McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd. (MMAL) is a Vancouver-based professional practice that specializes in architectural services for educational, recreational, and institutional facilities. With successful buildings constructed in all regions of BC, partners Larry McFarland and Marie-Odile Marceau have demonstrated their long-standing commitment to sustainable design and respect for their clients’ needs, schedule and budget.

Larry and Marie-Odile instill their shared design philosophy at the root of their practice, placing collaboration and design excellence at the forefront of their firm’s approach to architecture. The firm strives to produce buildings that are sensitive to local site conditions and to the global environment, while responding to the demands for functionality, flexibility, envelope integrity, practicality and ease of maintenance. Above all, MMAL maintains the goal to produce buildings that are cherished by their owners.

The firm’s strong focus on sustainable design has been rewarded by receiving the first LEED Platinum designation in Canada. Among the various aspects of sustainable solutions explored by the firm is a particular interest in the innovative use of wood as both structural and architectural expression.