RAIC Research & Innovation in Architecture Award

This award recognizes an architect, architectural practice and/or disciplinary knowledge in excellence in research and/or innovation in architectural practice, technology, or pedagogy and celebrates initiatives that advance professional practice and/or disciplinary knowledge. It considers exemplary approaches to sustainability, and the support and advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Innovations may encompass a range of endeavours, including, but not limited to: new building details and technologies, spatial strategies, new ways of structuring practices, or new design or construction processes. The submissions may range from a whole building, to a detail, to a description of a business-related initiative. Research within the profession or the academic environment may encompass submissions including, but not limited to: academic papers or reports disseminating groundbreaking research, novel contributions to teaching, or new academic programs and training that enhance learning in the profession of architecture.