Innovation Wins: Behind the Scenes of Design Competitions for Institutional Clients in Canada
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2022 Virtual Conference on Architecture, now available to stream!
Topics: Design
Length: 1.5 hours | What's Included: Video, Quiz, and Certificate of Completion
Major institutional clients in Canada increasingly use design competitions to select architect-led consultant teams to implement significant public projects. In this session, learn about the processes and considerations involved in the organization and implementation of two-stage international design competitions held for institutional Canadian clients by assessing three case studies: Etobicoke Civic Centre for the City of Toronto; The Arbour for George Brown College; and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia for the Province of Nova Scotia. Through the lens of the professional advisor engaged by the sponsor to support and help manage these three international design competitions, this session provides participants with an overview of potential issues to consider when contemplating sponsorship of, or participation in, international design competitions.
Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Define the objectives of institutional client sponsors of design competitions in Canada today, as well as the potential project benefits that these processes provide.
- Identify the benefits of the design competition process with respect to advancing the development of architectural practice in Canada.
- Evaluate the risks and rewards of the design competition process.
- Describe the key elements and principles of a successful design competition process that balances the objectives of the client/sponsor with those of the participating architect-led teams of consultants.
Subject Matter Expert:
Joe Lobko
OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP BD+C
Architect/Urban Designer and Partner, DTAH
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Joe is a partner at DTAH, a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary design firm which will see its 50th year of practice in 2022. As an architect and urban designer with over four decades of experience, primarily focused on community revitalization, adaptive reuse, and urban design, Joe’s portfolio is consistently community-focused, socially motivated and prioritizes sustainable growth. Joe has helped master plan several growing communities in southern Ontario, including many years of work in contributing towards an urban design and built form framework for the West Don Lands. His notable architectural projects include leading the design of two of Toronto’s most beloved community hubs: the Artscape Wychwood Barns and the Evergreen Brick Works — both award-winning, LEED certified, brownfield renewal projects. Most recently Joe has served as design architect for the revitalization of The Convent, a 130-year-old facility now converted to an arts and cultural hub in Sydney, Nova Scotia. As an advocate for design excellence, Joe has served as a member of the City of Toronto Design Review Panel for the past decade. As chair of the Toronto Society of Architects from 2001 to 2004, Joe participated in several efforts aimed at improving design and performance targets for buildings and public spaces, including the creation of an award-winning contemporary architecture guide map for the Toronto Region. He also served as a member of the City of Toronto Clean and Beautiful City Roundtable as chair of the subcommittee on City Processes, Standards and Procedures, an effort aimed at improving the general level of streetscape design and amenity across the city. Joe has served as a jury member for some of Canada’s most prestigious design awards and has acted as the professional adviser for several international design competitions including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Etobicoke Civic Centre, The Arbour at George Brown College, and the first affordable housing design competition in the Regent Park renewal initiative. He is a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and in 2020 he received the OAA Randy Roberts Service Award, recognizing his extraordinary service to the profession. Joe is also the recipient of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from Sustainable Buildings Canada and a 2006 Urban Leadership Award from the Canadian Urban Institute. |
Pricing A-La-Carte
Member: $75 / Non-Member: $112.50
Intern Member: $52.50 / Intern Non-Member: $75
Student: $37.50 (must be an RAIC student associate member)
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