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Prix de Rome in Architecture — Emerging Practitioners

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Conrad Speckert

Photographer(s): Eliot Wright

Latest Winner

Conrad Speckert

Conrad is an intern architect at LGA Architectural Partners with degrees from McGill University and the University of Waterloo. He is leading a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation-sponsored research project to develop alternative solutions to the building code requirement for two staircases in small multi-unit residential buildings and has proposed a corresponding change to the National Building Code of Canada. He joined LGA as project manager for ‘ReHousing,’ a collaboration with the University of Toronto to visualize gentle densification and zoning reform for “missing middle” housing.

The prize

The Prix de Rome in Architecture – Emerging Practitioners is awarded to a recent graduate from a Canadian architectural school who demonstrates exceptional potential in architectural design. With this prize, the recipient may visit architectural buildings and carry out an internship at an international architectural firm.

Background

Inspired by the Prix de Rome in architecture, which was created in the 18th century and helped young architects train in Italy, the Prix de Rome in Architecture  Emerging Practitioners was established in Canada in 1987 in pursuit of a more outward-looking vision towards the world.

Additional information

architecture-prizes@canadacouncil.ca

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 6004

Deadline

October 5, 2024

Annual competition

Prize amount

$34,000

Application-based

Updated guidelines will be posted 2 months prior to the deadline. Submit your application to architecture-prizes@canadacouncil.ca.

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