Join the RAIC for their 2023 Congress on Architecture in Whistler, BC on October 2-3, for two days of education and discussion about the role of architects and architecture in imagining and creating a climate-resilient future. Get inspired, connect with experts on the issues, and make your contribution to the discussion about Climate Action and Architecture!

Congress this year includes a special reception celebrating World Architecture Day (October 2) at the renowned Audain Art Museum designed by internationally acclaimed Patkau Architects. John Patkau (Patkau Architects) and Stuart Hood (Introba) will discuss the architectural challenges, design development, and sustainability goals of the building in the context of the demanding requirements for a museum.

Congress brings professionals together to ignite action, strengthen connections, and share ideas on a single issue of importance to the profession. The 2023 RAIC Congress on Architecture will focus exclusively on Climate Action and Architecture in Canada informing the development of a Climate Action Plan.  The event will be held in the Great Hall of the award-winning Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, a unique Aboriginal Cultural Centre that showcases the two First Nations communities that lived in the Whistler area.

This event is organized into three parts, first opening with a moderated discussion with Indigenous presenters focusing on how nature, ecological and Indigenous knowledges and practices must be at the centre of climate-resilient solutions. This will be followed by a presentation of our current state, exploring what we have un/learned. The session will close with an inter-professional discussion on what actions must come next.

The session will be eligible for 5.5 hours of Continuing Education and certificates of participation will be provided.