The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) announced the recipients of the 2025 RAIC Annual Awards.
From lasting contributions to architecture to visionary studios, groundbreaking projects and bold initiatives, this year’s recipients showcase the vibrant and evolving landscape of Canadian architecture, revealing both its creative daring and thoughtful response to contemporary challenges.
This year’s recipients are:
RAIC Gold Medal
Shirley Blumberg and Marianne McKenna
KPMB Architects founding partners Marianne McKenna and Shirley Blumberg have received RAIC’s highest distinction.
Shirley Blumberg and Marianne McKenna are visionary architects whose work showcases design sensitivity, technical excellence, and foresight in sustainability, reflecting a deep understanding of spaces. Their architectural contributions are both beautiful and meaningful, impacting Canadian and international landscapes.
Architectural Practice Award
5468796 Architecture Inc.
5468796 Architecture has consistently demonstrated an inventive and unique approach to architecture, rethinking principles while navigating financial constraints and aesthetic ambivalence. The firm’s creativity extends beyond the physical resolution and explores areas of new housing typologies, alternative practice models, and unconventional means of community engagement.
Yosef Wosk
Dr. Yosef Wosk has significantly contributed to architecture in Western Canada through decades of advocacy, philanthropy, scholarly initiatives, and direct commissioning of built works. A champion of the public arts, his sustained efforts in education, research, and design excellence have strengthened architecture’s position in Canada.
RAIC Research and Innovation in Architecture Award
Single Stair Exit Building Code Reform by LGA-AP
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Western North York Community Centre | Advancing Net Zero Emissions Standards in Public Architecture by MJMA Architecture & Design
Prix du XXe siècle
Imrie House / 6 Acres, Edmonton AB, 1957; Wallbridge & Imrie Architects
Grand Falls Historic District, Grand Falls, NL, 1909
Yorkton Psychiatric Hospital, Yorkton SK, 1964, Izumi Arnott and Sugiyama
