Andrew Latreille

Canadians in the North

The last two years I’ve been photographing a number of projects in the Canadian North and have become deeply interested in the way in which buildings are resolved in climatic, social and cultural conditions that until my first visit, I had never contemplated. Lateral Office, the curators of this years Canadian Exhibit have been researching, […]

Read More»

Hey There from the Air

Early March I had the opportunity to shoot a great little house for my talented mates of Architecture Architecture. They refer to it as the ‘Hey There House’  If you’d like to read a little more about it, it was featured in a recent newsletter.  Go here and don’t forget to sign up to keep […]

Read More»

A Forest of Sorts

Architectural Observations

Watson Lake is on Highway 1. Why not drive from Vancouver to Whitehorse . . . you’d pass by this interesting ‘Forest’. Signs have been appearing since 1942 when a US army officer decided it was a good idea to install a sign providing directions to his home town, distance along with an arrow…(one of […]

Read More»

A process of opening

Equinox Gallery - Measured Architecture

So much of what we do is about process…..the owner of the Equinox gallery contemplates the layout for an upcoming exhibition. Our process during this project for Measured Architecture saw us grow to familiarity with the space; the beautiful variety of light within and the balance between the muted tones of the industrial ceiling hovering […]

Read More»

Loneliness is peaceful

Buildings, Bike Racing and an industrial suburb…. A long time mate on a solo breakaway during a Sunday morning race…… (incidentally, he got up for 2nd place)  

Read More»

Fall colours in Vancouver

How lucky have we been this Autumn? Golden light, light winds, colourful leaves – and I found myself atop a roof in Dunbar to see this vista of the city! Not bad eh!

Read More»

Carved

40 foot Totem - Keith Wolf Smarch

Until I moved to Canada, I was oblivious to the similarities between the ‘First Nations’ people of Canada and the ‘Aborigines’ of Australia and the ‘Māori’ of New Zealand.  They share a common struggle in the transition of their knowledge, history and culture to younger generations. During the last couple of years, I’ve had the […]

Read More»

Which Way Next?

2011-Serpentine-pavilion-London-Peter-Zumthor

My architectural photography work has been recognized with an honorable mention in the Buildings – Architecture category in the Lucie Foundation’s 2013 International Photography Awards. Taken back in 2011 at the end of a European trip (where we saw Cadel Evens win Australia’s first ever Tour de France – but that’s another story) as we […]

Read More»

Habitation and Process

My architectural photography work has been recognized with an honorable mention in the Deeper Perspective category in the Lucie Foundation’s 2013 International Photography Awards. I’ve always been captivated by the whole process of ‘making architecture’.  The construction process opens up the buildings.  The physical boundaries are not all there….the opportunity to discover space and craft […]

Read More»

Urban Inuvik

The urbanity of this Arctic town is spacious, open and utilitarian.  The people who live there, some of the most welcoming I’ve come across. Inuvik is located 200 kms north of the Arctic Circle and 100km from the Arctic Ocean and sit’s along the line where the Boreal Forests give way and the Tundra takes […]

Read More»