Mid-20th-century architectural photography by photographers like Ezra Stoller wasn’t just documentation; it was editorial. Images were constructed to express an idea. Black & white film photography imposed discipline: slow view cameras, deliberate framing, and a reliance on composition. Light defined structure, shadow defined space, and distractions were stripped away to make the subjects legible.

I was sorry to hear that the firm Brook McIlroy recently closed after many years of practice. Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to photograph several of their landscape-driven projects, and what has stayed with me was their control of scale and detail.

From behind the lens, what stands out in this medical imaging clinic by Moss Sund Architects isn’t just the equipment, it’s how clearly everything has been resolved. These are technically demanding spaces, but the complexity is handled with precision. Structure, equipment, and building systems are fully integrated. The result is a design that feels controlled and coherent.

Construction process photography is one of the most underused tools for promoting architecture, engineering, and landscape architecture. Most firms focus on finished images, but that final moment only shows part of the story. Value lies in showing how the project was built. Love Park in Toronto was designed by CCxA.

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into photo editing is not a marginal upgrade—it is a structural shift in how architectural imagery is produced, interpreted, and consumed. What was once a process grounded in capture precision and post-production discipline is now a hybrid of documentation, manipulation, and algorithmic generation. For architectural clients, this changes both what images represent and how they should be evaluated.

At the heart of the University of Toronto’s historic St. George Campus are four landmarks — King’s College Circle, Hart House Circle, Sir Daniel Wilson Quad, and the Back Campus Fields. These spaces, surrounded by heritage architecture and characterized by greenery, are the focus of the Landscape of Landmark Quality project, a major initiative of the University and one of the largest landscape infrastructure projects in Canada. The project was designed by KPMB Architects & Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.