Over the past two years, Interns from all across Canada have come together to establish a new voice for emerging practitioners in the profession of architecture. This year, at the RAIC Festival in Nanaimo, they proudly announced the official launch of the RAIC Emerging Practitioners / IRAC Relève Praticiens.
The RAIC EP/IRAC RP is a national organization founded, directed and governed by emerging practitioners in the field of architecture. The team is made up of students, intern architects and recently licensed architects from across Canada, and is looking to grow in order to strengthen the voice of and connect emerging practitioners across Canada.
“Our mission is to serve, inspire and advocate for the continued professional growth of emerging practitioners on their path to licensure.”
They will serve as a link between students in academic settings through to licensed members of the architectural profession, providing a sense of continuity in the professional development of emerging practitioners. They will advocate for emerging practitioners by providing support, networking and contribution to the practice of architecture in Canada, ultimately promoting the value and image of the profession through a nationally united forum of emerging practitioners.
With the launch of the RAIC EP/IRAC RP, there will finally be a strong, ambitious and energetic body to unite and empower emerging practitioners across Canada and ensure our voices, ideas, and concerns are heard. Interns are energetic and motivated members of the architectural community, we want to harness this energy and those fresh ideas, and use them to help us make an impact on the sustainability, promotion and success of our profession.
To read more, visit their website or follow them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Sneha Sumanth is a graduate student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Her role in BRIDGE involves overseeing the website and publications. Her thesis work looks at the relationship of energy and architecture in the offshore infrastructure of the Santa Barbara Channel in California.
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