James Brittain is an award-winning architectural photographer operating from studios in Montreal, Canada, and London, UK. His photography practice spans over two decades, and he is known for imagery that balances technical precision with atmospheric sensitivity. He captures architecture in ways that emphasize spatial narrative, light, and the lived experience of built form.
His work includes commissioned projects such as New Canadian Architecture, New European Architecture, and visual essays like Revisited: La Tourette and Night Walks. Brittain also lectures and publishes widely on photography and architecture, and his images are featured in international books, magazines, and exhibitions.
LOCATION: Montreal, Canada & London, UK
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Maison du Ruisseau by Le local Design is a thoughtful renovation that proves architecture can embrace the past while addressing today’s environmental and functional demands. Instead of opting for demolition, the design team transformed the existing family…
Tucked away within the picturesque landscape of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Sutton House stands as a complete overhaul and extension of an early 20th century stone house. Originally built in 1908 and modestly expanded in the 1950s, the…
The East Dover House is perched high on a granite hilltop, overlooking a bay and the open sea, on Nova Scotia’s rugged Atlantic coast. The project touches the land lightly, pinned to the granite bedrock.
Tucked away behind the trees, the Chester house features a cedar platform that serves as a porch and or an outdoor room with no walls – an unusual, yet seemingly conventional element that establishes a domestic space…
The CAPO House, located near Baie Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, proposes an architectural approach that privileges the body’s movements in space. The residence roots itself in the site’s specific quality: a rocky cliff, perilous…
Approaching the Hatley house from the nearby dirt road, one immediately recognizes the high-pitched gables so typical of the area. The roofline stands out above the rolling hills: three gables clustered together in an unusual way.
The client’s brief was to create a space reminiscent of their beloved downtown Chicago industrial loft in a rural farm setting. Furthermore, the design ought to incorporate their unique collection of antiques and architectural salvage.
The latest addition, Enough House, provides accommodation for an intern architect to work closely with MacKay-Lyons. The cabin is an essay in economy: space, budget, schedule and aesthetic. It shares the same minimalist ethic as the adjacent, 1830’s schoolhouse.
On a wooded lot on the shore of Lake Charlebois, our clients wanted to build a contemporary house, luminous and open to the nature. They wanted most of the spaces of the house to be level with…
