The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is now accepting submissions for its 2022 RAIC International Prize.

The prize, which is awarded every two years, celebrates architecture that is judged to be transformative within its societal context and emblematic of the human values of respect and inclusiveness.

Architects, teams of architects, and architect-led collaborations are invited to submit a building or a related group of buildings that has been completed, occupied and in use for at least two years prior to the entry deadline.

Previous winners include the Baha’i Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile in 2019, which was designed by Toronto’s Hariri Pontarini Architects, and the Fuji Kindergarten in 2017, which was designed by Tokyo-based firm Tezuka Architects.

“We are proud to host a remarkable, globally focused-award like the RAIC International Prize. Through the socially minded projects of both the Prize winner and the submissions, the International Prize showcases the excellence of community oriented and uplifting design,” said RAIC President John Brown, FRAIC.

The winner is selected in an open, juried competition. An international jury of experts will consider a range of criteria in the evaluation of submissions and intends to include site visits to shortlisted projects as part of the selection process.

The jury members are:

• Susan Ruptash, Principal Emerita, BDP Quadrangle
• Alfred Waugh, Owner and Principal, FORMLINE ARCHITECTURE  
• Amale Andraos, Co-founder of WORKac
• Diarmuid Nash, Partner, MORIYAMA & TESHIMA ARCHITECTS
• Farida Abu-Bakare, Project Director, Accra, Adjaye Associates
• Peter Busby, Global Design Principal, Perkins&Will
• Sasa Radulovic, Co-founding Partner, 5468796 Architecture
• Talbot Sweetapple, Partner, MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
• WH Vivian Lee, Director, Master of Architecture Program at the University of Toronto
• David Covo, Associate Professor and past Director of the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture at McGill University

The submissions deadline is December 3, 2021.

Additional information on the Prize and the submission guidelines can be found at internationalprize.raic.org.

Featured image: Hariri Pontarini Architects of Toronto won the 2019 RAIC International Prize for work on the Baha’i Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile. (RAIC)