Matthew Kennedy and Mark Erickson are the founders of Studio North, an architectural design practice based in Calgary, Alberta.

Matthew was born in Halifax and raised in Calgary. Encouraged by his entrepreneurial parents, he discovered a passion for woodworking early on and trained as a journeyman finishing carpenter. He studied urban design at the University of Calgary before completing his architectural degrees at Dalhousie University, where he focused his thesis on laneway housing. Today, Matthew lives on an acreage with his three children and continues to pursue fine woodworking.

Mark was born and raised in Calgary, with a brief childhood stint in Edmonton where he published a winning comic strip in the Edmonton Journal. As mentioned in the discussion, a photo of this childhood comic may be shared on Instagram stories. Raised by a highly resourceful father and a pioneering neon glassblower mother, Mark developed a strong foundation in art. He studied alongside Matthew at the University of Calgary and Dalhousie. During his schooling, Mark spent six months teaching at the Gambia Technical Training Institute in West Africa. There, he studied multi generational family compounds, which heavily influenced their later residential designs. Mark enjoys spending his free time with his two children at his home shop and family cabin in Windermere.

The duo began collaborating on ambitious student projects, including a camp in Prince Edward Island and a lamella structure at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. They officially launched Studio North in 2013. After twelve years of managing design and construction for large scale projects like the Aster housing complex in Banff, they recently refined their focus to operate as a nimble six person design studio. They also run Ark House, a venture dedicated to marketing architecturally designed homes.

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