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In keeping with Architecture Canada | RAIC’s Board term that follows the annual calendar, David Craddock, FRAIC, stepped into his role as President with the ringing in of the new year. He will be joined on the Executive by Paul E. Frank, FRAIC, First Vice-President, Wayne De Angelis, FRAIC, Second Vice-President and Past President, Stuart Howard, PP/FRAIC.
New to the Board as Regional Directors are: Samuel Oboh, MRAIC, (Alberta /NWT), Michael Cox, MRAIC, (Saskatchewan / Manitoba), and Edmond Koch, FRAIC, (Atlantic). They join: Leslie M. Klein, FRAIC, (Ontario Southwest), Allan Teramura, MRAIC, (Ontario North East & Nunavut), Jean-Pierre Pelletier, FIRAC, (Québec) and Steve Boulton, MRAIC, (Interns and Intern Architects).
Barry Johns, FRAIC, (Chancellor of College of Fellows) and Kendra Schank Smith, MRAIC, (Council of Canadian University Schools of Architecture) round out the Board.
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 In a joint news conference with Interior Designers of Canada, Architecture Canada | RAIC announced a strategic collaboration that will see it expand its presence at Canada’s major design show IIDEX/NEOCON.
“Our goal is to offer members another opportunity to showcase Canadian architects and architecture by increasing our presence at Canada’s premier design show,” said David Craddock, FRAIC, Architecture Canada | RAIC President. “By being involved in the programming and having the opportunity to shape Con Ed, we will enhance the offering for Architects and highlight the central role that architecture plays in design.”
The expansion at IIDEX is in addition to the annual Festival of Architecture - this year’s takes place June 12-16 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, organized in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Architects. Planning is also already underway to present the 2013 edition in Halifax, followed by Winnipeg in 2014. |
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This year’s Festival of Architecture Patron for Deep Roots in a New Energy City is the Cement Association of Canada. The Festival takes place June 12-16 in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, and is organized in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Architects.
The schedule features speakers - Peter Busby, FRAIC, and Ted Cullinan, Hon. FRAIC, and promises to satisfy a significant portion of ConEd needs and provides great opportunities for professional networking, and of course, the chance to tour St. John’s and enjoy the sights.
Book Now! Hotel rooms will be scarce and delegates are advised to book flights and hotel rooms early or risk finding camping on the Rock the only option left.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? The Festival offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities, help us reach our goal.
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Working with Cityzen Development Group, BILD has taken on the role of strategic partner in spreading the word on the Migrating Landscapes Organizer’s Canada-wide architectural competition. The competition will contribute to the MLO’s entry in the Venice Biennale.
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 Regional exhibitions of “Migrating Landscapes” have now opened successfully in Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Montreal and Halifax. For updated information, including regional winners, exhibition images, press links and videos, please visit www.migratinglandscapes.ca
The final regional exhibitions open in early February in Winnipeg (The Forks Market) and Toronto (Brookfield Place Galleria). All regional winners advance to the National exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in March/April 2012, where a national jury (Eleanor Bond, Ian Chodikoff, FRAIC, Anne Cormier, Bruce Kuwabara, FRAIC, and John Patkau, FRAIC) will select the young, architectural “Team Canada” to represent Canada at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture.
Our fundraising campaign to support the “Migrating Landscapes” competition and exhibitions in Canada and Venice is going gangbusters, thanks to the generosity of our many sponsors and donors. Between cash, grants, and in-kind donations we have raised almost 80% of our overall $1,000,000 budget. Now we need your help to close the gap!
Please donate $100, $250, $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 or more! You can donate online or by contacting the RAIC’s Venice Biennale Project Manager, Sascha Hastings, at shastings@raic.org or 416-934-1595. All donors receive visibility on the Migrating Landscapes website and exhibition sponsor walls, invitations to fabulous events, and a charitable tax receipt from the RAIC Foundation.
Please join the community of architects, developers, builders, trades and other organizations and individuals who are supporting this exciting initiative that generates and showcases new work by young Canadian architects and designers! Help support our next generation in their dream to show their work at the ‘Olympics of Architecture’!
New Sponsors and Partners since last e-newsletter (as of January 18)
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Gold Sponsor: |
The Carpenters’ Union (increased from Silver) |
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Bronze Sponsor: |
AIBC
Kirkor Architects & Planners
Marketwire + Sysomos
Ontario Cast-in-Place Concrete Development Council
Varcon Construction Corporation |
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Patron I: |
Levitt Goodman Architects
The Asper Foundation |
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Patron II: |
AODBT Architecture + Interior Design
CS&P Architects Inc.
Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture
P3 Architecture Partnership
Ted Rusick Architect
Ville de Montreal |
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Supporter: |
Edwards
Edwards McEwen Architects
Heney Klypak Architect Ltd.
Rockliff Pierzchajlo Architects & Planners Ltd. |
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Friend I: |
March Schaffel Architects Inc. |
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Friend II: |
Sasha Darling
Helena Grdadolnik |
A big thank you from the Migrating Landscapes Organizer (5468796 Architecture + Jae-Sung Chon) to all sponsors and donors for your generosity and support of the next generation of Canadian architects in Canada and on the world stage! |
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 RAIC, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) are pleased to announce a Call for Submissions for the 2012 National Urban Design Awards. Winners from existing urban design awards in select cities will automatically be submitted to the national Urban Design Awards. Any individual or organization in any other Canadian urban municipality can submit a project. |
A Call for submissions has been issued for the first-ever offering of the College of Fellows Centennial Fund for Intern/Intern Architects. The fund was created through the generous donations of RAIC Fellows – for a full list see Donors.
It will be awarded to individuals who have shown leadership and who have made significant contributions to the profession at an early stage of their architectural career.
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 The College of Fellows Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon (Friday June 15) and Convocation (Thursday June 14) will take place during the Festival of Architecture in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador.
Given the tight space in St. John’s, Fellows are encouraged to book early to ensure they are able to find hotel and flight.
Watch this space for more detailed information in future Bulletins. |
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 Remember RAIC membership comes with the benefit of a free subscription to Canadian Architect – please ensure address details and mailing preferences are correct by logging in to the Services Portal.
The 2012 renewal season is in full swing. Login to your account in the Services Portal to access the renewal form, where you can pay instantly by credit card, or request an invoice by selecting the cheque option.
**Please note that the old numerical ID numbers no longer apply to the login process. To retrieve your username and password visit – User/Password. |
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, has appointed Bruce Kuwabara, FRAIC, as an Officer of the Order of Canada. One of our country’s highest civilian honours, the Order recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation. Since its establishment in 1967, 25 RAIC Fellows have been appointed to the Order.
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The Globe and Mail featured an article on a project by Gregory Henriquez, FRAIC, outlining how an old jail in Vancouver has been retrofitted into rental housing. Henriquez said he sees this transformation as a metaphor for society: “Incarcerating people isn’t the answer. Housing them is.” |
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited’s new RBC Centre in Toronto, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and Bregman + Hamann Architects, to LEED(R) Gold Certification has been recognized as the largest certified LEED for New Construction project in Canada.  |
The design for Ryerson University's Student Learning Centre (SLC), by the international architectural team of Zeidler Partnership Architects of Toronto and Snøhetta of Oslo, Norway and New York City, has won a national Award of Excellence from Canadian Architect. |
A plan to reinvent a Halifax strip mall by Teal Architects was shortlisted for the Strip Appeal design competition and featured in the Halifax Herald. The competition, created by the University of Alberta’s City-Region Studies Centre, challenged architects, artists and the general public to rethink and repurpose existing small-scale strip malls into adaptable, pedestrian-friendly and mixed-use sites. |
Trevor Boddy, MRAIC, has received second prize (“commendation”) for the UIA’s Pierre Vago Award for best architectural criticism published worldwide in the past three years.
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The Globe and Mail and CBC celebrated the architectural legacy of Roderick “Rod” G. Robbie, FRAIC, who passed away recently.
Former MP and NCC Chair Jean Pigott, Hon. FRAIC, was honoured by media across the country as well.
It is with sadness we note the passing of the following Architects:
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