inclusion

The RAIC is calling for volunteer members to serve on its new Promoting Equity & Justice Advisory Committee. The focus of the advisory committee is to…

The public message was clear: maintain six feet apart. As people began to physically distance themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19, cities and rural…

For over two decades, architect Sean McEwen and medical anthropologist Dan Small have been involved in designing and advocating for vulnerable populations in…

I am an architect in Toronto, and one of the founding partners at studioDOM Architects. I am also a woman of colour who understands the courage it takes to be…

TEXT Tanner Morton PHOTOS Blanche Lemco van Ginkel fonds and van Ginkel Associates fonds, CCA, Montreal (unless otherwise noted) The RAIC Gold Medal is…

Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020. Edited by Irene Cheng, Charles L.…

As I write this in mid-October, it is a critical time for architects across the country to make important choices. In Ontario, as well as many of the other…

This month’s issue reports on the state of architecture across Canada. It’s based on interviews with almost 50 architects, from firms of different sizes and…

I continue to marvel at the number of my peers whose children have also gone on to pursue architecture as a profession. In my own case, I probably should…

Five architects have been named as Honorary Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). The 2019 Honorary Fellows exemplify the role that…

On March 19, Susan Fitzgerald, partner, award-winning architect and design principal at FBM Architecture | Interior Design, hosted the first Building Equality…

March 8 is International Women's Day, and Canadian architects have much to be proud of - and much still left to do in promoting diversity and balance in the…

What they say is true: having a kid changes everything. I didn’t expect that to include my view of architecture. But over the past year of maternity leave, my…

Among the many celebrations and inaugurations at May’s RAIC Festival of Architecture in Saint John, New Brunswick, one event stands out to me as particularly…

Currently, the various cousins and alter-egos of universal design (accessible design, inclusive design, human-centred design) remain in the realm of selected…

The more we talk about gender inequity in architecture, the more disturbing the conversation. As Despina Stratigakos, author of the book Where Are the Women…