Allied Arts Awards
The Allied Arts Award
recognizes outstanding creative achievement in the arts
in any medium, which are allied to architecture; eg.
mural paintings, sculpture, photography, decoration,
stained glass, industrial design, etc. for an individual's
artwork in Canada created by a Canadian resident, or
for artwork anywhere created by a Canadian artist.
In celebration of the revival of the RAIC Allied Arts
Medal,
the Jury awarded two medals for 2005.
Recipients:
Innovation in Architecture Awards
The Innovation in Architecture
Award recognizes research and development, the
applied use of new technology, unique adaptation of
existing technology, new project delivery methods, new
design processes, new details or the development of
new methods related to the construction process.
The RAIC would like to acknowledge sponsors of the Innovation
in
Architecture Awards - the Institute for Research in
Construction of the
National Research Council of Canada and Morrison Hershfield.
The Jury agreed to bestow a total of seven medals in
this category for 2005:
Advocate for Architecture Awards
The Advocate for Architecture
Award recognizes an individual who has contributed
to the elevation of architecture in the public realm
by means other than the practice of Architecture. It
also recognizes long-term commitment to and support
for the profession of architecture in Canada, at the
national, regional or local level. To be eligible the
person must be nominated by five RAIC members.
Architectural Firm Awards
The Architectural Firm Award
recognizes an architectural firm or practice that has
consistently produced distinguished architecture. Also
recognizes achievement of the firm for its quality of
architecture, its services to its clients, its innovations
in practice, its contributions to architectural education,
professional associations and the public.
The distinction was awarded to three great Canadian
Architectural firms:
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