The Next 100 Years Healthy Buildings Healthy Communities
OAA/RAIC Conference and Festival of Architecture
May 9 - 12, 2007
Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto




Special Events

	Wednesday, May 9
	Annual General Meeting - OAA Members Only 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm All OAA members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. Only OAA licensed architects are permitted to vote. Refreshment breaks sponsored by Keel Cottrelle, LLP
	"The Next 100 Years" Kick-off Reception 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm Be sure to take in this year's opening night event. Enjoy the music and tastes offered at the plentiful food stations throughout the reception. It is a casual atmosphere tonight to launch the Conference and presents an opportunity to reconnect with people that you have not seen for a while. Plan to get together at this reception and kick-off the Conference and Festival of Architecture in style. This event is sponsored by Concrete Thinking
	Thursday, May 10
	RAIC Breakfast and Annual General Meeting - RAIC Members only 7.30 am – 8.45 am Grand Ballroom East All RAIC members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting which is taking place 100 years after the first RAIC Annual General Meeting, held August 19-24, 1907 in Montreal. The Annual General Meeting is sponsored by Reed Construction Data.
	Opening Keynote Luncheon featuring Robert Ivy, FAIA 12.00 noon – 2.00 pm Grand Ballroom East Come join us for this unique event where Canada Post will be unveiling a series of commemorative postage stamps in honour of RAIC’s 100th anniversary. The stamps will feature: Douglas Cardinal, FRAIC and St. Mary's Church Arthur Erickson, FRAIC and the University of Lethbridge Raymond Moriyama, FRAIC and the Ontario Science Center Moshe Safdie, FRAIC and the National Gallery of Canada The luncheon also includes the ever popular RAIC Foundation raffle which raises funds to be used throughout the year to develop programs to ensure a vibrant place for Architecture in Canadian Society, to advance Excellence in Architecture, and promote the development of programs to support the Architectural Profession throughout Canada. Delegates will also be treated to words from Robert Ivy, FAIA, Vice-President and Editorial Director, McGraw-Hill Construction and Editor-in-Chief of the Architectural Record. Ivy oversees the editorial quality of 15 publications, in print and in digital form, including Architectural Record’s new quarterly publication in China. He oversaw the development of McGraw-Hill Construction’s new publication for sustainable design, GreenSource, launched in print and on the Web in May 2006. Since taking on the fulltime editorial leadership of the world’s most widely read architectural journal, the Architectural Record in 1996, the 114-year-old magazine and its Website have grown in scope and prestige, winning readers and annual awards. In 2003 the Record received magazine publishing’s highest honor in the United States, the National Magazine Award for General Excellence. The Opening Keynote Luncheon is sponsored by Hanson Brick.
	Alumni Events Carleton University School of Architecture Alumni Reception 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pinnacle Room, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 123 Queen Street West, Toronto Carleton University, School of Architecture Alumni and all OAA/RAIC members are welcome to attend this reception. Complimentary cocktails and snacks followed by Cash Bar. For more information contact: Wendy Black, School Coordinator School of Architecture, Carleton University Tel: 613-520-2861 Email:Wendy_Black@Carleton.ca Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science Reception for Alumni and Friends 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Department of Architectural Science Architecture Building 325 Church Street, Toronto Ryerson University, Department of Architectural Science Alumni and all OAA/RAIC Members and friends of Ryerson University are invited to attend this reception to celebrate the launch of the Master of Architecture program and future developments in architectural sciences education at Ryerson University. Members attending the OAA/RAIC Conference and Festival of Architecture will receive an invitation in their Conference Tote bag. For more information contact: George Thomas Kapelos, Chair Susan Harrington, Event Coordinator Department of Architectural Science Ryerson University Tel: 416-979-5360 Email: archsci@ryerson.ca, please use the header “OAA Event” University of Waterloo School of Architecture Alumni Reception 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Churchill Room, Second Floor 123 Queen Street West, Toronto University of Waterloo School of Architecture Alumni, Coop Employers and all OAA/RAIC Members are invited to attend this reception. Complimentary drinks and hors d’eoures followed by cash bar For more information contact: Brad Blain, University of Waterloo Tel: 519-888-4567 X 27613 Fax: 519-622-3523 Email: bblain@uwaterloo.ca
	RAIC College of Fellows Convocation featuring Francine Houben 6:00 pm – 8.00 pm Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street, Toronto The College of Fellows formally recognizes members and distinguished laypersons who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. Fellowship in the RAIC is an honour conferred on members singled out for their contribution to research, scholarship, public service or professional standing to the good of architecture in Canada, or elsewhere. Francine Houben, Hon. FRAIC, and Norbert W. Young Jr., Hon. FRAIC, will both be receiving Honorary Fellowships. Francine Houben This year’s Festival of Architecture keynote speaker Francine Houben will give her presentation following the convocation ceremony. Francine Houben, architect-director of Mecanoo architects in Delft (The Netherlands) is one of Europe’s most active architects with many publications, conferences, exhibitions and the curatorship of the First International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. Her curriculum includes well known projects such as the Faculty for Economics and Management in Utrecht (1995), the Library for the Technical University Delft (1998), Nieuw Terbregge in Rotterdam (2001), Chapel St Mary of the Angels in Rotterdam (2001) and Montevideo in Rotterdam (2006). Theatre and Congress Centre La Llotja in Lleida, Spain (2008) and FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen (2006) are under construction. Most recently Mecanoo won the entry to the competition for the Palace of Justice in Córdoba, Spain. Each project illustrates the three fundamental elements of her architectural vision: Composition, Contrast and Complexity. The work of Francine Houben is extremely wide-ranging: houses, schools and complete residential areas, theatres, libraries and skyscrapers, parks, squares and highways, cities, polders and ‘Randstad’, hotels, museums and even a chapel. Her work is based on both analyses and intuition. Houben enjoys interweaving social, technical, playful and humane aspects together to form a unique solution to each situation. Therefore she combines the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture in an unorthodox way and with sensitivity for light and beauty. Her use of material is expressive. Houben: “For me architecture is not a purely intellectual or conceptual game. In the end the result should touch all the senses.”
	Friday, May 11
	Plenary Breakfast and Presentation of the 2030 Challenge 7.30 am – 8.45 am Grand Ballroom East Join fellow architects over breakfast to hear about the RAIC’s new advocacy initiative – the 2030 Challenge. Buildings are the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in Canada. The Challenge, founded by American Architect, Edward Mazria, in 2006, urges the global architecture community to adopt targets to ensure building practices are carbon-neutral by 2030. Come and learn what you can do in your own practice to make a meaningful difference. Let’s design a better world! The Plenary Breakfast is sponsored by Wood Works! / Canadian Wood Council
	Celebration of Excellence OAA/RAIC Awards includes Presidents' Reception 6.30 pm – 11.00 pm President's Reception - 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm During this elegant cocktail reception be sure to see the exhibit of winners of the OAA and RAIC 2007 Awards. Come, relax and enjoy the company of your colleagues. A great beginning to an evening of celebration. OAA/RAIC Awards Ceremony and Dinner- 7.30 pm – 11.00 pm , with Master of Ceremonies Erin Davis. Our MC has been waking up people in GTA for over 20 years. She hosts mornings with Mike Cooper on 98.1 CHFI. OAA Awards Continue the fun during dinner before celebrating the achievements of the 2007 award recipients. The OAA Awards offer the Ontario architectural profession an annual opportunity to present its best work to a public and professional audience; it advertises the excellence of both individual award winners and the profession as a whole; it fosters a greater appreciation of architecture and architects among all levels of society, professional and non-professional. The OAA Awards encourage all levels of the profession, from students and interns to veteran practitioners, to excel in their work and to garner deserved praise from their colleagues, their clients, and the public they serve. The 2007 Awards include: Design Excellence Concepts & Presentations Best Emerging Practice G. Randy Roberts Service Award Landmark Award Order of da Vinci RAIC Awards Celebrate with the recipients of the Awards of Excellence and the RAIC Gold Medalist as they receive their medals. The RAIC President will also be presenting the President's medal and certificates of Honorary Membership during this year's Gala Dinner. And finally, join RAIC Members for the official exchange of office of the President. Remember to invite your colleagues, employees, friends and family to celebrate with you at the Celebration of Excellence. Dress is semi-formal. This event is sponsored Hanscomb Ltd. The décor is sponsored by XL Design Professional
	Saturday, May 12
	RAIC Roundtable on Architectural Competitions Saturday, May 12, 2007 9.00 am – 10.30 am Windsor East You are invited to participate in a Roundtable to discuss the draft of the new version of “Canadian Guidelines for the Conduct of Architectural Competitions.” Items for discussion will include: The process followed Issues raised and proposed responses Format for the new guidelines Changes from Document 5: Canadian Rules for the Conduct of Architectural Competitions Guidelines for developer-led selection processes which have a design component Next steps
	RAIC Gold Medalist Presentation Saturday, May 11, 2007 10.45 am – 12.15 pm Essex Ballroom 2 Self – Directed Points Watch this space to see who received the coveted 2007 RAIC Gold Medal. The RAIC Gold Medal is awarded in recognition of significant contribution to Canadian architecture, and is the highest honour the profession of architecture in Canada can bestow. It recognizes an individual whose personal work has demonstrated exceptional excellence in the design and practice of architecture; and/or, whose work related to architecture, has demonstrated exceptional excellence in research or education. As part of this recognition the recipient will address delegates.