Canadian Architect

John M. Lyle was one of the most influential Canadian architects of the first half of the 20th century. Born in Ireland in 1872, Lyle studied at the prestigious École des Beaux Arts in Paris after having immigrated to Hamilton with his family. Following graduation, Lyle worked in several important New York offices before moving to Toronto in 1904 and quickly establishing himself as one of the most prominent architects, educators and activists in the city.

Despite the manipulation of eco-systems to accommodate our growing cities, the rivers that exist beneath the morass of urbanity can never entirely disappear. This recent publication contains 34 essays to delight the reader, with stories about Toronto's natural systems and man-made infrastructure pertaining to the provision, purification and protection of its water. Reading about watersheds has never been so engaging!

ROMAN HOLIDAY

A Recent Book Edited by Marco Polo on Prix De Rome Winners From Canada Illustrates That There Remains a High Value Placed on the Tradition of Researching Architectural Ideas While Abroad.

Terrance Galvin

Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture

By Lisa Robertson. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2006.

Lisa Robertson, the Canadian essayist and poet, is not an architect, but her interests in the discipline led her to describe herself as a soft architect.