Sean Ruthen is a Metro Vancouver-based architect and writer.

Book Review – Public Natures: Evolutionary Infrastructures

Author: Weiss/Manfredi– Princeton Architectural Press (2018) In considering the evolution of ecological, urban, and social... Read More

Acton Ostry Architects: 25 Years Young

While an architecture student at UBC in 1998, our class was asked to go out around Vancouver and photograph examples of ‘weather... Read More

The design of a house is for me a resolution between the needs of a family and the demands of a site. The relationship between... Read More

Edited by Benjamin Wilke – No. 11 Source Books in Architecture (Applied Research & Design 2017) Preston Scott Cohen has built a... Read More

In the history of modern cinema, the relationship between architecture and human drama has only been fully exploited by a few... Read More

At the end of May, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) held their 2018 Festival of Architecture in Saint John, New... Read More

Author: Adele Weder (ORO Editions (2017) In a mansion-filled Vancouver neighbourhood not far from the University of British Columbia... Read More

Author: Shaun Fynn (Princeton Architectural Press (2017) More than sixty-five years have passed since Le Corbusier was commissioned by... Read More

Author: Gijs van Hensbergen (Bloomsbury Press, 2017) Giljs van Hensbergen has pulled off a remarkable feat, taming the monstre sacr�... Read More

Author: Phaidon Editors (Phaidon Press, 2017) The global perspective provided by this portable book makes it the ideal companion for... Read More