A Toronto specialist in culinary education; the project architect for Vancouver’s largest transit-oriented development, a Calgary-based aviation design expert, and a Quebec architecture policy champion are among the Canadian architects to be named 2018 Fellows.
The College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) bestows Fellowship to RAIC members in recognition of outstanding achievement. Criteria include design excellence, exceptional scholarly contribution, or distinguished service to the profession or the community.
Representing Canada coast-to-coast, the 40 new Fellows come from Athabasca, AB; Calgary, AB; Halifax, NS; London, ON; Montreal, QC; Ottawa, ON; Peterborough, ON; Saint John, NB; Thunder Bay, ON; Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC; Victoria, BC; Winnipeg, MB, as well as London, England.
They include:
- Ryan Bragg, of Perkins + Will in Vancouver, who led the design of Marine Gateway, a mixed-use development in Vancouver that integrates transit and is recognized for sustainability;
- Nathalie Dion, of Montreal, who, as President of the Quebec Order of Architects, has steered a public conversation and campaign for the establishment of a Quebec architecture policy;
- Philip Hastings, of Toronto, whose firm Gow Hastings Architects has completed more than 250 projects at colleges and universities, and is known for innovation in culinary arts studies;
- Janice Liebe, of DIALOG in Calgary, whose broad experience includes playing a leading role in expansions and redevelopments at the international airports of Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Kelowna.
Fellows will be inducted at the College of Fellows Convocation, which takes place during the RAIC/AANB Festival of Architecture in Saint John, May 30 – June 2.
For the full list, visit RAIC.
