Boundary Sequence Illusion ― Ian Macdonald Architect

This book considers the contemporary house through close scrutiny of works designed by Ian MacDonald, and the ideas that are embedded within them. The architect explores boundary and illusion, and considers site and sightings in both the city and countryside to create houses that appear, disappear, and re-appear. Energetic explorations of land and considerations of weather provide the basis for MacDonald's designs of residential spaces that capture particular views, establish sequences of movement, and make inspiring places to live in nature. Featuring a well-illustrated selection of projects designed over the past twenty years, the book outlines Macdonald's way of working, notably his engagement with landscape. By carefully observing a site's topographic features and vegetative cover and by using these observations in the design of a house, from early conceptual sketches to detailed construction documents, Macdonald ensures that the essential character of the site is present in the experience of the house.

David Dorenbaum is a psychoanalyst and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. His most recent essays have appeared in Incarnations: the Photography of Janieta Eyre (Coach House Press, 2017) and Robert Polidori: Synchrony and Diachrony (Steidl, 2018). ??Brian Carter is Professor of Architecture at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. The author of award-winning books, he has curated exhibitions in Europe and North America on the work of Peter Rice, Albert Kahn, Eero Saarinen, and Aires Mateus. ??Barry Sampson is a founding partner of Toronto-based Baird Sampson Neuert Architects. A leading architecture practice renowned for its design of cultural properties, educational facilities, and public space, Baird Sampson Neuert has been widely recognized with numerous awards and published internationally. Barry Sampson is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Toronto.