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Discover the 2024 cohort of arts leaders announced by A.R.T. for the Arts & Cultural Organization Management learning intensive.

The new guard of preservation is blowing the dust off the long-buried legacies of forgotten architects, gardeners, and artists with innovative retellings of stories from the past.

The Canada Council for the Arts is now accepting submissions for the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, Prix de Rome in Architecture – Emerging Practitioners, Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement, and the J.B.C. Watkins Award. The Prix de Rome in Architecture –  Professional is a $50,000 prize offered to a young […]

At their summer meeting, board members of the Prentice Foundation pondered the good news from the markets. Since the beginning of the year, their endowment had grown by nearly one-third, to reach $44 million.

Becoming Architects Canada launches as an advocacy group Becoming Architects Canada launches as an advocacy group By Share Becoming Architects Canada / Devenir Architect Canada is a new non-profit advocacy group for interns, others on the path to architectural licensure, and recent licensees, created by former RAIC Emerging Practitioners and CASA members. While this group was officially launched in April 2021, their journey began more than six years ago when intern architect representatives fr...

Meet the 2021 Honorees Kiesha Nix Kiesha Nix is currently the Executive Director of the Lakers Youth Foundation. In her current role, Kiesha oversees and directs programming and funding priorities for the charitable arm of the Los Angeles Lakers. She is responsible for implementing the mission of the Foundation which is to assist underserved youth in our communities to develop and recognize their full potential by providing positive experiences and resources in education, health & wellness and ...

RAIC Journal: Revisiting the Young Architect Award with Taymoore Balbaa RAIC Journal: Revisiting the Young Architect Award with Taymoore Balbaa By Share This jury-mentioned competition entry for the Bamiyan Cultural Centre in Afghanistan was co-led by Taymoore Balbaa, winner of the inaugural RAIC Young Architect Award in 2011. By Tanner Morton, Editor, RAIC Journal Awards can have a significant impact on an architect’s prospects—even more so when they come along early in a career. For Taym...