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We learned about Scott & Scott the same week we bought our house. We admired a design under construction down the road in Fernwood. They and fellow architect at the firm, Olivia Bull have been superb to work with. We loved their plans and the choice of materials from the outset - but better still was the learning experience and sense of collegiality throughout the build. David and Susan turned us on to many outstanding craftsmen - which makes the house that much more of a joy. I was an architectural history major at Yale and were my professor here to see the finished product, I feel sure Vincent Scully (here explaining the meaning of architecture) would love the house the Scott’s re-imagined for us. Their praise file is large - we particularly liked this story in the Vancouver Sun. What’s more since Don and I spent most of our careers working alongside one another (as beer importers and brewers) it really appealed to us that Susan and David had co-equal roles in their architecture practice and were so devoted to their girls.
Derrick Penner writes in the Vancouver Sun: “Vancouver architects David and Susan Scott have woven their individual practices into one entity so successfully that judges on the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s selection panel couldn’t pick one over the other to bestow its 2016 Young Architect Award upon. So the institute gave the award to both, who practice under the name Scott & Scott Architecture, for work described as “a full investigation of the possibilities of design from building down to the smallest components that make up the environment,” in the words of the judges’ citation. The award recognizes architects 40 years old or younger for excellence in design as well as leadership and service to the profession, and “it was nice to see it go west of Ontario this time,” said David Scott.
“It’s surprising, it’s exciting,” Susan Scott, said of the award, but added that it likely won’t change their ambition, which is to continue designing projects where they can remain in close contact to the building process.
“We don’t intend to grow into a massive, world-dominating architectural firm.”
“We like designing around how things are built,” said David, “really kind of engaging with the construction process and how we consider the design of buildings.”