian Architect. September 2011: pp.22-28
Lavigne, Lucie. “Terrain Ordinaire Vues Spectaculaires.” La Presse. 21 May 2011: pp.7-9
Baird, Daniel. “Points of View.” Azure. January/February 2011: pp.54-59
“Building Partners.” Exhibition at the York Quay Centre. 25 September, 2010 – 2 January, 2011
Kapusta, Beth. “The House in the Hill.” Azure. May 2010: pp.82-86
Mays, John Bentley. “New Kid in the Park.” The Globe and Mail. 27 August 2009
Mays, John Bentley. “Personal View.” International Architecture and Design. Autumn 2008: pp.50-57
Mays, John Bentley. “Border Crossings.” International Architecture and Design. Autumn 2008: pp.58-61
Rochon, Lisa. “A G-G winner bows to the power of the landscape.” The Globe and Mail. 21 June 2008
Architecture Canada 2008: The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. RAIC. 2008: pp.54-61
“House at 4a Wychwood Park.” Canadian Architect. May 2008: pp.46-47
Jen, Leslie. “View Master.” Canadian Architect. April 2008: pp.40-46

Browne, Kelvin. “The Road to Utopia.” Canadian House and Home. October 2007: pp.222-227; 288
Gruft, Andrew, ed. Substance Over Spectacle: Canadian Contemporary Architecture. Arsenal Pulp Press: 2005 pp. 80-85; 182-189 (essay by George Baird)
Macdonald, Christopher. cabin, cottage & camp, new designs on the Canadian landscape. Blueimprint. Vancouver, 2005: pp.12-19
“House in Grey Highlands.” Canadian Architect. December 2005: pp.40-41
Browne, Kelvin. “He’s got insight for great siting.” National Post. 22 September 2005
Gadd, Jane. “A Modern Home in a Field of its Own.” The Globe and Mail. 9 July 2004
Chodikoff, Ian. “Raising the Roof.” Canadian Architect. May 2004: pp.22-23
Architecture Canada 2002: The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. Tuns Press. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2002: pp.60-67
Darrow, Carl. “Mulmur Hills Residence.” Wood Design and Building. Winter 2002: pp.21-24
Freedman, Adele. “Small World.” Elm Street. Vol.7 no.3. Holiday 2002: pp.96-100
MacDonald, Ian. “Ways of Habitation.” Architecture and Ideas. Vol.3, No.2. Summer/Fall 2001: pp.70-96
“OAA Annual Awards.” Perspectives: Journal of the Association of Architects. Vol.9, no.2. Summer 2001: pp.13
Polo, Marco. “Landscape Architecture.” Canadian Architect. May 2001: pp.21-23
Rochon, Lisa. “A very urban kind of beach life.” The Globe and Mail. 11 October 2000
Lindsay, Janice. “The hut as haven.” The Globe and Mail. 10 June 2000
Adamczyk, Georges,ed. “House in Mulmur Hills #1, Ontario.” Maisons-lieux: architecture contemoraine au Canada – Houses-places: contemporary Canadian architecture. National Library of Canada. 2000: pp.164-169
Kapusta, Beth. “Hill House.” Azure. March/April 1999: pp.66-70
“Deacon/Kravis Residence.” Canadian Architect. December 1999: pp.38-39
“Shades of Green, House in Mulmur Hills.” Canadian Architect. December 1997: pp.22-24
Primeau, Liz. “Abode a la mode.” The Globe and Mail. 5 April 1997
“House at 4a Wychwood Park.” Canadian Architect. December 1995: pp.28-29
“1 MacKenzie Crescent.” Canadian Architect. December 1994: pp.30-31
Barber, John. “Updating a Victorian Lady.” The Globe and Mail. 20 August 1992

publications

Lam, Elsa. “Boundary Sequence Illusion: Ian MacDonald, Architect.” Canadian Architect. February 2020: pp.41

MacDonald, Ian. Boundary, Sequence, Illusion: Ian MacDonald Architect. Edited by Brian Carter, Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2019.

“The New Classic.” Cottage Life. Fall 2018: pp.64-75

“10 Inspiring Self-Build Designs.” Grand Designs. November 2017: pp.166

Bradbury, Dominic. “High-design contemporary cabins.” Financial Times. April 14 2017

“Nature Rules in Go Home Bay.” OBJEKT©USA/CANADA. Winter 2016-2017: pp.102-113

Li, Jason. “Raw materials – Canada.” Monocle. November 2016: pp.172

Vipond, Patti. “Looking back to move forward.” Muskoka Life. August 2016: pp.128-135

McKnight, Jenna. “Ian MacDonald hides island cotage in Ontario within a pine forest.” dezeen. 17 June 2016

Stathaki, Ellie. “Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario.” Wallpaper*. 5 April 2016

Breen, Martha Uniacke. “A home extension that gives the past its due, but is fully modern.” National Post. 16 October 2015

Bozikovic, Alex. “At this Ontario cottage, you are in an architect’s hands, but nature is in charge.” The Globe and Mail. 12 August 2015

Mays, John Bentley. “Rescue of a Deer Park home hit by a ‘tsunami’ of bad design.” The Globe and Mail. 20 March 2015

Saltzman, Peter. “A Subterranean House in Wychwood Park that got the Whole Neighbourhood Talking.” Toronto Life. July 2014

Mays, John Bentley. “Country modern: Architectural poetry in the land of siding” The Globe and Mail. 24 April 2014

Fonk, Hans. “Modern Arts and Crafts in Wychwood Park.” OBJEKT©USA/CANADA. Winter 2013: pp.128-135

Mays, John Bentley. “The Long View.” International Architecture and Design. Summer 2013: pp.15-25

Kelvin Browne. “Ian MacDonald’s canny sense of site makes him an elemental architect à la Ron Thom.” National Post. 8 June 2013

Binstock, Meaghan. “Extreme Makeover: an iconic modernist house in midtown gets a 21st-century update.” Toronto Life. 18 March 2013

Mays, John Bentley. “An elegant country home embedded in its surroundings.” The Globe and Mail. 26 July 2012

Bozikovic, Alex. “A Toronto home that frames the view.” The Globe and Mail. 24 November 2011

Baute, Nicole. “Park Place.” Toronto Life. October 2011: pp.82-83

Mays, John Bentley. “Going the distance.” Canadian Architect. September 2011: pp.22-28

Lavigne, Lucie. “Terrain Ordinaire Vues Spectaculaires.” La Presse. 21 May 2011: pp.7-9

Baird, Daniel. “Points of View.” Azure. January/February 2011: pp.54-59

“Building Partners.” Exhibition at the York Quay Centre. 25 September, 2010 – 2 January, 2011

Kapusta, Beth. “The House in the Hill.” Azure. May 2010: pp.82-86

Mays, John Bentley. “New Kid in the Park.” The Globe and Mail. 27 August 2009

Mays, John Bentley. “Personal View.” International Architecture and Design. Autumn 2008: pp.50-57

Mays, John Bentley. “Border Crossings.” International Architecture and Design. Autumn 2008: pp.58-61

Rochon, Lisa. “A G-G winner bows to the power of the landscape.” The Globe and Mail. 21 June 2008

Architecture Canada 2008: The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. RAIC. 2008: pp.54-61

“House at 4a Wychwood Park.” Canadian Architect. May 2008: pp.46-47

Jen, Leslie. “View Master.” Canadian Architect. April 2008: pp.40-46

Browne, Kelvin. “The Road to Utopia.” Canadian House and Home. October 2007: pp.222-227; 288

Gruft, Andrew, ed. Substance Over Spectacle: Canadian Contemporary Architecture. Arsenal Pulp Press: 2005 pp. 80-85; 182-189 (essay by George Baird)

Macdonald, Christopher. cabin, cottage & camp, new designs on the Canadian landscape. Blueimprint. Vancouver, 2005: pp.12-19

“House in Grey Highlands.” Canadian Architect. December 2005: pp.40-41

Browne, Kelvin. “He’s got insight for great siting.” National Post. 22 September 2005

Gadd, Jane. “A Modern Home in a Field of its Own.” The Globe and Mail. 9 July 2004

Chodikoff, Ian. “Raising the Roof.” Canadian Architect. May 2004: pp.22-23

Architecture Canada 2002: The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. Tuns Press. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2002: pp.60-67

Darrow, Carl. “Mulmur Hills Residence.” Wood Design and Building. Winter 2002: pp.21-24

Freedman, Adele. “Small World.” Elm Street. Vol.7 no.3. Holiday 2002: pp.96-100

MacDonald, Ian. “Ways of Habitation.” Architecture and Ideas. Vol.3, No.2. Summer/Fall 2001: pp.70-96

“OAA Annual Awards.” Perspectives: Journal of the Association of Architects. Vol.9, no.2. Summer 2001: pp.13

Polo, Marco. “Landscape Architecture.” Canadian Architect. May 2001: pp.21-23

Rochon, Lisa. “A very urban kind of beach life.” The Globe and Mail. 11 October 2000

Lindsay, Janice. “The hut as haven.” The Globe and Mail. 10 June 2000

Adamczyk, Georges,ed. “House in Mulmur Hills #1, Ontario.” Maisons-lieux: architecture contemoraine au Canada – Houses-places: contemporary Canadian architecture. National Library of Canada. 2000: pp.164-169

Kapusta, Beth. “Hill House.” Azure. March/April 1999: pp.66-70

“Deacon/Kravis Residence.” Canadian Architect. December 1999: pp.38-39

“Shades of Green, House in Mulmur Hills.” Canadian Architect. December 1997: pp.22-24

Primeau, Liz. “Abode a la mode.” The Globe and Mail. 5 April 1997

“House at 4a Wychwood Park.” Canadian Architect. December 1995: pp.28-29

“1 MacKenzie Crescent.” Canadian Architect. December 1994: pp.30-31

Barber, John. “Updating a Victorian Lady.” The Globe and Mail. 20 August 1992

Stathaki, Ellie. “Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario.” Wallpaper.* 5 April 2016