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23rd
Annual AIA Austin Homes Tour
The AIA
Austin Homes Tour is known nationally
for
showcasing a wide variety of designs and
for encouraging quality design for everyone.
This year one of the 12 featured homes was
Buckeye
Trail.
Buckeye is an excellent example of the collaborative
efforts of architect Mark
Canada and general contractor Steve
Wauson to reclaim and restore a home through
adaptive reuse of a 20 year old duplex and
bring it new life as a luxury “green”
sustainable custom residence.
see photo gallery [+]
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Mark W. Canada, A.I.A., Architect
Canada + Associates, Architecture
Design Philosophy
Vernacular
Style
Green Building
On Hiring An Architect
About Project Costs
Awards
Current News
Design Philosophy
Mark W. Canada,
A.I.A., believes that the best architectural solutions derive
from clear communication and equitable concerns for value
- whether personal, collective or economic. The architect
is in the unique position of instilling such values through
his work, thus, his responsibility to the client, the community
and the environment is set to task.
Canada, has been
providing professional architectural services since 1984.Specializing
in custom residential design; Mark W. Canada has been the
architect for some of the most spectacular custom residences
in the Austin, Texas, area. His award-winning
designs are site sensitive, take maximum advantage of
the views, are passive solar and defy stylistics patterns.
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Vernacular Style
The work of Mark
W. Canada, A.I.A., and Associates is rooted in the comprehensive
understanding of the vernacular architecture of the Central
Texas Hill Country. Nevertheless, the firm’s architecture
is diverse and environmentally conscious. Canada regards ecological
sensitivity and aesthetic awareness with equal concern. [+]
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Green Building
Passive
Solar Energy Design Techniques, a Green Building Approach
and an intuitive Feng
Shui friendly design philosophy are integral with design
at Canada + Associates, Architecture. Throughout the processes
of programming, site planning, design and construction detailing,
a holistic environmentally responsible approach towards contributing
to our built environment is considered elemental.
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On Hiring An Architect
Many people wrongly
perceive architectural services to be a luxury. An architect
pays for his own way through the lot selection, design, construction
documents, bidding and negotiation and construction phase
of a custom residence project. An architect quickly becomes
an asset at the:
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About Project
Costs
An architect's quote
must be analyzed relative to the scope of services he is proposing
and the out of office expenses he is incurring on the owner's
behalf. When preparing a proposal for architectural and engineering
services, fees are a product of three primary factors:
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Awards
Through the years
Canada + Associates, Architecture has been fortunate enough
to receive recognition
and numerous awards for their work. Canada + Associates
frequently contributes to the American Institute of Architects
Homes Tour, and is a recipient of the Small Firms- Great Projects
award at the annual Texas Society of Architects. [+]
Current News
Canada + Associates
is currently expanding its horizons with the development of
a programming, feasibility analysis and schematic design package
for a large-scale project defined as the Austin Scottish Rite
Learning Center at the Children’s Village within the
Mueller Redevelopment site in Austin, Texas. www.muelleraustin.com.
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Mark W. Canada + Associates
Austin, Texas
512.657.5607
E-mail 
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Public Hi-Fi was designed as
the recording facility for a nationally acclaimed band.
Acoustic privacy was elemental and imperative. The architecture
was dictated by the owner’s program requirements
to blend into the residential character of the 1940’s
neighborhood.
Mark
Canada
Architect |
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"You have to consider your
client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture.
You cannot work in the abstract"
I.
M. Pei
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