Thirty-four architects from across Canada have been named 2014 Fellows by the RAIC | Architecture Canada. The RAIC College of Fellows bestows fellowship in recognition of outstanding achievement. Criteria include design excellence, exceptional scholarly contribution or distinguished service to the profession or the community.
The practitioners to be honoured include Lubor Trubka, FRAIC, known for designs utilizing wood, and Graeme Duffus, FRAIC, currently overseeing restoration of Halifax City Hall. Also honoured are Siamak Hariri, FRAIC, of Toronto, partner in charge of the Bahá’i Temple of South America, and Sylvie Girard, FIRAC, whose portfolio includes the master plan for Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital.
Fellows will be inducted at the College of Fellows Convocation, which takes place during the Festival of Architecture in Winnipeg from May 28 to 31, 2014. The Festival is hosted by the RAIC in partnership with the Manitoba Association of Architects.
Additionally, two internationally renowned architects will receive Honorary Fellowships. Bjarke Ingels, Hon. FRAIC is the founder of BIG in Denmark and has developed a reputation for designing buildings that are innovative and resource-conscious. He will be the keynote speaker during the College of Fellows Convocation ceremony on May 29, 2014. Antoine Predock, Hon. FRAIC is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is responsible for the design of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, currently under construction in Winnipeg. He will speak during the Festival’s opening reception on May 28, 2014.
The 2014 Fellows are as follows:
Howard S. Coles, FRAIC, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Ronald George Burdock, FRAIC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Graeme F. Duffus, FRAIC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dennis J. R. Ramsay, FRAIC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Gavin Affleck, FRAIC, Montreal, Quebec
Sylvie Girard, FIRAC, Montreal
Harry Yaghjian, FIRAC, Montreal
Anthony Leaning, FRAIC, Ottawa, Ontario
Allan Teramura, FRAIC, Ottawa, Ontario
Phillip H. Beinhaker, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
J. William Birdsell, FRAIC, Guelph, Ontario
Robert Davies, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Mariusz T. Gontarz, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Timothy B. Gorley, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
D. Brian Gregersen, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Siamak Hariri, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Clifford Lee Harvey, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Carol Susan Phillips, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
David Pontarini, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Kendra Schank Smith, FRAIC, Toronto, Ontario
Michael J. Cox, FRAIC, Brandon, Manitoba
Jerald D. Peters, FRAIC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
James R. Wagner, FRAIC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Robert Burnyeat, FRAIC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Charles Haddon Olfert, FRAIC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Colin Forsyth Tennent, FRAIC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Marc Boutin, FRAIC, Calgary, Alberta
Peter James Streith, FRAIC, Edmonton, Alberta
Thomas S. Annandale, FRAIC, Vancouver, British Columbia
Martin Brückner, FRAIC, Vancouver, British Columbia
Peter Cardew, FRAIC, Vancouver, British Columbia
Peter Anthony Levar, FRAIC, Burnaby, British Columbia
Foad Rafii, FRAIC, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lubor Tomas Trubka, FRAIC, Vancouver, British Columbia