How (not) to be an architect : ACDF Hardback

Hailing from Montreal, but with eyes on the rest of the world, ACDF is pushing the boundaries and embracing dichotomies in its atelier-focused spatial design.

Hailing from Montreal, but with eyes on the rest of the world, ACDF is pushing the boundaries and embracing dichotomies in its atelier-focused spatial design.

Wishing to pay respects to its Montreal heritage while also taking inspiration and liberties from the international design scene, the studio is adept at balancing various goals and identities to achieve distinct results.

The team champions both a rigourous work ethic as well as an eccentric approach to creativity, finding a steady, yet idiosyncratic, process.

Within these pages the team reveals their characteristic values and methodologies which allow them to realize their iconic projects.

Encompassing a wide range of typologies, from residential to hospitality and commercial outputs, the featured projects are sure to inspire in readers a new approach to creativity and design-based work.