The Canada Council for the Arts has announced that the Indigenous design project UNCEDED has been selected through a national juried competition to represent Canada at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

The exhibition will be led by internationally renowned architect, philosopher, human rights activist, and Officer of the Order of Canada Douglas Cardinal, FRAIC, along with Anishnawbe Elders and Indigenous Co-curators Gerald McMaster, and architect David Fortin, MRAIC. Fortin is the incoming Director of the McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University.

The deadline to submit your presentation for the 2018 Festival of Architecture is October 27. Send your application to present a session in Saint John, New Brunswick to Amanda Delorey.

The digital edition of the 2017 RAIC Resource Guide and member directory is now available online.

Join the RAIC in celebrating World Architecture Day 2017 on October 2. The theme is Climate Change Action.

Join the conversation on social media by sharing your thoughts on the following:

• How can architects be leaders in mitigating climate change?

• What is the responsibility of the architect in constructing better and more sustainable buildings?

• How far have we come since the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement?

 Use hashtag #worldarchitectureday and tag @RAIC_IRAC!

SK Design Week is a biennial event organized by the Design Council of Saskatchewan. It is an invitation to learn about different areas of design through a series of free lectures and other educational events.

Design Week also includes the Premier's Awards of Excellence in Design which recognize great design in Saskatchewan. Entries for this competition are displayed to the public and awards are handed out at an evening gala at the conclusion of Design Week.

The Inspireli Awards is the largest international architecture competition for students of architecture and young professionals under the age of 35. Submit your work in one of two categories: vision for conceptual works, and realization for already built projects. Grand prize is an Archicad software license, valued at approximately $14,700 CAD.

Winners are selected by international professionals and peers. The jury is comprised of renowned architecture and design professionals, participants from the International Union of Architects and the public. Taymoore Balbaa, MRAIC, of Toronto will be representing the RAIC on the jury.

September 25-30 is Ottawa Architecture Week, an annual week-long festival that explores architecture, urbanism, art and design in Ottawa. It is presented by the Ottawa Regional Society of Architects with the help of local volunteers and businesses.

This year, OAW focuses on how emerging technologies will transform the built environment, and what these transformations mean for the discipline of architecture.

On September 13, Quadrangle was honoured at the biannual Toronto Urban Design Awards for the Hullmark office at 619 Queen in the Low-scale Buildings in Context category. This is the fifth Toronto Urban Design Award for the firm, and third consecutive award, including recognition for 60 Atlantic and CUBE Lofts.