RAIC 2023 Congress on Architecture

 

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• About
• Congress events
• Thank you to our Sponsors

About Congress 2023

"Ignite, Create, and Share: Climate Action and Architecture"

We are excited to welcome you to our first in-person Congress event!

The RAIC 2023 Congress on Architecture is a two day event that takes place in early October on World Architecture Day (the first Monday of October). As in 2020 and 2021, the theme continues to be Climate Action and Architecture.

IGNITE action and learning to improve architecture

CREATE and strengthen connections and collaborations

SHARE ideas, strategies and leading practices

The RAIC acknowledges that the 2023 Congress on Architecture will gather on the unceded shared territory of the Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation. We are deeply grateful for their stewardship of the land and resources.

Congress events

The RAIC Congress on Architecture will take place on October 2 - World Architecture Day. Congress brings professionals together to ignite action, strengthen connections, and share ideas on a single issue of importance to the profession. The 2023 RAIC Congress on Architecture will focus exclusively on Climate Action and Architecture in Canada informing the development of a Climate Action Plan. The event will be held in the Great Hall of the award-winning Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, a unique Aboriginal Cultural Centre that showcases the two First Nations communities that lived in the Whistler area.

This event is organized into three parts, first opening with a moderated discussion with Indigenous presenters focusing on how nature, ecological and Indigenous knowledges and practices must be at the centre of climate-resilient solutions. This will be followed by a presentation of our current state, exploring what we have un/learned. The session will close with an inter-professional discussion on what actions must come next.

This session is AIBC Recognized and eligible for 5.5 Core LU of which 4 contribute to completion of the Indigenous Peoples Learning requirement.

Part 1: Indigenous Sharing Circle

According to the United Nations, Indigenous peoples safeguard an estimated 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. Indigenous people have been caring for the environment/nature for thousands of years and hold knowledges that are critical in the climate crisis. This in-person session will explore the topic of how Indigenous knowledges are vital and must be part of any climate action responses.

Part 2: Where are we now: Canadian Architectural Community Perspectives

This session will share data and knowledge perspectives from the Canadian architectural community. The discussion will include findings from a variety of sources and will cover themes including commitment to action (individual and organization level), types of climate action engagement, perception of competency, environmental scan summary and opportunities and challenges in the areas of practice, education and advocacy.

Part 3:  Accelerating Climate Action: Collaboration and Collective Action

Cross-sectoral collaboration and collective action are key to advancing the climate agenda and influencing system change. Partnerships between and across governments (all levels), private sector, non-governmental organizations, not-for profit sector and professional disciplines are essential to advance at the pace and scale needed for positive impact1. Each one of these actors has a unique and vital role to play in signaling climate leadership among their communities and being a part of collective action for system change. This is an in person, moderated discussion format.

Meet the Presenters

Part 1 

• Simoogit Saa Bax Patrick R. Stewart
• Harriet Burdett-Moulton
• Whare Timu
• Reanna Merasty
• Alanna Quock

Part 2  

• Mona Lemoine
• Joanne Perdue
• John Peterson  
• Keith Robertson  
• Jennifer Cutbill  
• Reanna Merasty
• Olivia Keung
• Giovanna Boniface

Part 3 

• BC Housing
• City of Vancouver
• Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) 
• Natural Research Council of Canada
• Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
• Canadian Society of Landscape Architects 
• Climate Risk Institute
• Canadian Institute of Planners
• Centre for Greening Government, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Delegates of both October 2 and October 3 events are invited to join this celebratory dinner reception on World Architecture Day. The event will be held at the renowned Audain Art Museum, designed by internationally acclaimed Patkau Architects. John Patkau (Patkau Architects), David Shone (Patkau Architects) and Stuart Hood (Introba) will join us and share insights on the architectural challenges, design development, and sustainability goals of the building in the context of the demanding requirements for a museum.

The museum features an outstanding permanent boutique collection of historical and contemporary Northwest Coast art, complimented with changing world-class temporary exhibitions. There will be an opportunity for guided and self-guided tours during this event.

The dinner reception will include gallery access for all guests (gallery access 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.), dinner reception and two drinks. Space is limited, so reserve your ticket today.

Meet the Presenters

John Patkau - John Patkau founded Patkau Architects with Patricia in 1978. He is licensed in a number of jurisdictions in both Canada and the United States. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Manitoba. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a recipient of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal, and a Member of the Order of Canada.

David Shone - David joined Patkau Architects in 1990 and became a Principal in 2013, he is responsible for managing the practice and leading project design teams. David holds a Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba, and a Diploma of Architectural Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. David is a registered Architect AIBC, OAA, AIA Int. Assoc., a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and LEED Accredited Professional.

Stuart Hood - PEng, CEng, LEED AP, CPHD Stuart brings over thirty years of building engineering experience to Introba as a leader in low-carbon sustainable building design. His project portfolio ranges across all sectors of the built environment with a focus on complex facilities such as laboratories, museums, law enforcement centers, and corporate offices. With experience working on projects in Europe and Asia, Stuart also brings a global perspective to his clients. He proactively seeks out progressive technologies and strategies to incorporate into North American projects and follows leading-edge sustainability trends globally. For the last ten years, Stuart has led and nurtured the significant growth of Introba’s Vancouver office, and now applies that same leadership throughout the British Columbia province and nationally throughout Canada.

This workshop is a collaboration with the Canada Green Building Council as part of the Low Carbon Training Program. This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.

The time to accelerate climate action is now.

Globally, taking into account both embodied carbon and operations, the building sector is responsible for close to 40% of C02 emissions. It also accounts for approximately 40% of global resource extraction and is one of the highest uses of chemicals downstream from the chemical industry itself.

Working together with a diverse group of individuals as part of a Low Carbon Education Advisory Group and key subject-matter experts, the RAIC has developed a training program with the goal of increasing awareness and knowledge of low-carbon principles to help upskill architects and others in the architectural community. Workshop curriculum covers competencies needed to support new construction and retrofits and includes climate change literacy foundations, climate-responsive design foundations, making the case for change, integrative design thinking and regenerative design, equity, diversity and inclusion and Indigenous knowledge.

The training workshop is FREE and welcomes architects, interns, technologists, students and others in the architectural community.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today. The workshop includes breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks.

This session is AIBC Recognized and eligible for 5.5 Core LU of which 4 contribute to completion of the Indigenous Peoples Learning requirement.

Meet the Presenters

We’re excited to share the stellar line up of 10 leading subject matter experts who are part of this new, architect-specific low carbon workshop.

If you haven’t already registered for this free workshop, we would be thrilled to have you join us on October 3 in Whistler to hear these remarkable speakers share their knowledge.

• Mona Lemoine
• Kelly Alvarez Doran
• Joanne Perdue
• Ellen Pond
• Olivia Keung
• Kourosh Mahvash
• Alanna Quock
• Graeme Bristol
• Michel Labrie
• Todd Thexton

This workshop is a collaboration with the Canada Green Building Council as part of the Low Carbon Training Program. This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.

Thank YOU to our Sponsors

Title Sponsor

RAIC Congress World Architecture Day Dinner Reception Sponsor

Gold Level Sponsor

 

Badge Sponsor

 

Bronze Level Sponsor

 

RAIC Board of Director Meeting Sponsor

 

Information Desk Sponsor

 

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