Meet the Canadian Architect Awards Jury
We are pleased to announce the jury for the 2024 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence. Our jury includes architects Matthew Hickey (Two Row Architect, Six Nations, Toronto and Calgary), D’Arcy Jones (D’Arcy Jones Architects, Vancouver), and Andrea Wolff (ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski architectes, Montreal). For the adjudication of the Photo Awards of Excellence, they will be joined by photographer Lisa Stinner-Kun (Winnipeg).
Matthew Hickey is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, receiving his Masters of Architecture from the University of Calgary and his Bachelor of Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design. His Mohawk background continues to have a significant impact on his work. He has practiced architecture at Two Row Architect for 18 years, and currently oversees design and development for the firm. The firm’s core focus is on Indigenous design and architecture, designing buildings, landscapes, and installations, on- and off-reserve in locations all over Turtle Island.
Matthew’s sustainability-orientation include a focus on regenerative and restorative design—encompassing ecological, cultural, and economic principles. His work pushes the concepts of Universal Inclusivity through integrated landscapes, food equity, the importance of water, and place-keeping for all species, including humans. His research includes Indigenous history in the architecture of Northern & Middle America, and the realignment of western ideology towards historic sustainable technologies for the contemporary North American climate.
As a tenure-track professor at OCADU, Matthew believes that giving back and encouraging younger generations is the key to moving our way of thinking about design and architecture forward. He has lectured across Canada, including at the University of Lethbridge, IDS, and the World Architecture Forum. Art and city building are in his blood, and he is proud to be a member of the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel, a Mentor at Nikibii Dawadinna Giigwag, and a recent member of the Urban Land Institutes Advisory Committee.
D’Arcy Jones is an architect and writer. He is the principal of D’Arcy Jones Architects (DJA), a Vancouver practice recognized for design excellence. DJA was established in 2000 after Jones completed a Master of Architecture from the University of Manitoba. Dalhousie Architectural Press recently published D’Arcy Jones Architects: 2009-2020, a monograph about the studio’s work and design process. Jones holds a Doctor of Design from the University of Calgary.
DJA’s ideas and responses to contemporary conditions have earned awards and publications nationally and internationally. Practice honours include an AIBC Emerging Firm Award, a RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award, and the Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement from the Canada Council for the Arts. Project honours include a Mies Crown Hall Americas Outstanding Project Award, an AFBC Design Excellence Award, two AIBC Lieutenant Governor Awards, and three Canadian Architect Awards.
Jones has been a juror for various award programs. Recent assignments include the RIBA (UK) International Awards, the RAIC Annual Awards, and chairing the AFBC Architectural Awards of Excellence.
Andrea Wolff is a founding principal of ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski architectes, established in Montreal in 1986. Committed to improving the quality of life through architectural design, the practice seeks innovative design solutions tailored to the individual needs.
The firm was initially created to provide balance and promote family values within a competitive and demanding profession, never losing sight of its commitment towards excellence. The all-woman partnership was remarkable for the time, and the firm has prospered for close to 40 years.
ARCHITEM has now evolved into a diverse team where new principals continue the vision of “team” work. The design and execution of every project is enriched through careful listening and collaboration between all the players: professionals, builders and clients. The firm specializes in design of high-end residential, commercial and private institutional projects, many of which have been recognized nationally and internationally. Some of these projects include The Unitarian Church of Montreal, McGill’s William and Mary Student Services Building, Brown’s Head Office & Distribution Centre, 15 Belvedere, The Old Brewery Mission Cafeteria, Bishop’s College School Mitchell House, and numerous residential and interior design projects.
Andrea has served on the board of the Association of Architects in Private Practice and the Maison d’architecture du Quebec. She is very active in the community, where she lends her expertise to the board of the Montreal Sexual Assault Center, the Patricia McKenzie Pavilion of the Old Brewery Mission, the corporation of the Lethbridge Layton Mackay Readaptation Center and the Planning Advisory Committee of Potton.
Lisa Stinner-Kun (MFA, BFA) is a photographic artist and architectural photographer based in Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Her artwork is concerned with the photographic reconstruction of the human-built world. Since graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA, Stinner-Kun has shown her photographic work in exhibitions nationally and internationally.
Her New Material project was recently featured in the Moving Matter exhibition at the SOAG Gallery (Winnipeg) and she has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Centre for Cultural and Artistic Practices (Winnipeg). Her Construct series was recently featured in Medium Format Magazine, and she is a recent two-time recipient of a Canadian Architect Magazine photography Award of Merit (2020/22). The Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council are supporting the creation of her most recent project, Mid-Century Modest. Stinner-Kun is currently teaching at Martha Street Studio and is a frequent instructor at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, where she received her BFA.
For 57 years, Canadian Architect has sponsored an annual national awards program, the only national awards that recognize projects in the design stage. This year’s competition also includes the seventh annual Canadian Architect Photo Awards of Excellence. The deadline to submit your entry is Thursday, September 12, 2024. For more information and to enter, visit www.canadianarchitect.com/awards
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