Honorary Membership

Hassan Saffarini, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

John Tassiopoulos, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

Shannon Battison, Hon. MRAIC, Australia

George F. Dark, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

Alan DeSousa, Hon. MRAIC, Quebec

Brian Hall, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

John Ralston Saul, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

Rim Safar Sakkal, Hon. MRAIC, Bolvia

Martin Segger, Hon. MRAIC, British Columbia

Robert Wright, Hon. MRAIC, Ontario

Daniel S. Hart, Hon. MRAIC, United States

José Luis Cortés, Hon. MRAIC, Mexico

Simon Allford, Hon. MRAIC, England

Tony Giannone, Hon. MRAIC, Australia

Peter Exley, Hon. MRAIC, United States

Alice Hampson, Hon. MRAIC, Australia

Marco Antonio Vergara Vázquez, Hon. MRAIC, Mexico

This honour recognizes individuals who have given valuable and distinguished service to the architectural profession, and upheld the objectives and values of the RAIC, including support and advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion. It is generally awarded to individuals who would not qualify for regular Membership. Honorary Members may include people working with architectural organizations, architectural schools, allied professionals, academics, and others.

A Member of the Institute may nominate any individual for Honorary Membership. Nominations require the support of at least two (2) Members as References. A Member or Fellow may only support only one nomination in a given year.

The following items must be completed or provided:

• Completed nomination form;
• A maximum two-page biography of the nominee;
• Letter of support from the nominator and letters from at least two additional members containing specific reasons for their support.

Entries can be submitted either in English or in French.

All entries will be retained by the RAIC for publication, exhibition and archival purposes.

The RAIC Board of Directors shall unanimously approve the nomination.

An entry fee is not required to nominate a candidate.

Entries can be submitted either in English or in French.

All entries will be retained by the RAIC for publication, exhibition and archival purposes.

Note: Once you have started the online submission process, you may ‘save’ and come back at a later date to complete your submission (prior to the submission deadline).

Questions?
awards-prix@raic.org

Submissions must be received before 10:00 p.m. ET, Monday, January 9, 2026. Entrants are solely responsible for timely submissions. This date and time are firm without exceptions.