Lynden Giles
Architect: OAA, NSAA, MArch, BEDS
Lynden was born in Halifax into a long line of construction. His father, a civil engineer, specialized in coastal structures and boat building and left his mark on nearly every cove in the province. His grandfather, an institutional contractor, helped shape Nova Scotia’s landscape, including several of its most iconic lighthouses.
A licensed architect in Ontario and Nova Scotia, Lynden received a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Dalhousie University. He went on to spend eight years working in London, UK. There he also served as guest critic for the Masters program at The Bartlett UCL and both the Masters and Bachelor programs at Oxford Brookes University. Relocating to Toronto, there he worked on a number of major landmark buildings such as Massey Hall, the Royal Conservatory of Music, Union Station, Humber College and Osgoode Hall.
Lynden's experience spans a wide range of project types, with a particular emphasis on residential design; from bespoke modern homes to Victorian and Georgian restoration, as well as innovative new neighbourhoods across the UK and large-scale masterplans internationally.
