July 6, 2021
RAIC awards President鈥檚 Medal to SAPL professor鈥檚 book
This past Spring, the . SAPL professor Dr. Graham Livesey and industry colleague Elsa Lam (editor of Canadian Architecture) were named for their book: . The award recognizes a narrative about buildings and cities that serves to promote public understanding of architecture and the role of architects.
Livesey and Lam created the anthology to document and facilitate discourse about modern and contemporary Canadian architecture. The 50-year retrospective features essays from prominent practitioners, analyzing the Canadian interpretation of major international design trends and architects鈥 influence within Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
鈥淓lsa Lam and I are very honoured to have received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada President鈥檚 Medal for the book,鈥 Livesey shares. 鈥淲orking on the book over several years, with many collaborators, was a humbling experience. It was also a tremendous learning experience as we delved into the last fifty years of Canadian architecture. We are very pleased that the book is finding an audience and being recognized as a contribution to the field. We would like to thank the publishers and funders for their support in making the project happen.鈥
Co-published by Princeton Architectural Press and Canadian Architect magazine, it is the first such volume to appear in over 25 years. As one of the award鈥檚 jury members noted: 鈥淚t is a timely piece that may take decades to replicate and or replace鈥his assembly of expertise and regional knowledge allows the book to provide a depth of insight that no one individual could offer.鈥
Courtesy RAIC website