Are you interested in helping shape the 2024 Conference on Architecture taking place in Vancouver May 14-17, 2024? 

The RAIC is establishing a local advisory committee to support development of architectural tours, social activities, a firm crawl, and other events.

Interested? Submit your interest by August 31, 2023.

Nominate your colleagues and peers for Fellowship and Honorary 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.

Nominations for Fellowship 
 
A Fellow of the RAIC College is a Member of the RAIC who has achieved professional eminence or has rendered distinctive service to the profession or to the community at large. Nomination and advancement to Fellowship is administered by the RAIC College. A Member must have been a member of the RAIC for at least five (5) non-consecutive years in the last ten years from submission date prior to nomination. Fellowship is bestowed for life and is one of the highest honours the RAIC can confer upon a member.
 
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 an individual. 
 
We invite all members of the RAIC to nominate an individual. 
 
Please visit the College’s webpage to review the 2024 nomination process and requirements. 
 
Deadline for Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship nominations: October 31, 2023.  
  
All nominations must be submitted on RAIC’s online submission platform.

Looking to expand your professional knowledge and stay informed about key issues in the field? Now is the time to take advantage of the RAIC’s Continuing Education Summer Sale! RAIC members get 50% off on ALL our one-hour on-demand webinars until September 7, 2023. 

Enter the coupon code "RAIC50" at checkout to take advantage of this limited-time offer on our wide selection of quality webinars on topics such as Sustainability and Climate, Indigenous Architecture, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and Accessible Design. Visit our store and make your purchase today! 

Whether you are looking for the first step or the next level in your career, the RAIC Job Board has something for you. It’s a key resource for opportunities in architecture, design, and related fields, shared by the top firms across Canada. 

Check out a few of the recent positions posted:

• Architectural Interiors, Project Manager - DMC Recruitment 
• Interior Designer - DMC Recruitment 
• Senior Architect - Figurr Architects Collective 
• Operations Coordinator - Space Planning & Interior Design - City of Kingston 
• Architect - Fowler Bauld & Mitchell 

Discover possibilities that inspire you, connect with employers, and make your next move in the profession - take a look at the RAIC Job Board today! 

Each year the RAIC Foundation scholarships recognize the creativity, skill and hard work of students in Canadian architecture programs, and interns and professionals in the field. We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 scholarships! They exemplify the incredible potential of architecture in Canada and the high quality of work that is already being produced. The award recipients are as follows: 

• The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation's Award for Architectural Conservation 

           Winner: Erin Haliburton, Dalhousie University 

           Honourable Mention: Paloma Castonguay-Rufino, Université de Montréal 

• Canada Green Building Council Scholarship for Sustainable Design and Research 

           Winner: Madeleine Lachance, McGill University 

• College of Fellows Centennial Fund for Intern/Intern Architect 

           Winner: Salam Yousef, Intern Architect 

• Kiyoshi Matsuzaki RAIC RAIC Endowment Fund and Scholarship 

           Winner: Zainab Naji, British Columbia 

• RAIC Foundation Bursary 

           Winners: Samuel Bernier-Lavigne and Ariane Ouellet-Pelletier, Universite de Laval 

• Vince Catalli Scholarship for Sustainable Architectural Innovation 

           Winner: Brett Walter, Laurentian University 

           Honourable Mention: Larissa Korol, Dalhousie University 

 Please visit our website for full details about the 2023 award recipients and their work.

The Edmonton Urban Design Awards are back! The awards recognize the best new buildings and open spaces in Edmonton by celebrating the architects, designers and planners who make them happen. Submissions opened July 5. 

For 56 years, Canadian Architect has sponsored an annual national awards program, the only national awards that recognize projects in the design stage. The Awards of Excellence are open to all architects registered in Canada and to Canadian architectural graduates for buildings designed in Canada and abroad. Foreign architects are permitted to submit, provided they have partnered with a Canadian-registered architect. 

This year’s deadline for submissions is Monday, September 11, 2023. 

Projects must be in the design stage, scheduled for construction or under construction but not substantially complete by September 7, 2023. All projects must be commissioned by a client with the intention to build the submitted proposal. All building types and concisely presented urban design schemes are eligible. 

Awards are given for architectural design excellence. Jurors will consider the scheme’s response to the client’s program, site, geographic and/or urban context. They will evaluate its physical organization, form, composition, building systems, concept, process, structure, materials, environmental features and/or demonstration of social awareness. 

This year’s competition also includes the sixth annual Canadian Architect Photo Awards of Excellence, which challenges professional and non-professional architectural photographers to showcase their best images of a Canadian building. 

For more information and to enter starting August 1, visit https://www.canadianarchitect.com/awards 

No matter the cause, each of us will experience disability at some point in our lives and will need our communities to be accessible so that we can continue to participate and live full lives. Be at the forefront of Canada’s growing accessibility movement with the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Training. 
 
Whether you’re an architect, general contractor, engineer, urban planner, design-builder, or anyone interested in accessibility in the built environment, qualifying for an RHFAC Professional designation will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to rate a building for its overall accessibility under the RHFAC program.  
 
RAIC members receive a $200.00 discount on this course. 
 
Register by September 1, 2023 for the next session, which runs from September 18 to November 26, 2023: https://raic.org/civicrm/event/info?id=583&reset=1.  
 
*The discount to RAIC members is applicable only with registration through the RAIC store. 

Are there interns at your firm - or others you know - who are preparing for the Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC) exam? The RAIC offers a preparatory course, the NBCC Part 3 and Part 9, which is designed specifically to support their success.  

This popular course is taught by Jensen Hughes Consulting Canada Ltd., and is available on-demand as a series of 8, 2-hour learning sessions (16 hours in total). 

For interns who are interested in the course but would like to know more, there is also a live Q&A available. The Q&A is FREE for those already registered for the courses, and $25 for those not yet registered. 

Interns can register for the course anytime, or sign up for the next Q&A session! 

• Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility (RHFAC) Training- September Cohort Accepting Registrations

ON DEMAND SESSIONS

• RAIC 2023 Conference on Architecture is now On Demand!

• NBCC Part 3 & 9 Bundle
  

• The Path: Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada

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

The RAIC Promoting Equity and Justice Advocacy Committee (PEJ-AC) is pleased to announce they will be hosting a 3-part webinar series on disability issues within the built environment starting this fall. 

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023  
Time: 9:00 am PT/ 12 Noon EST
Guest speaker: Annie Boivin, Senior Architect – Perkins & Will, and Disability Advocate 
Title: The Sum of all Parts: Disability Culture as a key component of Inclusive Design

Register early for this exciting webinar.

The Vancouver Island South Network has another informative webinar planned for September. 

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:30 PT 
Guest Speaker: Mike Wilson, Director of Campus Planning, University of Victoria 
Title: Campus Planning: An Update on Planning and Design at the University of Victoria

Registration is now open. 

Everyone is invited to the three-day symposium, (Un)Common Precedents, hosted by the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism (ASAU).

The free public event will be held at the ASAU from September 22 to 24, 2023, in the Pit. The event will combine keynotes, paper presentations, interdisciplinary workshops, a performance, an exhibition by architecture and music students, and a book publication.

For more information, and to register: https://www.criptic.org/agora-2

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