Born at Winnipeg on 23 February 1950, eldest of three children of John Douglas “Doug” MacFarlane and Dorothy Helen Primmer (1918-2008), he grew up in the Riverview neighbourhood. He attended Churchill High School then studied Architecture at the University of Manitoba. After a few years working for small architectural firms, he partnered with Dudley Thompson to establish what later become known as Prairie Architects.
Much of his work was done in northwest Ontario, including the Kenora Public Library, Lake of the Woods Museum, and Ignace Library and Township Office. In Winnipeg, he designed the McNally Robinson Booksellers store at Grant Park Mall. In 1998, he received an award from Heritage Winnipeg for his work on the MacKenzie Block. He retired from architectural practice in the early 2000s and built a 50-foot sailboat.
He died at the Concordia Hospital on 20 December 2023.
Obituary [Douglas MacFarlane], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 2004, page 26.
Obituary [Dorothy Helen MacFarlane], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 February 2008.
Obituary [Keith MacFarlane], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 December 2023.
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