Provide your feedback today. This third pulse survey gathers data on the following areas: 

- The COVID-19 Pandemic 
- Equity and Diversity 
- RAIC Services 

The survey will be open until August 21, 2020, 8:00 p.m. ET.

We encourage you to share this survey widely among your networks. Responses are confidential and all data collected will be used in aggregate form. 

Thank you in advance for your participation. 

The RAIC is seeking one volunteer for the Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide leadership and regular information to the RAIC Board of Directors in all activities of finance, audit, risk management, and real estate property/investments.

The committee is seeking an individual who is not a member of the RAIC, who has experience in finance, and within the not-for-profit sector.

This committee will meet once every quarter, and the position will require you to be available for digital correspondence and meetings. The volunteer can be located anywhere across Canada.

To apply and for the full description, visit the RAIC job board.

Applications are accepted until 3:00 p.m. ET on August 24, 2020.

The Board of Directors is seeking participation from two Indigenous architects to lead a task force. Architects interested in participating do not need to be members of the RAIC. The primary focus of the task force is to review and identify which of the 94 Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action relate to the RAIC’s vision and mission.  

Learn more about this task force on the RAIC job board and email a note of interest to ITF@raic.org before August 31, 2020.

The Black Architects and Interior Designers Association of Canada is conducting a survey to discover where Black members of the architecture and design community are in their education and professional journeys. 

BAIDA would like to hear and learn from your experiences. Please submit to the link below.

Together with the Canadian Urban Institute, we are excited to share these great designs from Cycle 1 of the Main Street Design Challenge - take a look at the exciting and innovative designs for Canada’s Main Streets by clicking here.

The Design Challenge is a joint effort by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the RAIC and invites participants to develop innovative, responsible, sustainable, and resilient design solutions that can be implemented during COVID-19 recovery and post-pandemic.

Cycle 2 is now open and accepting submissions until August 14th.

Nominate your colleagues and peers for Fellowship in the RAIC. Fellowship is bestowed in recognition of achievements in architecture based on design excellence—represented by past awards, outstanding scholarly contributions, research, publications, and education, or distinguished service to the profession or the community. 
 
The deadline for nominations is October 30, 2020. 

The RAIC Foundation is pleased to award Jessica Gibson with the Kiyoshi Matsuzaki Scholarship for 2020. The scholarship was established to honour the memory of Kiyoshi Matsuzaki FRAIC, and his unwavering support for architectural students as the rising leaders of our profession.

Read more on the impact of the Kiyoshi Matsuzaki Scholarship on Jessica’s journey in the RAIC Syllabus program by clicking below.

September 18 - 19, 2020
Presented by Russell Pollard, MBA
Principal, Framework Leadership

DETAILS: Virtual Workshop l 11 CEU | Intermediate | Practice
RAIC member early bird pricing: $500
RAIC member pricing: $600
Non-member pricing: $700

SESSION SUMMARY: Participants will benefit from a better understanding of their leadership style, values, and how to improve the impact of their leadership. Approaches to leadership skills, including communication, mentorship, giving feedback, conflict management, and relationship-building, will be presented.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 8:00 p.m. ET
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 8:00 p.m. ET.

September 25 - 26, 2020    
Presented by Basima Roshan, CPA, MBA 
Associate Principal, Innovia Partners  
 
DETAILS: Virtual Workshop l 11 CEU | Intermediate | Practice  
RAIC member early bird pricing: $500
RAIC member pricing $600  
Non-member pricing $700 
 
SESSION SUMMARY: The Financial Management for Architects course will introduce key concepts for financial literacy and provide a comprehensive in-depth understanding of important terms, strategies, and reports. Simply put, this course will explore an architect's role in managing firm operations and finances.  

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 AT 8:00 p.m. ET.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 23 AT 8:00 p.m. ET. 

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Library and Archives Canada (LAC) preserves Canada’s documentary heritage and ensures that Canadians can access, discover and share it. LAC has been acquiring private architectural fonds since 1970 and has built a collection of more than 310,000 architectural drawings and assorted material. LAC's mission is to document the creative processes that underlie the activities and work of contemporary or historical specialists in architecture. LAC's private architectural collection consists mainly of fonds of architects and designers for whom the preparation of drawings is essential to conducting their main business. The records primarily come from architectural organizations and private sources. In addition to architectural drawings, LAC’s architectural holdings include thousands of photographs, videotape and films, and around 50 GB of electronic documents.