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Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners

Deadline

1 October

Prize Description

The Canada Council for the Arts Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners is awarded to a recent graduate of a Canadian school of architecture who demonstrates exceptional potential in contemporary architectural design.

The prize recipient will have the opportunity to broaden his or her knowledge of contemporary architecture culture by visiting a selection of works of architecture. The recipient will also be able to expand her or his professional skills through an internship at an internationally acclaimed architectural firm, anywhere in the world.

Applicants must define a program of work and related travels including the sites they wish to visit and the firm where they wish to intern. The project can involve multiple trips to a number of destinations spread over a one-year period. Upon returning to Canada, the recipient must share his or her experience through public conferences, publications and (or) exhibitions.

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Eligibility

To apply for this prize, you must:

  • be a Canadian citizen or have Permanent Resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
  • have received, between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, a professional Bachelor or Master degree from a Canadian school of architecture that is certified by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board, and
  • be recommended by the Director of the school of architecture that issued the degree. (Note that the Director of a school may recommend only one student per competition.)

This Canada Council for the Arts prize is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.

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Amount of the Prize

The prize is $34,000, to contribute towards the costs of the proposed program of work and related travels, and of the proposed public presentation.

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Application Form

Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners (pdf, 206 KB)
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.

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Further Information

Sarah Gelbard, Architecture Officer
Visual Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5270

TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194

Fax: 613-566-4332

June 2009