Architects call for Indigenous design for new centre

The former United States embassy building in Ottawa is not a culturally appropriate space for an Indigenous Centre, says the Indigenous Task Force of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

“Indigenous people always get the hand-me-downs, the buildings, and land that settlers no longer have a use for,” says the task force, composed of about 30 mostly Indigenous architects, architectural students, interns and academics. “Canada's Indigenous communities have, for too long, been forced into leftover spaces that fail to connect in any meaningful way to their cultures and unique connectivity to place.”

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The 2016 Annual Report is now available

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College of Fellows – Call for nominations 2018

Please consider nominating your colleagues and mentors. The deadline for members to submit their nominations to the College of Fellows regional chairs is October 31, 2017.

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Celebrate Women in Architecture day!

July 5 is Women in Architecture day. Join the conversation and honour Alice Charlotte Malhiot, Canada’s first female architect, by using #AliceMalhiot on social media, or tag amazing female architects with #womeninarchitecture.

Quebec architect appointed as Chair of CCUSA

Anne Bordeleau is an architect and historian who has been published in many architectural publications.

The Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA) is a council of the academic heads of the Canadian Architectural Certification Board accredited programs of architecture in Canada. They advocate for architectural education to the universities, share knowledge and expertise, develop positions on issues of concern in architectural education, represent the schools of architecture on the boards of collateral associations, and advance topics pertinent to architectural education.

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RAIC members are invited to Rising Architecture Week in Denmark

Visit the city of Aarhus September 11 to 15 for the Danish international architecture biennale Rising Architecture Week – the main architectural showcase as the European Capital of Culture 2017. Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark and sits at the forefront of urban development, culture and design. Special networking opportunity for RAIC members! The cost is $5,500, all-inclusive.

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In case you missed it - The Danish Approach: People First

This presentation was one of the most popular at the 2017 RAIC/OAA Festival of Architecture, and now you can access it online for free.