Plain Modern: The Architecture of Brian MacKay-Lyons (New Voices in Architecture)
...as concise, lucid and anchored in a sense of place as homes and public structures MacKay-Lyons' become known for. --Azure, Jan/Feb 2006...radiates a sense of timelessness so elusive in today's world... --Dwell, September/October 2005MacKay-Lyons has erected a legacy of plain Modern houses informed  by local vernacular forms, building materials, and conventions. . . .  MacKay-Lyons's project descriptions are as plain, direct, and appealing as  his buildings. --Architectural Record, April 2007