Back by Popular Demand: RAIC's Financial Management for Architects is specially designed to explore an architect's role in managing firm operations and finances, participants will gain knowledge for efficient financial management when it comes to owning, operating, and managing an architectural practice. 
 
Live workshop date:  February 19-20, 2021 

In light of the ongoing uncertainty related to in-person events for 2021, the RAIC has made the necessary decision to deliver the 2021 Conference on Architecture in a virtual format. The RAIC’s Annual Conference on Architecture is an important gathering for the profession in Canada— bringing together professionals at every stage in their career to learn, explore, and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the practice.  
 
The RAIC is committed to continuing this flagship event and has invested in a virtual platform to enhance the online experience for delegates. The virtual program will offer educational sessions in a flexible format, presented by industry-leading experts.  
 
Throughout June, delegates can participate in engaging activities including: 

• 20 educational sessions
• A two-day International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium hosted by the RAIC Indigenous Task Force
• A one-day Academic Summit with the Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA)
• A special event with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
• An exhibitor showcase 
• The 2021 RAIC Awards celebration
• and other special events 
   

Additionally, the educational program will be archived for on-demand access until December 31, 2022, allowing you to fit the Conference content to your unique schedule. 

 
Mark your calendars, registration for the RAIC 2021 Virtual Conference on Architecture will be open on February 22, 2021. 
 
The sponsorship and exhibitor prospectus for the RAIC 2021 Conference on Architecture is now available and can be found here. 
 

NBS brings the power of digital specification to the Canadian market, through NBS Chorus – a global, cloud-based platform used by organizations of all sizes, from small architecture and engineering firms, to the largest global construction companies.  Chorus is an online specification platform, designed to help our customers get it right the first time.  It’s easy to use and can be accessed anywhere at any time.  Eliminate the risk–arbitration and mitigation– of poorly written specs, be more efficient, collaborate internally and externally, write specifications faster while owning the intellectual property, and win more business.  NBS Chorus allows users to start from the most updated Canadian specifications with CMS (Canadian Master Specifications), NMS (National Master Specifications) or import your own custom specifications. 

The RAIC fiercely advocates for our members and the built environment, and are proud to offer new and innovative ways to save you money, provide opportunities, and help keep you stay connected.  

How to renew 

Log in to your RAIC member account at www.raic.org to renew online using a credit card or select the cheque option to be emailed an invoice. 

For assistance with login or questions about your membership, please contact membership@raic.org or 1-844-856-7242 ext 2000.  

Members are invited to nominate candidates to stand for election for the positions of Regional Director of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Regional Director of Saskatchewan, Regional Director of Quebec, Regional Director of the Atlantic, and Director representing Interns and Intern Architects. The term of office for each Director is three years, beginning July 1, 2021.

Deadline to submit your nomination: February 24, 2021, 8:00 p.m. (ET)

Subscribe to the All-Access Webinar Pass for automatic registration to over 67 webinars— making it easier to learn, maintain, and track your continuing education hours. Participate at your own convenience, and don't worry about rushing to register. With this pass, you'll be notified when new content is ready to stream! Access good until December 31, 2022. 

Webinar Packs offer you the ability to build custom packs of webinar content that matters to you. Save 10% when you select 5 webinars, or 25% when you choose 10! There are 67 webinars in the catalogue to choose from.

Purchase webinars and on-demand courses a-la-carte from a wide selection of relevant topics throughout 2021. Select available on-demand content, or pre-register for upcoming content and be automatically notified when it’s ready to stream!

Friends and Family of Kurtis Nishiyama, MRAIC who passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2020, are raising funds towards and endowment in his honour.

This award will financially support students in the architecture program at the University of Calgary who demonstrate a distinct blend of professional excellence and a commitment to an empathic and inclusive practice. 

With your support, we will raise enough funds to make the Kurtis Nishiyama Memorial Award in Architecture an endowment, so that this award may exist in perpetuity. 

The 2021 Architizer A+Awards, the world’s largest architectural awards program, is open for entries! With exciting categories and pioneering jurors, the 9th A+Awards season will emphasize architecture’s role in a changing world. Firms and projects of all sizes, locations and types are eligible, with an incredible 188 A+Awards available across diverse typological and conceptual categories. The Main Entry Deadline is March 12th.  

Stay Connected is a new digital publication launching January 27, 2021. Sign up for free at CanadianConcreteExpo.com to receive Stay Connected in your inbox each month.

PROJECT

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) is inviting firms with architectural and engineering services (AES) experience to submit a Response to qualify for the complete fit-up for the Embassy of Canada, located in Moscow, Russia.

There will be two separate distinct AES contracts with two architectural and engineering firms (described as Team A and Team B) to complete services for redesign as further explained in "Section 2 - Selection Process". In this context, "Team A" will provide AES related to initial design phases which incorporate applicable Canadian standards, while "Team B" will provide the AES required to complete final documents to obtain local permits and for construction. Through all phases however, both teams ("Team A" and "Team B") will collaborate with each other, as necessary, with coordination, as needed, from the Departmental Representative and GAC’s Subject Matter Experts (SME) to implement the project.

PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

This procurement consists of a two-stage selection process. Stage 1 will consist of a Request for Qualification and Stage 2 will consist of a Request for Proposal.

This Request for Qualification (RFQ) defines the requirements for the prequalification of Respondents for this project. Interested Respondents are required to respond to this RFQ.

The Respondents that meet the requirements of the applicable team for the RFQ and achieve the highest six (6) scores for Team A or Team B may be invited to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) at Stage 2 of the solicitation.

DATE CLOSING

February 23, 2021 at 14:00 Eastern Standard Time

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please visit the Buyandsell website.