John MacDonald Architect

Doors Open Waterloo Region has announced 26 sites for this year’s edition, on Saturday, September 21st: regionofwaterloo.ca/en/explo… @DoorsOpenWR

There's a full lineup of Jane's Walks in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo this weekend, and we're looking forward to once again taking part Schedule: janeswalkwr.com/2024-walks/ @janeswalkwr

As always, we look forward to leading and attending Jane’s Walks this May The first Waterloo Region walks have been announced, with more to come: janeswalkwr.com/2024-walks/ #JanesWalk

Two lucky recipients will receive Capital Improvement Grants for neighbourhood projects, at the Festival of Neighbourhoods' 30th Annual Celebration this Sunday festivalofneighbourhoods.ca/…

Come visit us tomorrow in the Public Utilities Commission building for @DoorsOpenWR We’ll be here 10 am - 4 pm, with tours leaving from the Starbucks every half hour. #Kitchener #DoorsOpenWR

Privately owned public spaces (POPS): what are they, and how do we design them better? johnmacdonaldarchitect.ca/bl…

We were recently honoured at the @CityKitchener's Business Heritage Awards for our longstanding commitment to doing business in Kitchener (25 years, achieved in 2020)

We’re looking forward to seeing some familiar and new faces this weekend.  Our team invites you to join us to observe, reflect and re-imagine our community on two walks: johnmacdonaldarchitect.ca/bl… #DTK #Kitchener – at Kitchener, Ontario

John will be leading this Jane's Walk, which will look at various built artifacts that tell the stories of the many visions that influence downtown Kitchener

John will be leading a Jane's Walk focused on the many visions that have influenced downtown Kitchener as it exists today, on Sunday May 7th:

We enjoyed presenting @ONLibraryAssoc Super Conference about our experiences designing @WaterlooLibrary's Eastside Branch, and the importance of early consideration of the many building systems from which every library is built #OLASC

Great neighbourhoods have propinquity. So what is it? Our latest blog post: johnmacdonaldarchitect.ca/bl…

A virtual tour of Kitchener's Consumption and Treatment Site. We're proud to have contributed full services to this project, from schematic design through to post-construction #WatReg #AdaptiveReuse youtube.com/watch?v=hytib2Zw…

Nine of our neighbours were displaced from Saturday's fire. If you are able to, please support our neighbours in their time of need: gofundme.com/f/support-resid… #Kitchener #WatReg

How it started how it's going

Great article about the origins of local transit, featuring the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission, the original occupant of the historic building that now houses our office: therecord.com/life/local-his…

Really pleased to see the incredible community turnout at our Jane’s Walks this weekend. Thanks to all who came out to participate in the conversation. #JanesWalk #Kitchener #KWawesome

This weekend: our staff are looking forward to leading three separate Jane’s Walks in downtown Kitchener We’re also aware of at least one other Jane’s Walk, a diverse housing tour of Cedar Hill led by @MartinMcScratch on Sunday #DTK #Kitchener #JanesWalk

After a two year hiatus, in-person @janeswalk events are returning to Waterloo Region. Our team has three in the works for downtown Kitchener, details here: johnmacdonaldarchitect.ca/bl… #JanesWalkWR #JanesWalk #DTK #KWawesome #WatReg – at Kitchener, Ontario

"We need to reassess how we engage with the community, where we build and how we mitigate impacts on climate change, only then can we ensure the built environment will support the health of communities well into the future." Great @CdnArch read: canadianarchitect.com/how-ca…