Call for submissions: 2024 RAIC Annual Awards
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is calling for submissions for the 2024 edition of its annual awards.
The RAIC annual awards are a celebration of creativity, innovation, and excellence in Canadian architecture.
Each year, the awards highlight work that challenges and changes the built environment, and shows the value of architecture and its positive impact.
Submissions are now open for the Architectural Practice Award, the Emerging Architectural Practice Award, the RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award, the RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award and the RAIC Research & Innovation in Architecture.
These awards are also accompanied by a call for nominations for Honorary Membership.
Here is some additional information about each award.
Architectural Practice Award (formerly the Architectural Firm Award)
This award honours a Canadian architectural practice that has consistently produced distinguished architecture. The award recognizes the achievements of the practice, considering seven core areas: quality of architecture, quality of professional services, innovations in practice, contributions to the profession, exemplary approaches to environmental sustainability, support and advancement of social justice, and a commitment to the future generation of architects.
Emerging Architectural Practice Award
This award is to recognize an emerging Canadian architectural practice that shows exceptional promise for contributing significantly to the future of Canadian architecture. The award recognizes the early career achievements of the practice, considering six core areas: quality of architecture, quality of professional services, innovations in practice, contributions to the profession, exemplary approaches to sustainability, and the support and advancement of social justice.
The RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award
This award celebrates an individual, or collective of individuals, who has acted as a public champion for the advancement of Canadian architecture through their advocacy, patronage, and/or other forms of support. The award recognizes long-term commitment to the profession at an international, national, regional or local level. Candidates may include clients or patrons, educators, public servants, architects, allied professionals and others.
The RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award
This award recognizes an architect, architectural practice or individual that presents a narrative about architecture which promotes public understanding and awareness of architecture, the role of architects and their impacts on society, and/or the value of design and design excellence.
The RAIC Research & Innovation in Architecture Award
This award recognizes an architect, architectural practice and/or academic researcher who has demonstrated excellence in research and/or innovation in architectural practice, technology, or pedagogy. Additionally, it celebrates initiatives that advance professional practice and/or disciplinary knowledge, and considers exemplary approaches to sustainability, as well as the support and advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Applicants must submit their work through the online RAIC awards platform. The deadline for submissions for all 2024 annual awards is January 11, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
For more information about each award, to see the call for submissions, review eligibility and submission requirements, or see past recipients, click here.
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