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CORRECTION: In the April 2015 issue of Award magazine, the highlights for the Learning Resource Commons – Humber College project should have listed Mechanical/Electrical Consultants: Smith + Andersen and Mechanical/Electrical Compliance Consultants: Crossey Engineering Ltd. J UNE 2015 | 7 J U N E 2 0 1 5 | V O L U M E 2 9 | N U M B E R 3 PUBLISHER Dan Chapman EDITOR Natalie Bruckner-Menchelli ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Angela Altass Robin Brunet Godfrey Budd Peter Caulfield Matt Currie Stefan Dubowski Laurie Jones Yvan Marston Stacey McLachlan Dan O'Reilly Irwin Rapoport Zuzanna Wodzynska PRODUCTION MANAGER/PRINT Kirsty Senior PRODUCTION MANAGER/STUDIO Kristina Borys ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER Mandy Lau ADVERTISING DESIGN Chris Sherwood PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS Ina Bowerbank Sheila Stewart IMAGING TECHNICIANS Mandy Lau Laura Michaels ACCOUNT MANAGER Alexander Sugden ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Allie Davison AWARD MAGAZINE HEAD OFFICE Phone 604.299.7311 Fax 604.299.9188 CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, OBC, LLD. 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Head office: 4th Floor - 4180 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6A7. Phone 604.299.7311, Fax 604.299.9188. Send covers of undeliverable copies to address above. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065475. © 2012. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. Award is distributed to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, consulting engineers, specification writers, development companies and major construction companies throughout Western Canada and Ontario. For subscription information call 604.299.1023 or email: awardsubscriptions@canadawide.com National Library No. ISSN 1202-5925. Printed in Canada by Transcontinental LGM Graphics. Award magazine welcomes your letters, corporate announcements or company information. The statements, opinions and points of view expressed in articles published in this magazine are those of the authors and publication shall not be deemed to mean that they are necessarily those of the publisher, editor or Canada Wide Media Limited. The acceptance and publication of advertisement of products and services does not indicate endorsement of such products or services. The publishers cannot be held responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. by IAN CHODIKOFF, FRAIC Executive director of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) PERSPECTIVE The Joining Of Thought Leaders W inston Churchill once said, "It is no secret that if we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided, all will fail." This simple quotation continues to speak volumes about the relationships we build every day. As the recently appointed executive director of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, I am always reminded of the most important component to our success – our people. What seems like a lifetime ago, I was an editor of an architecture magazine. Producing a monthly magazine is no small feat. There are deadlines. Space available for editorial content is limited. And there is the continuous challenge of seamlessly bringing everything together to form a clear and coherent message for readers. Like any business relationship, a successful publication is dependent on one thing more than anything else – the people who make it all possible. The design and construction industry relies upon an extremely diverse dialogue amongst the many types of individuals that fill its ranks. They range from those who attend early-morning meetings in a site trailer to the architect who must negotiate in a late-night meeting with a client and her board of directors on the 50th floor of an office building in China. But it is not enough to revel in the many voices that comprise our industry and partners. We need to be able to synthesize and translate the oft-divergent opinions that define our daily discussions in order to benefit from them. As a national organization, one of the key roles of the RAIC is to be a unifying force for the profession across the country. In the com- ing months, the RAIC will work to expand this function. We intend to become a broker between architects and their allies in the fields of engineering, construction and real estate development. To make our association more inclusive, the RAIC has been refining its membership structure so that it can include greater participation of corporate and affiliate members. We will be inviting developers, contractors, building product manufacturers and labour organiza- tions to strengthen their connection to our association as affiliate or corporate members. While, affiliate memberships are currently available, the RAIC is exploring new ways of engaging our partners in the design and construction industry. I believe the RAIC can act as an effective liaison for the tremen- dous amount of intellectual capital being developed by our affiliates and private-sector organizations. Joining the RAIC as either an affili- ate or corporate member will enable this knowledge to be shared with our 5,000 members across the country, leading to a stimulating exchange of thoughtful and forward-thinking ideas. Another area that our association is working on is engaging the country's most influential architecture firms to sharpen and enhance the RAIC's advocacy and professional development activities. These firms – and the members they represent – comprise some of the most provocative thought leadership in our profession. Moreover, they are leaders in business and as such, can identify significant trends in the construction industry. As we solidify our ability to draw upon their expertise via a more formal consultative process, the RAIC will be able to offer our cor- porate and affiliate members an unprecedented insight into our industry. We will be promoting this component to our association in the coming months and look forward to your participation and input as we build stronger bridges between the architecture, allied professions, construction and real-estate development communities. Developing the next generation of niche professional develop- ment and leadership courses for architects is a third strategy that will help align the interests of many RAIC members with those of the design and construction industry. Leadership happens at every level throughout one's career. Enhancing those skills will inevitably involve the participation of a broad spectrum of leaders – many of whom work with architects but are not architects themselves. These leaders comprise a large por- tion of Award magazine's readership. We look forward to discovering common ground regarding many of today's greatest concerns – from public procurement processes to insurance and financial trends in Canadian markets. It's an exciting opportunity for multi-disciplinary dialogue, and a chance to enrich the business climate. Through an enhanced professional development program, a revised membership structure and greater connections with the largest and most influential architecture firms in Canada, the RAIC is reaching out. We're open to doing business with those who are eager to exchange respective industry knowledge with our members. This approach will make our real estate and construction industries more competitive and will also allow them to deliver a better-designed built environment for society. If we work together, then nothing is truly impossible. A " " The design and construction industry relies upon an extremely diverse dialogue amongst the many types of individuals that fill its ranks.

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