It is with profound sadness that the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) acknowledges the tragic loss of Dr. Kongjian Yu, founder and principal designer of Turenscape, who passed away in a plane crash in Brazil, as reported by international media.

Dr. Yu was the 2025 recipient of the RAIC International Prize, awarded to Turenscape in recognition of its transformative contributions to landscape architecture, ecological urbanism, and climate-resilient design. His passing marks a heartbreaking loss not only for RAIC and the international architectural community, but for all those committed to forging a more sustainable, regenerative future.

Join Simon Berry, founder of Fresh Projects, for an online, live demonstration of the RAIC’s Digital Contracts platform. Explore the features and functionality of the platform, and see how it streamlines the sourcing, execution, and management of professional architectural service agreements. Also, examine the contents of RAIC Document 6 and Document 9 in depth.

DATE: November 12, 2025 
TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET 

Nominate your colleagues and peers for Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship at 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.  

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The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2026 RAIC Annual Awards. These prestigious awards celebrate creativity, innovation, and excellence in Canadian architecture, recognizing work that transforms our built environment and demonstrates architecture's positive impact on our lives. 

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The RAIC, jointly with the Canada Council for the Arts, is thrilled to announce that we’re officially accepting submissions for the 2026 Governor General’s Medals on Architecture. Your submission is an opportunity to showcase outstanding design in a recently built project in Canada or anywhere in the world.  We invite you to advance the architectural discipline while inspiring Canadians to recognize architecture's profound cultural impact on our communities.

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Peninsula Canada is an award-winning HR and Occupational Health & Safety consultancy supporting over 6,500 small to medium-sized businesses nationwide. They provide tailored HR and safety documentation, employee relations support, extensive legal assistance, and complimentary risk assessments to ensure legal compliance.  

RAIC members can attend free HR and health & safety webinars – on the go! 

Stay on top of crucial and hot topics with upcoming and on-demand HR and health & safety webinars. Peninsula’s expert-led webinars cover a wide range of topics – from key HR and health & safety issues to latest government updates, and more. Learn practical strategies you can use right away. 

Members can learn more about this benefit here.

Join the RAIC today!  

The RAIC provides the high-quality resources you need while offering a wide range of opportunities from networking and volunteering to education, practice support, and advocacy. The RAIC’s purpose is to build a better world for all by empowering a strong culture of design excellence in Canada. 

If you are a registered/licensed architect and have never been a member of the RAIC, you can join for just $100. Memberships are active for the remainder of 2025 (to December 31, 2025). 

This offer expires on October 15, 2025. 

Questions? Contact our membership department at 613-241-3600 ext. 2000 or membership@raic.org. 

We’re excited to unveil a new collection of 200+ books at Edmonton Public Library. The RAIC Architecture for Young Readers collection, made possible through community sponsorship, features engaging titles like If I Built a House and Boxitects to spark curiosity about design and the built environment. 

Join the official launch celebration on October 5 at Stanley A. Milner Library (10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) for World Architecture Day. The family-friendly event includes storytime, building challenges, and a 3D printing tiny house workshop. 

This initiative continues RAIC's mission to make architecture accessible to children, fostering critical thinking through inclusive design education.

Join us for our next session in “The Deep Dive: A Roundtable Series for Emerging Professionals.” This one-hour event will focus on The Deep Dive: Managing Client Expectations. 

The session will take place online on October 28 at 12 pm ET, where we will explore strategies and share real-world stories on how to: 

• Build confidence through timely communication and responsiveness
• Maintain professional conduct and unity in front of clients
• Balance client advocacy with fair collaboration among contractors and consultants
• Navigate competing interests while protecting scope, schedule, and budget
• Turn difficult projects into opportunities for repeat work and referrals 

This session is FREE for RAIC members. Not a member? Join now to access this and more career-boosting opportunities. 

The RAIC has released its revised Construction Contract Administration and Field Review course, updated to align with the latest industry codes and standards. Offered on demand, this course will equip you with advanced skills in contract administration across diverse building processes, whether they are traditional, fast-tracked, or modularized.

CE Units: 24 Hours
Course length: 10 lessons, 3 hours each 

Are you an RAIC member? Receive $135 off regular pricing for this course!

October 22-23, 2025

BMO Centre at Stampede Park, Calgary

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Taking place at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park in Calgary on October 22-23, 2025, BUILDEX Alberta returns as the province’s largest exhibition and conference, bringing together more design, construction, and real estate management professionals than any other. As the largest annual gathering of building and construction professionals in Alberta, BUILDEX is the dynamic epicenter where industry visionaries and innovators unite to explore exciting possibilities, share groundbreaking insights, and discover the brilliant future ahead for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial building sectors across our thriving province. Learn more and register for a free Trade Show Pass using promo code: EBXA25.