Winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture will be speaking about their projects at a free public event in Winnipeg on September 12.

The talk, sponsored by the Manitoba Association of Architects and supported by Canada Council for the Arts, takes place at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The award winners will give lively five-minute presentations followed by a Q&A session.

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) will also be presenting the winner of the 2018 CSLA Legacy Project Award.

The RAIC will unveil a beautiful new design for the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture during the 2018 awards ceremony on Thursday in Winnipeg.

The updated Governor General’s Medal in Architecture depicts a lion which is a symbol of the Governor General of Canada, on behalf of which the medals are awarded. The lion is wearing a crown of maple leaves and holding a compass. The crown indicates that the awards program is administered by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. The maple leaves signal that this is a Canadian award. The compass is a drawing and measuring tool for architects.

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is offering project management courses for architects, interns and project managers in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver. These courses will provide project management knowledge in the context of architectural practice as well as prepare participants for the Project Management Institute’s PMP® certification exam.

More courses for Toronto have been added!

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has created a new insurance program that is designed specifically for architects and will provide comprehensive professional liability coverage, as well as additional coverage options, at highly competitive rates.

“The RAIC is proud to support members with an insurance program that is cost-effective and provides extensive coverage and exceptional service,” says RAIC President Michael Cox, FRAIC. "It’s an example of the work we are doing to add value to membership.”

The RAIC has partnered with BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd. (BMS) to provide this exclusive benefit for RAIC members which will available starting on October 1. Full packages or top-up options to supplement existing or mandatory coverage will be available.

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Architects are invited to submit projects for the RAIC’s prestigious awards program.

They may enter their work or nominate a colleague or leader in the profession to be recognized for contributions to the built environment. The ten awards honour a wide range of achievements in the architectural profession.

• Awards of Excellence

• Architectural Firm Award

• Emerging Architectural Practice Award

• Prix du XXe Siècle

• Young Architect Award

Nominations for the RAIC’s highest honour, the Gold Medal, are also being accepted. Recognize a peer or colleague’s lifetime achievements in the profession by nominating them for the 2019 Gold Medal.

Nominate your colleagues and peers for Fellowship in the RAIC. Fellowship is bestowed in recognition of outstanding design excellence represented by past awards; outstanding scholarly contribution represented by research, publications, and education; or distinguished service to the profession or the community.

The deadline for nominations is October 31.

Next year’s Festival of Architecture will take place in Toronto, October 26-30. The theme will be “The Future of Architecture.”

This event will host continuing education sessions, keynote talks, networking opportunities, an awards ceremony, social events and more.

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