OALA Round Table “Shades of Meaning” Features James Macgillivray of LAMAS

James Macgillivray of LAMAS participated in the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) Round Table Shades of Meaning. The discussion brought together architects, landscape architects, and artists to explore how colour, perception, and material experience shape design thinking across disciplines.

As part of the discussion, Macgillivray reflected on the evolving role of colour within the studio's work:

“Colour is something our firm is becoming more and more comfortable working with. Initially, we rarely used colour, and our work was mostly monochromatic. But then we did a competition entry for MoMA’s Young Architects Program and, at the time, I was teaching studios about op art, so we went overboard and tried our hand composing with colour.”

The round table is part of OALA’s Ground publication, which provides a forum for critical dialogue on contemporary landscape architecture practice. The conversation format brings together practitioners from different fields to examine shared themes through interdisciplinary perspectives, often linking theory, history, and applied design practice.

Read more at the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects.