NEWS/PRODUCTS While facing employment uncertain-
Vince will be actively involved in the first few
ties in the unpredictable economy of the
years of the scholarship, promoting it to architec-
1990s, he attended an OAA conference
tural schools and acting as a professional advisor
where he had what he calls ‘a light-bulb’
to the jury.
RAIC REPORT: LOOKING TO NEW SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES IN 2021
moment.
By Tanner Morton, Communications Coordinator
lar economy, the complexity and opacity
The RAIC Foundation would like to extend its
Listening to a lecture by William
profound thanks to Vince Catalli for initiating this
McDonough, Vince learned about the con-
scholarship and looks forward to working with him
cept of Cradle to Cradle design, the circu-
as the scholarship program unfolds.
of supply chains and the harm being done
RAIC Connects Climate Action Community
through the use of toxic substances in
Spotlight
With the arrival of a new year comes a
consumer goods. From that moment on,
Join the Climate Action Community on RAIC
range of new activities and opportunities
he decided to devote his career to the
Connects! Here, members can post climate-related
with the RAIC. It is difficult to guess what
promotion of sustainable design. After
questions, participate in discussion threads on per-
is in store for 2021, but the RAIC is com-
an intensive process of self-education,
tinent topics, stay up to date with the latest 2021
mitted to pushing for a more sustainable
he started his first consulting firm, By
Congress on Architecture news, and meet other
and accessible future, no matter what the
Design Consultants in 1994. Finding him-
members interested in sustainable and regenera-
next twelve months may bring.
self ahead of the green building curve, he
tive design.
began initiating projects of his own.
Following the launch of the RAIC Members com-
Announcing the Vince Catalli scholar-
As market transformation began in the
munity, RAIC Connects is excited to be adding
ship in Sustainable Design Innovation
late 1990s, Vince worked on consulting
topic-specific communities where members can
The RAIC Foundation is pleased to
contracts with public and private sector
come together over shared interests and areas of
announce a new student scholarship to
clients till 2005, then later spent time
practice. Be sure to watch for more communities
be launched in the 2022-2023 academ-
with architects HOK as their Business
coming soon. More information about the site can
ic year. The Vince Catalli Scholarship in
Development Manager and with the
be found at raic.org/connects.
Sustainable Design Innovation has been
Canadian cement industry as their first
created to promote and encourage inno-
Director of Sustainability. His recent major
Volunteer today with the RAIC Committee on
vative, practical, scalable and transfer-
contract was with the federal govern-
Regenerative Environments (CORE)
able approaches to sustainable design
ment, developing a strategic framework
The RAIC is seeking one volunteer to join CORE,
among the next generation of architects
for the identification and implementation
a committee of the board. The purpose of the
in Canada.
of a climate change resilience plan for the
Committee is to support the profession’s collec-
Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa.
tive capacity, collaborative agency, and ability to
Endowed by a generous donation from Vince Catalli, this award will be open to students in the last two years of a
Asked why he chose to endow a scholarship of this kind, he replied:
respond to complex systemic challenges—in a way that is inclusive, inspiring, and equitably enabling;
professional degree program in a regis-
“I always valued my architectural edu-
so that we can collectively help create a world that
tered school of architecture anywhere in
cation because it caused me to think, to
nurtures the quality of life and empowers people
Canada, or in Part III of the RAIC Syllabus
problem-solve with people and enabled
and place to thrive. The deadline to apply for this
Program.
me to work on very tangible things that
position is January 15, 2021. Learn more about the
Vince Catalli studied architecture at
positively affect people’s lives. It is all
opportunity at https://tinyurl.com/raiccore
Carleton University, then worked as a
very rich and gratifying and I want to
student and intern in the offices of KPMB,
encourage the next generation to find and
WZMH and Leonard Koffman.
develop a similar passion.”
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