2024-05-02T16:43:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149993305/a-canadian-developer-is-building-an-enclave-of-world-class-architecture-in-the-alberta-foothills Nicholas Korody 2017-02-22T12:26:00-05:00 >2019-04-29T21:02:55-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9o/9oy6sgw3od8ip3kc.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Ian MacGregor, the president and chief executive of North West Upgrading Inc. and a self-described &ldquo;guy who works in the oil business&rdquo;, is <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/calgary-and-edmonton/in-alberta-foothills-a-plan-to-build-an-enclave-of-world-classarchitecture/article34071267/?cmpid=rss1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly</a> planning to fund and develop a cluster of architectural icons in the idyllic foothills of Alberta. Dubbed the Carraig Ridge, the community will be located between Cochrane and Canmore. Already, the 650-acre site hosts &ldquo;the Rock House&rdquo; designed by Seattle-based architect James Cutler of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/17256cutler-anderson-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cutler Anderson Architects</a>.</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/t3/t34cii97a8vizbd4.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/yw/ywybok3kbsnckjxz.jpg"></p> <p>MacGregor, compelled by the beauty of the region, says he bought the $20-million site to avoid its division into a series of smaller parcels. Despite his profession, the developer is committed to preserving the area&rsquo;s environment. He brought some notable conservation planners, including Randall Arendt and Christopher Alexander, to scope out the site.</p> <p>Now, the development will host 44 lots between two and five acres. Each parcel is priced at $1.05 million&mdash;unless you&rsquo;re willing to put up an extra million to get a sleek home de...</p>