The CAFÉ survey invited respondents to help shape the priorities of an architecture policy for Canada in four ways: to define the issues concerning the built environment; to convey the value of design in relations to Place, People, Prosperity and Potential; to share a vision about the future of architecture; and to call for action to create more sustainable, equitable, and engaging built environments. The survey was open from September 2019 to June 2020, and is now closed. A synopsis of the feedback is included in the CAFÉ Summary Report (Sept. 2020).
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Everyone who completed the survey was entered to win a copy of the book Canadian Modern Architecture 1967 to the Present (Princeton Architectural Press, 2019).
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BOOK PRIZE WINNERS
Andrew Lawler
B.Env.Design graduate
M.Arch Student
University of Manitoba
BIO: Andrew Lawler is a graduate of the Bachelor of Environmental Design-Architecture option program at the University of Manitoba and will be entering his first year of the Master of Architecture program in the fall. He is the current technology representative for the University of Manitoba Association of Architecture Students. For the future of architecture, Andrew hopes for a more inclusive built environment that will address the social and environmental issues currently impacting society.
Mathilde Chauvin-Amyot
M. Arch Student
McGill University, Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture
BIO: Mathilde Chauvin-Amyot is currently completing her master’s degree in architecture at McGill University. Her final research project, titled “Rethinking Social Housing through Women’s Perspectives,” underlines the role of architecture and architects pertaining to social justice through a housing project designed with marginalised women in mind. During her time at McGill, Mathilde was part of the McGill Graduate Architecture Students’ Association (GASA). Her participation in the CAFE Québec conference in Montreal gave her confidence about the future of architecture. She hopes for greater efforts toward affordable and quality housing for every Canadian.