RAIC Digital Contracts produce secure contracts and agreements online within a short period of time. Accompanied by a Guidance Document, the Contracts and Supplementary Agreements are easy to follow.

With this new platform, you can also issue digital signature requests to clients and witnesses.

As a step along the path to Reconciliation, the RAIC will commemorate this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through a series of events during the week of September 26-30, 2022.

Join the RAIC Indigenous Task Force (ITF) and Truth and Reconciliation Task Force virtually to hear sessions by the RAIC’s Indigenous education provider NVision, as well as stories and truths from ITF Members. Learn more.

These events are open access and free for anyone to attend (pre-registration required). Please feel free to share among your colleagues and other networks.

Nominations for Fellowship 
 
Nominate your colleagues and peers for Fellowship in the RAIC. The College of Fellows formally recognizes members and distinguished laypersons who have made outstanding contributions to the profession in design, scholarship, or service to the profession or the community. 
 
Please visit the College’s webpage to review the 2023 nomination process and requirements. 
 
Nominations for Honorary Fellowship 
 
An Honorary Fellow of the RAIC College is an Honorary Member of the RAIC who has achieved international professional eminence or has rendered distinctive service to the profession or to the community at large, nationally or internationally. Architects registered in Canada are not eligible for nomination. Nomination and advancement to Honorary Fellowship is administered by the RAIC College. Honorary Fellowship is bestowed for life and is one of the highest honours the RAIC can confer upon a Member. 
 
A Fellow of the Institute may nominate any individual for Honorary Fellowship of the RAIC College. Nominations require the support of at least two (2) Members as References. Honorary Fellowship will be considered for an international architect, or allied professional in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the built environment. 
 
We invite all members of the RAIC to nominate an individual. 
 
Visit the College’s webpage to view the nomination requirements. 
 
Deadline for Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship nominations: October 31, 2022.   
All nominations must be submitted on RAIC’s online submission platform.

To celebrate, we put together a special bundle with the most popular sessions.

Members save 33% on the 5-pack bundle.
 
Included in our ‘’Most Popular’’ bundle: 

• Raising the Floor: Cutting Embodied Carbon takes a Whole Design Team  
   
• A Practical Approach to Selecting Windows  
   
• Facilitating and Indigenous-led Design Process  
   
• Healthy Buildings and Post-Pandemic Planning  
   
• Canada’s Earth Tower

The second session of the Showcase series features the 2019 Architecture Firm (now Architectural Practice) award-winner, LGA-Architectural Practice, with co-founder and partner, Janna Levitt, and Drew Adams, associate, at LGA-Architectural Partners.  
 
Date: October 14, 2022
When: 1:00PM ET

Janna Levitt and Drew Adams will start with an introduction and overview of LGA-AP, followed by a moderated discussion with RAIC Honours and Awards Manager and Amanda Shore. In this 90-minute session, they will discuss what motivates LGA-AP, dig deeper into the process behind selecting which projects they work on and why and reflect on the role that architecture plays today in our everyday lives. 
 
This program seeks to educate architects, intern architects, and non-architects alike, making ‘architecture,’ and all it encompasses, more accessible and engaging to everyone.

Borders are open, and the RAIC is excited to announce the addition of U.S. Entertainment deals to our longstanding Member Travel Discount Program, powered by Local Hospitality. This new offering complements the worldwide hotel and car rental discounts members have been enjoying for over 10 years, saving an average of 10-20%, or over $40 per booking. The entertainment service now adds exclusive discounts on U.S. theme parks, water parks, ski resorts, sporting events, concerts, shows, city tour passes, and more. Save money on your next trip. Any hotel, any car, any ticket, anywhere, anytime! 
 
Members can learn more here. 

LIVE SESSIONS

• Ask An Expert—NBCC Edition: Live Q&A -  October 28 @ 2pm ET
  

ON DEMAND SESSIONS

• Showcase Series – CF Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge is now available on demand!

• Existing Conditions Modelling Fundamentals is a two-part online course
  

  • Existing Conditions Modeling Fundamentals is presented in partnership with Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS).

• Marketing for Architects
  • The course is comprised of seven modules, which can be completed all together or purchased individually. Module 1 is free for RAIC members!
    

• Introduction to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada - Free for everyone!
  

Our course NBCC Part 3 and Part 9 has been designed to help with that preparation.

Buy both and save $159!

It was three years in the making for a two-night event at Toronto Harbourfront Centre that became the Architectural hot spot in the city. As the first Canadian city to host the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Exhibit, Piece by Piece, on Friday, July 15, 2022, guests were treated to decades of the famous Italian architect’s work, followed by the premier screening of Inside the Renzo Piano Building Workshop on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

Read more about the successful events here.

You can now see the Exhibit for free until October 2nd, 2022, Wednesdays through Sundays, 12 PM ET – 6PM at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.

The RAIC is looking for volunteers to join the Promoting Equity and Justice Advisory  (PEJ-AC) and the Committee on Regenerative Environments (CORE).

Learn more about both of these important groups here.

Submit your interest for either committee by October 31, 2022. 

• CORE
  
• PEJ-AC

The RAIC is seeking a RAIC member volunteer to join the RAIC Governance Committee, a committee of the Board.

The RAIC is seeking a RAIC member volunteer to join the RAIC Nominating Committee, a committee of the Board.

The RAIC is seeking a RAIC member volunteer to join the RAIC Complaints Review Committee, a committee of the Board.

The RAIC is seeking a volunteer for the position of Professional Advisor 
 
The RAIC is seeking a volunteer professional advisor to participate in the process of administering many of the RAIC’s Awards. The volunteer professional advisor is a licensed or formerly licensed architect or a current or retired member of faculty in a college/university architecture program who acts as a fairness monitor and represents the interests of the submitters/candidates in a neutral manner throughout the jurying process. 
 
The professional advisor is supported by RAIC staff who take the primary responsibility for organizing, convening, and managing award submissions and jury meetings; and by the RAIC Awards Advisory Committee. The professional advisor is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the RAIC Awards Advisory Committee. 
 
RAIC members in good standing who are licensed or formerly licensed architects or are current or retired members of faculty in a college/university architecture program are eligible to apply. 

From the company that invented fiberglass insulation, we’re excited to announce the launch of PINK NEXT GEN™ FIBERGLAS® Insulation.

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Construction Links Network - based in the Calgary area is a unique peer-to-peer digital content sharing platform for the construction, building and design community.

This network includes thousands of Canadian construction managers, contractors, developers, building managers, property managers, architects, designers, engineers, government officials and more.

Members use this platform to share and onboard their digital content on the Internet, through social media and the popular Round Up e-Newsletter. Ideal for product / service releases, company announcements /appointments, blogs, podcasts, webinars, case studies, videos and more.

Some of our current members include: Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, Canadian Construction Association, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, OnTraccr Technologies, Cooper Equipment Rentals, Duron Ontario, Graham Construction, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Procore Technologies, STACK Construction Technologies, Lowe’s Canada, CarbonCure Technologies, Kryton International, Corecon Technologies, Bridgit and more.

Schedule a demo and platform tour with publisher Arnie Gess and get a free trial. No-risk on your part and we guarantee to get more eyes on YOUR content!

Watch explainer video here.

The GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN made the most of its 15th edition to have a blast on the world stage and was able to count on a large international jury of professionals who were called upon to evaluate the quality, creativity and excellence of the 1120 applications submitted.