Ryan’s first sight of a Toronto skyscraper initiated his desire to design buildings. He graduated with a Masters of Architecture from Carleton University in 2010.  Much of his work during university was focused on tall buildings and vertical cities. He joined MCROBIE Architects + Interior Designers in 2010 and is currently completing the Intern Architect Program with the Ontario Association of Architects.  His work at McRobie Architects + Interior Designers Inc. has focused on concept design and 3D visualization with a recent involvement in construction administration.  Given his love for the verticality of architecture, his sources of design inspiration are not surprising:

A large part of my inspiration is futurist architecture (Neo-futurism/Lebbeus Woods).  Much of this stems from a love of science fiction, sci-fi film, graphic novels and concept art.  Abstract and imagined worlds have qualities outside the constraints and limitations of our own.