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the designer of the Canadian
Museum for Human Rights in
Winnipeg, scheduled to open
in September.
Bjarke Ingels, a Danish archi-
tect, is behind two unusual
skyscrapers in Vancouver,
and Calgary. In 2011, the Wall
Street Journal named him In-
novator of the Year for archi-
tecture. Predock and Ingels
will be named Honorary Fel-
lows, a recognition given by
the RAIC to architects (usually
non-Canadian) who demon-
strate extraordinary achieve-
ment during their career.
In the 21st century, the prac-
tice of architecture is global.
RAIC’s advocacy efforts of-
ten reach beyond Canadian
borders to the world stage. It
does this in part by developing
and strengthening ties with
sister architectural associa-
tions around the world. This
year De Angelis will attend
the Australian Institute of Ar-
chitects’ national conference
in Perth as well as the Inter-
national Union of Architects’
conference in Durban, South
Africa. Such experiences help
the RAIC market Canadian ar-
chitectural expertise and ser-
vices abroad.
If you are contemplating a
building project, the RAIC can
help. It offers practical tools
such as guidelines on how to
set up a request-for-proposal
or determine fees. A docu-
ment called Starting Building
Projects, explains how to or-
ganize and plan for a success-
ful project.
For more information, please
visit raic.org.
