OTTAWA, April 17, 2023 – The RAIC is honoured to announce its slate of recipients for their Annual Awards.
The first installment of the Awards since the addition of the three reworked awards of excellence, the RAIC Annual Award recipients consist of architectural practices, projects and initiatives that illustrate the dynamic environment of Canadian architecture today.
This year’s recipients are as follows:
RAIC Gold Medal:
The late Claude Provencher, FRAIC, QC
Architectural Practice Award:
Patkau Architects, Vancouver, BC
Emerging Architectural Practice Award:
Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), Toronto, ON
Fathom Studio, Dartmouth, NS
RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award:
RAIC Research and Innovation In Architecture Award:
Limberlost Place – Innovation Through Mass Timber Construction and Prefabricated Envelope System, by Moriyama Teshima Architects / Acton Ostry Architect Inc. in collaboration
RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award:
To learn more about the award recipients, see pictures of their work and read jury comments, check out the recipient webpages linked above.
Jury members for the 2023 RAIC Gold Medal, the Architectural Practice Award, and the Emerging Architectural Practice Awards:
- Stephan Chevalier, MIRAC, Co-founder, Chevalier Morales
- Juan Du, Dean, University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
- Francine Houben, Hon. FRAIC, Founding Partner and Creative Director, Mecanoo
- Bruce Kuwabara, FRAIC, Jury Chair, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects
- Michael Leckie, MRAIC, Founder, Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
- Janna Levitt, FRAIC, co-founder, LGA Architectural Partners (formerly Levitt Goodman Architects)
Jury members for the 2023 RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award, RAIC Research and Innovation Award, and the RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Awards:
- Brent Bellamy, FRAIC, Architect and Creative Director, Number TEN Architectural Group
- Charles-Mathieu Brunelle, Assistant City Manager, Ville de Montréal
- Michael Green, FRAIC, Founder, Michael Green Architecture (MGA)
- Jenn McArthur, Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University
- Shallyn Murray, MRAIC, Co-founder, Nine Yards Studio
- Betsy Williamson, FRAIC, Jury Chair, Principal, Williamson Williamson
Click here to view the Media Kit.
About the RAIC
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization dedicated to representing architects and architecture since 1907. The RAIC is the only national voice for excellence in the built environment in Canada focused on providing Canada’s architectural community with the tools, resources, and education to elevate their practice. The RAIC is committed to showcasing how design enhances quality of life, while advocating for important issues of society through responsible architecture. The RAIC’s purpose is to create a better world for all by empowering Canada’s architectural community. Through our work, the organization envisions a strong architectural community that is valued and empowered to create change. The RAIC’s national office is based in Ottawa with a growing federated chapter model. Current chapters and networks are based in British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia.