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96TH

ANNUAL MEETING

JUNE 16, 2011

MTC WAREHOUSE THEATRE140 RUPERT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB

THE MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS

NINETY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING

MTC WAREHOUSE THEATRE, 140 RUPERT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB

June 16, 2011

A G E N D A

12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm Annual Business Meeting Call to Order

Adoption of Minutes of 95th Annual Meeting

Adoption of President’s Report 2010

Adoption of Committee Reports 2010

Adoption of Treasurer’s Report and Audited Financial Statements 2010

Resolutions Numbered 1 – 3

By-Law Amendments

Election of 2011 Councillors

Other Business

1:00 pm Adjournment

1:00 to 1:45 pm Luncheon

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THE MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS

MINUTES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – JUNE 10, 2010

The 95th Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Association of Architects was called toorder by President Michael Cox at approximately 12:05 pm in the Tom Hendry Theatre(Warehouse), 140 Rupert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba on Thursday, June 10, 2010 with anestimated one hundred members and guests in attendance.

President Cox provided a few opening comments, noting that the record attendance wasextremely encouraging, given the new format for the annual business session. He indicatedthat it was his intention to conduct the business and pass the torch to the incoming President,in an efficient manner, so that members could then enjoy lunch and return to their offices.He noted that the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Festival was scheduled for June 23to 26, 2010 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and would coincide with the annual jazz festival.

MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR DECEASED MEMBERS

President Cox advised that the M.A.A. was aware of one member that had passed away sincethe last Annual General Meeting. Victor Deneka had held membership in the Association fora total of 53 years, initially as a registered member and as a retired member for the last 15years. A moment of silence was then observed.

INTRODUCTIONS

President Cox introduced a number of special guests that were in attendance, including: JohnWoods, President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba, Grant Koropatnick, Executive Director of the A.P.E.G.M., RonTypliski, President of the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba, Valdene Buckley, President ofthe Manitoba Professional Planners Institute, Randy Clegg, President of the WinnipegConstruction Association and Charles Olfert, Regional Director of the Royal ArchitecturalInstitute of Canada for Manitoba/Saskatchewan. He also introduced the M.A.A. Councilmembers that were in attendance, as well as the M.A.A. staff members.

President Cox was pleased to announce that, since the last A.G.M., the Association hadadmitted twenty-eight new first time registered members (including five who now resideoutside the province). He commented on the announcement which had appeared in theWinnipeg Free Press, as well as the luncheon that had been held with the new registrants andintroduced those that were in attendance at the meeting, including: Mark Ager, MariaAmagasu, Don Beaton, Tina Chakraborty, Travis Cooke, Rejeanne Dupuis, David Essex,Michael Farion, Kerry Feeney, Ralph Glor, Neil Hulme, Barbara Mah, Lindsay Oster,Michael Robertson and Dean Schilling. He noted that the following individuals had also beenadmitted, but had been unable to attend the meeting: Pedro Chagas, Otto Cheng, BryanDoell, Tracy Hildebrand, Ken MacKinnon, Vivek Menon, Colin Neufeld and Rina Ricci, aswell as out of province members Marianne Amodio, Olivier Beck, Philip Christensen,Spencer Court and Ting Zhu.

President Cox commented on the recruitment award that had recently been established, in aneffort to assist the University of Manitoba in both attracting and maintaining the best andbrightest students. He indicated that although the award had not officially been approved bythe Senate Committee on Awards at the University of Manitoba until 2010, the Associationhad been most pleased to offer the first award during 2009, based on the M.A.A. Council’sapproval and he introduced the first recipient, Elyssa Stelman, who was in attendance. Headvised that Gregory Rubin had been the recipient of the 2009/2010 M.A.A. ComprehensiveDesign / Thesis Medal, but had been unable to attend the meeting.

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President Cox took a few moments to thank the generous sponsors for the 2010 A.G.M.events, which included: The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, for sponsoring therefreshments at lunch (and in particular, Steve Boulton, the R.A.I.C. Intern representativewho was in attendance); Kesay, for furnishing the stage which would help set the appropriatetone for the “conversation” that would take place later that evening; and The WinnipegConstruction Association, for providing sponsorship that would enable a complimentary barduring the reception following the presentation later that evening (and in particular, W.C.A.President Randy Clegg, who was in attendance).

MEETING FORMAT

President Cox briefly commented on the format for the AGM business session.

AGENDA

MOVED by T. Cheam, SECONDED by D. Kressock, that the agenda for the meeting beadopted, as presented. CARRIED

MINUTES OF THE 94TH MEETING

MOVED by R. Linley, SECONDED by A. Martin, THAT the minutes of the 94TH AnnualGeneral Meeting be adopted as circulated. CARRIED.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

MOVED by A. Coppinger, SECONDED by J. Wagner, THAT the President’s report beadopted as circulated. CARRIED.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MOVED by S. Solomon, SECONDED by M. Robertson, THAT the Practice Committee Reportbe adopted as circulated. CARRIED.

MOVED by J. Klymchuk, SECONDED by D. Corbett, THAT the Public Affairs CommitteeReport be adopted as circulated. CARRIED.

MOVED by J. Penner, SECONDED by J. Peters, THAT the Continuing Education CommitteeReport be adopted as circulated. CARRIED.

MOVED by V. Kwiatkowski, SECONDED by A. Coppinger, THAT the Registration BoardReport be adopted as circulated. CARRIED.

TREASURER’S REPORT

MOVED by S. Rhoda, SECONDED by F. Pineda, THAT the Treasurer’s Report be adoptd ascirculated. CARRIED

MOVED by R. Eastwood, SECONDED by T. Cristall, that the audited financial statements forthe year ending December 31, 2008, be accepted as circulated. CARRIED.

RESOLUTIONS

MOVED by A. Martin, SECONDED by D. Kressock, THAT all the actions of the members ofthe Association, the members of Council, and any and all officers, employees, servants andagents of the Association as from time to time hold office, which were taken bona fide and ingood faith, pursuant to the provisions of the said by-laws of the Association, be ratified,

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sanctioned and approved by the Members of The Manitoba Association of Architects.CARRIED.

MOVED by J. Moroz, SECONDED by M. Ager, THAT the membership delegate the powerand authority to conduct the business of the Association for the ensuing year to the incomingCouncil. CARRIED.

MOVED by S. Rhoda, SECONDED by C. Reed, THAT Stefanson & Lee be appointed auditorsfor The Manitoba Association of Architects for the year 2010. CARRIED.

BY-LAW AMENDMENTS

President Cox advised that the M.A.A. Council had addressed certain amendments to theM.A.A. By-Laws during the course of the year. He noted that the amendments addressed thefollowing issues: (a) extending eligibility for Life membership to all former RegisteredMembers of the M.A.A. (not only those who maintained Registered Retired membership);(b) applying the same eligibility requirements for Student membership, regardless of whethersomeone was enrolled in a University program or the R.A.I.C. Syllabus Program; and (c)providing for recognition of the new R.A.I.C. Guide to Determining Appropriate Fees for theServices of an Architect (to replace the former 1990 M.A.A. Schedule of SuggestedProfessional Charges). He noted that details of the specific amendments had been forwardedwith the notice of meeting and that the proposed motion concerning ratification by themembership appeared in the A.G.M. Booklet. He also responded to a question from thefloor, with regard to the basis for the M.A.A.’s move towards the R.A.I.C. Fee Schedule.

MOVED by D. Serhal, SECONDED by J. Peters, that the amendments to Subsections 9.4, 9.7and 14.1 of the M.A.A. By-Laws, as approved by the M.A.A. Council and circulated with theNotice of Meeting, be ratified by the M.A.A. membership. CARRIED

ELECTION OF 2010 COUNCILLORS

President Cox advised members that no further nominations had been received from themembership and he therefore declared GAIL LITTLE and KENT WOLOSCHUK elected toCouncil for a term of four years.

He indicated that, in accordance with the provisions of the M.A.A. By-Laws,recommendations for appointment of Intern representatives to Council is left up to the Internmembership in the Association. He was pleased to advise that, based on the results of anelection conducted by the Interns, MARCELA MORA RIVERA had been appointed to theM.A.A. Council as the new Intern Representative. Although he was uncertain as to whethera new Student representative had yet been elected by U.M.A.A.S., he noted that, onceelected, the individual would be invited to participate on the M.A.A. Council as a non-votingobserver.

OTHER BUSINESS

At this point, Etienne Gaboury arrived at the meeting. His presence had been arrangedthrough some “covert operations”, in light of an issue that had not been identified on theagenda for the meeting. President Cox announced that the M.A.A. Council had unanimouslyapproved the admission of Etienne Gaboury to Life Membership in the Association and hethen read an address which had been prepared by Steve Cohlmeyer, who was both a long agoemployee and close friend of Etienne, but had been unable to attend that day. A slidepresentation of Gaboury’s work followed. President Cox then presented Etienne Gabourywith his Life Membership certificate and he was provided with the opportunity to say a fewwords.

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President Cox thanked the outgoing Council members who would be completing their termswith the close of the A.G.M. and presented them with Certificates of Appreciation, on behalfof the Association. He then called upon Art Martin, who would be assuming the Presidencyfor the coming year, presented him with the President’s Medal and turned the Chair over tohim.

A. Martin provided a brief address to those in attendance. He commented on the trueinspiration that Etienne Gaboury had been to him at a personal level, having grown up in St.Boniface and expressed his appreciation to Michael Cox, for his leadership, intellect andinsite and deep respect of the profession. He commented on his intentions for the comingyear, which would involve a continuum of work and collaboration that might help advancethe profile of the Association and the profession, with respect to a number of internalinitiatives, as well as efforts to continue the Association’s relationships with the University ofManitoba, the P.I.D.I.M., the A.P.E.G.M., the C.E.M., the M.P.P.I., the M.A.L.A. and theW.C.A. He indicated that architecture matters and by extension, members matter. Hewelcomed the new Council members, took the opportunity to thank the outgoing Councilmembers and indicated that he looked forward to the year ahead.

ADJOURNMENT

MOVED by M. Cox, SECONDED by J. Peters, THAT the meeting adjourn.

The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR 2010 ANNUAL REPORTS

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President’s Report Art Martin 5

Treasurer’s Report David Kressock 7

Auditor’s Report Stefanson & Lee 8

Operating Fund Budget 17

Practice Committee Report Jerald Peters 18

BIM Subcommittee Report Lee McCormick 19

Public Affairs Committee Report Michael Cox 20

Continuing Education Committee Report Andrea Lawson 21

MAA / DoA Strategic Committee Report Terry Danelley 23

Registration Board Report Giovanni Geremia 25

Buildings Standards Board Andrew Skelton 29

City of Winnipeg Historic Buildings Committee David Kressock & Glen Gross 30

Industry Advisory Group Task Force Larry Hamilton 31

Interns in Architecture Committee Report Dean Leith & Marcela Mora Rivera 32

Urban Design Advisory Committee Robert Eastwood, Johanna Hurme 34& Travis Cooke

Winnipeg Building Commission Stan Rhoda & Jim Wagner 35

RAIC Regional Director Charles Olfert 36

Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba Ralph Stern 39

Resolutions 41

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

2010 proved to be an important year for the Manitoba Association of Architects and I ampleased to provide an account of our progress and endeavours.

The incoming Council for 2010-2011 looked to a unique start to our year in June byembarking upon a Council Retreat in Brandon MB where Council members and theirfamilies met socially on the Friday evening for dinner followed by a unique andcollaborative, team-building musical exercise. On Saturday and at the Pelican Yacht Club inNinette, MB, we called to order our inaugural Council meeting. Here, Council laid theground work for goals for the coming year as well as briefings on the continuing files,committee work and MAA initiatives underway. Our sincere thanks to Michael Cox andAnn Germani who hosted the event and embraced us with warm and welcoming Brandon-hospitality.

In the Fall of 2010 at the Halifax Roundtable Session, the MAA learned of, and participatedin, the further advancement of the national initiatives directed by RAIC and the CanadianArchitectural Licensing Authorities (CALA) towards the establishment of a competency-based framework to evaluate Broadly Experience Foreign Architects (BEFA) for licensure inCanada. This is a significant endeavour that has placed the architecture profession in Canadaat the forefront of evaluation protocol for professional associations. As part of theframework, each jurisdiction provides 2 Assessors who are involved in the evaluationprocess and I am pleased to confirm that our Manitoba representatives are Ted LeBlond andMichael Cox. CALA also reported on the advances on the file of the Internship inArchitecture Program (IAP) that looks to agreement on a common framework for thelicensing authorities.

In November, the MAA was present at the UM Faculty of Architecture Awards evening thatrecognized the work of the students and staff. The MAA was very pleased to hand out 2separate Recruitment Awards designed to attract talented graduate students to theArchitecture program. I acknowledge our recipients this year as Vlad Amiot and ChadConnery.

The Public Affairs Committee continued to create a positive buzz as they advanced a numberof initiatives that examined the impact and profile of the profession and, in particular, theStorefront proposal. Spearheaded by David Penner, Storefront is dedicated to advancing theawareness and appreciation of design and the built environment in Manitoba. As Davidplans to present the Storefront concept at the Annual General Meeting, I do not wish to stealhis thunder but only underline my enthusiastic support for the idea and appreciation of thegood work of the founding committee.

Our dialogue and collaboration with the Consulting Engineers of Manitoba (CEM), who arenow known as the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Manitoba, continuedwith our annual meeting of the Executive Committees of our respective Associations. Itafforded important discussion on areas of mutual interest and potential avenues towards jointdialogue on business and practice matters. The CEM and MAA agreed to delve into anumber of specific issues in preparedness for the next meeting scheduled for the late Fall orWinter of 2011.

The MAA Executive also engaged in discussion with the Executive of the WinnipegConstruction Association (WCA) on their experiences with aspects of the quality of thedocumentation prepared for bid and award and the varied influences of technology,experience, aggressive schedules and market demands. It was agreed this importantdiscussion would continue.

The Warming Huts competition was another very successful venture in 2011 and particularrecognition goes to Peter Hargreaves for his initiative, creativity and organizational skills. Itprovided yet another avenue for public exposure to and engagement with the built

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environment. The international flavour of the winning entries also had the very positiveimpact of shining the spot light on our Province and City as a number of the foreign entrantshad to Google us to first locate and then learn of our culture, way of life and tenacity ofliving in a winter city.

On the membership front in 2010, the MAA experienced another banner year. Councilapproved a total of 59 registered members, including 23 first time applicants (matching theall time high of 1989 and 2009 for first time applicants); 21 new Certificates of Approvalwere issued, 15 firm registrations were approved and 3 temporary licences were issued. Inaddition, Council approved 29 Intern applications (some of which had been student membersalready) and 4 new Student applications. As of April 2011, the MAA stats were comprisedof 201 resident registered members and 184 non-resident registered members for a totalmembership of 385 professionals.

The 10x10x20 event continued to be a very successful venue for the exchange of ideas anddialogue among students, interns, practitioners, allied disciplines and the public. The MAAremains a very proud supporter of the event and acknowledges the leadership of the Internsin Architecture Committee and UM Association of Architecture Students in delivering aquality experience.

The new Manitoba Association of Architects / Department of Architecture StrategicCommittee, created as a liaison between the Department of Architecture and the Association,continued dialogue on areas of mutual interest. The MAA appreciates the opportunity forthis valuable input into the landscape of the program and the shared goal of the developmentof top quality, creative and well rounded graduates from the Master of Architecture program.

The RAIC/ CALA Roundtable Session held in Toronto in early 2011 further advanced theBEFA and IAP files and brought the good news that the RAIC Festival for 2014 wasawarded to Winnipeg and will form part of our overall 100th Anniversary MAA celebrations.

I end off my Report by underlining very positive events and trends that have occurred overthe past year that are considerable and continue to raise the profile of the profession ofarchitecture in our Province. There is a growing body of young architectural professionalsand firms in Manitoba that are gaining national and international attention. To quote CharlesOlfert: RAIC Regional Rep: “Whatever you guys are doing over there...keep it up! There isa great buzz about the design quality coming out of the young firms in Manitoba.” Whetherit was the success at the Prairie Design Awards in Saskatoon at the RAIC Festival 2010(where Manitoba claimed 6 of the 10 architecture awards), recognition through winning ofcompetitions or the commission to lead the 2012 Venice/ Biennale – these are developmentswe should acknowledge and be very proud of. Couple this with the thoughtful discourse ondesign and architecture in our City that Brent Bellamy regularly prepares for the WinnipegFree Press (headlining the Business Section, no less) and it is exciting times andopportunities to elevate the conversation of the importance of good architecture and design.

I express my sincere appreciation to the Council members of this past year for yourcommitment, engagement and counsel in the regulatory and practice matters of ourAssociation. I acknowledge Judy Pestrak as not only our rock upon who our Provincialcorporate memory and operations reside but also the person for whom there is deep respectand stature on the national stage with the other Provincial Associations. To TaengPhousansavant, our collective thanks for your grace, professionalism and welcoming manner.It has been my privilege to serve as your President. I extend best wishes and support toJerald Peters as incoming President for 2011 – 2012.

Respectfully submitted,

Art E. Martin MAA MRAICPresident

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TREASURER’S REPORT

The 2010 year represented a period of continued financial stability for the ManitobaAssociation of Architects. The audited financial statements confirm that our balance sheet isstrong, our revenues are continuing to grow primarily through increased registration. Ourexpenses are reasonable and well-managed. The Auditor has provided the MAA with a cleanstatement of its position at year-end. Notable items from the 2010 year include:

• The MAA’s mortgage has been paid off.• Funds for Communications and Con-Ed remain strong and allow for continuation of

raising the Association’s profile and member enrichment.• An aggressive schedule of annual levies has been approved by the regulatory bodies,

to retire both the operating deficit and development costs for the ExAC exams by2015.

The budget for 2011 effectively maintains the current course without material change todues, fees or expenses. The MAA is in a good financial position to consider new orenhanced initiatives which may come forward as part of strategic planning. The MAA is alsocontinuing its support to the Architecture program at the University of Manitoba throughenhanced recruitment awards.

The audited financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2010 is attached for yourinformation. Any questions, concerns or need for clarification can be addressed bycontacting the MAA office.

Specific and sincere thanks to our Executive Director for the management of our financesand greatly assisting in my role as treasurer.


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OPERATING BUDGET FOR 20112010

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BUDGET2011

BUDGETRevenue Registered Members 252,890 237,880 266,000 Associate Members 1,531 1,575 1,225 Student & Retired Members 4,050 4,400 4,000 Intern Members 17,038 17,545 18,125 Firm Fees 54,175 49,625 54,525 Corporation Assessments 4,000 4,200 5,000 Temporary Licenses 21,000 6,000 15,000 Investment Income 23,242 5,000 5,000 Rental Income 740 740 740 Other fees and penalties 6,201 1,700 3,200Total Revenue 384,867 328,665 372,815ExpensesAdministrative expenses Salaries & Benefits 109,895 109,675 122,000 Telephone & Postage 14,485 12,350 14,000 Occupancy Costs 9,756 9,620 9,620 Printing & Stationery 4,588 5,000 6,000 General Office 5,222 6,000 6,150 Office Equipment Rental 1,100 1,250 1,330 Sundry & Bank Charges 1,885 1,800 1,875 Stamps & Documents (Net) 78 (500) (500) Legal & Audit 6,861 10,600 10,500 Insurance 4,003 4,200 4,300 MAA Web Site 585 650 875Other expenses CALA/CACB 13,799 20,950 15,000 Travel 9,321 4,000 6,000 Donations & Grants 500 500 500 University of Manitoba 13,278 12,250 7,250 Annual Meeting (Net) 11,635 6,500 12,000 Standing Committees 2,220 3,820 9,450 Council and Executive 14,972 18,430 12,750 Miscellaneous Meetings 1,990 2,450 2,800 Communications Program 86,542 80,000 100,000 Joint Board 1,912 1,200 1,500 Intern Committee 433 400 400 Registration Exams 16,192 6,350 16,200Total Expenses 331,250 317,495 360,000Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses 53,617 11,170 11,815 Mortgage payments (& add rental charge) 11,120 11,120 11,120 Allocation - Education Specified Commitment 0 0 0 Allocation–Communications Spec.Commitment 0 0 0Excess (deficiency) for current period 42,497 50 695

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PRACTICE COMMITTEE REPORT

In 2010 / 2011, the Practice Committee was able to bring to fruition a number of issues onthe Committee’s agenda and to make progress on items that will be ongoing for the incomingPractice Committee.

AGM Bylaw MotionsMAA Past President Jim Wagner continues to review and make progress related to thematters raised by the 2006 AGM motion to review the Professional Ethics and ConductArticle 15 and the Complaint Process Article 16. A recommendation regarding the MAABylaws is proposed for the current AGM. In summary, the changes proposed are:

responsibility for the review and approval of firm names would be moved fromCouncil to the Registration Board and an appeal provision to Council had been added;

provisions for names and designations of the various types of entities has been movedfrom the Professional Ethics and Conduct section to the section dealing with structureand application of firms;

letterhead guidelines have been maintained, but letterhead would no longer besubmitted for review; and

the section concerning professional advertising had been cleaned-up.Further recommendations and potential amendments will continue with the PracticeCommittee 2011 / 2012.

Condominium ActThe Committee has provided feedback to the Province regarding updates to theCondominium Act. Kent Woloschuk has provided assistance to the Committee in thismatter, which is greatly appreciated. Final changes to the legislation are pending and will beaddressed by the Committee when they are published.

Builder’s Lien LegislationNo action is planned regarding petitioning the government for changes to Builder’s LienLegislation. We anticipate that this will be reviewed again in the future.

Manitoba Building CodeThe Committee engaged in significant discussion regarding the provision in the OntarioBuilding Code which allows Restaurants of less than 30 seats to be considered as Doccupancies (and therefore possibly a Part 9 building) which has been accepted in numerousjurisdictions across Manitoba. The discussion was intended to answer the question ofwhether the MAA, through the Joint Board, should petition the Building StandardsCommission to include the OBC provision in the MBC.The Committee concluded that the public is best served when an architect is engaged onprojects of this nature. The architect would then be best able to determine if a case for use ofthe OBC provision is reasonable, rather than modifying the MBC with this provision.Feedback regarding the Manitoba Amendments to the National Building Code wascommunicated through the MAA representative on the Building Standards Board, AndrewSkelton. We recommended that appropriate notification time be given to professionals forsignificant changes proposed. Further inquiries are also pending response regarding theNational Energy Code and the implications for Manitobans.

Other BusinessPractice Committee received reports and acted on other issues as follows:

Practice BulletinsRevisions to practice bulletin A.1b, Electronic Application of Seal, were recommendedand forwarded to Council for approval and distribution in regards to guidelines for theuse of an electronic pen for manually applying a signature to a sealed document.Revisions to practice bulletin A.4 are pending revisions to the Condominium Act.

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Pro Bono ProvisionAs requested, the Committee reviewed pro bono provisions. After discussion and areview of other jurisdictions, it was determined nothing further would be done at thistime, given that no issues had arisen, pending a better understanding of what the PublicAffairs Committee had in mind.

Document QualityThe Committee will continue to monitor discussions with the Winnipeg ConstructionAssociation regarding incomplete documentation / document quality released byconsultants for tender and construction.

Similarly, the committee has referred the matter of ballooning contract administrationservices to the Continuing Education Committee, particularly as related to Requests forInformation (RFI) from contractors.

BIM SubcommitteeThe BIM subcommittee has been active this past year. Their report follows.

The Practice Committee has been well served by the commitment of MAA volunteermembers. In particular, we are grateful to Leo Steinfeld and Rick Linley, both of whom havecompleted their second term on the Practice Committee.


Jerald D. Peters, MAA, MRAICChair

BIM SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT

In September 2010 the MAA Practice Committee created a BIM Sub-Committee to react tothe changes in our profession with the introduction of BIM. The BIM Sub-Committee iscomprised of members that represent a wide variety of professional experience, companysize and BIM expertise. This Committee reports directly to the Practice Committee and willfocus on the following primary areas:

1. Solicit BIM needs, issues and successes from the MAA Membership.2. Review and provide Best Practice information related to BIM to the MAA

Membership.3. Represent the MAA internally to members and externally to government, suppliers,

clients, universities, and other associations on BIM.4. Collaborate with professional engineers, interior designers, landscape architects,

contractors and other consultant associations.

The committee has completed one task, development and acceptance of a BIM Charter toensure continuity of the direction and focus of the committee.

Currently the committee is developing the first in a series of educational seminars for themembership to provide relevant applicable information on BIM. The seminars will besequential in nature and provide deeper knowledge with each seminar. The first seminar isentitled "What is BIM" and is anticipated to occur in the next two months. Future possibleseminars will examine "Should you go BIM", "What are the implementation strategies","BIM Pros and Cons", and "Where is BIM going". These future seminars will influenced byfeedback from the first seminar.


Lee McCormick, MAAChair

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT

The members of the Public Affairs Committee include Brent Bellamy, Tat-Liang Cheam, JacComeau, Michael Cox, Kyle Lewkowich, and David Penner. Jason Robbins and EladiaSmoke are the intern reps. Judy continues to be the “corporate memory” of the Committeeand has done her best to keep us focused. Thanks to all committee members for theirdiligence, energy, and good humour.

The work of the committee this past year was a mix of ongoing efforts and new initiatives.

After many years of study and research which began with the Anderson Report, I am happyto tell you that the information gleaned from the member’s forum, focus groups, omnibusquestions and key informant interviews will be gathered up and used by the committee withthe assistance of Barbara Biggar to compile a comprehensive set of goals, objectives anddetailed tactics which will form the core of the MAA communications strategy designed to“create a better future for the profession”.

As in the past, the Public Affairs Committee collaborated with other organizations to sponsorthe presentation of events of Architectural and design significance to a wider public audience– ongoing projects such as the warming huts at the Forks, the 10 x 10 x 20 presentation, andDoors Open Winnipeg as well as new initiatives such as the U of M Faculty of Architecture’s“Atmosphere – Mediated Cities” symposia – a series of presentations and events which seekto “explore the intangible and overlooked dimensions of architecture and the city”.

The “boards” of the Prairie Design Awards 2010 are finally in our possession and posting toour website and an exhibition schedule is in the works. Alberta is the host for PDA 2012 andis proposing some format changes as well as a complete revamping of the image andbranding aspect of the Awards including the creation of a dedicated website.

The storefront initiative that was hinted at in last year’s report is about to bear fruit.Conceived as an independent centre for architecture, design, and planning with a statedmission to be “dedicated to advancing the awareness and appreciation of design and the builtenvironment in Manitoba”, Storefront is seen by the Public Affairs Committee as a vehiclefor delivering much of the public interest programming the MAA is not able to undertake byvirtue of limited resources. While not quite ready for a full public unveiling, Storefront hasquietly introduced it’s first initiative. “On The Boards” is a “monthly sharing, discussion, andcritique of work among peers.” On the recommendation of the committee, the MAA Councilhas made a 3 year commitment of funding support for the this project ($20,000 in 2011,$40,000 in 2012, and $50,000 in 2013 with an additional contingency of $50,000).

In February of this year the Canada Council for the Arts selected a team of ManitobaArchitects and it’s project titled Migrating Landscapes to represent Canada at the 13th VeniceBiennale in Architecture in 2012. Migrating Landscapes will invite young Canadiandesigners to respond, in wooden model, to the notion of “dwelling” while “investigatingmanifestations of cultural memory as interpreted and overlaid throughout Canada’sgeographic expanse”. The final installation will be the culmination of a series of regionalexhibitions travelling simultaneously from the east and the west to Winnipeg where a jurywill make the final selection of participants for the Biennale. Partnering with the R.A.I.C.the team is seeking support from Architectural Associations, architectural firms andindividual and industry sponsors across Canada. The MAA has approved financial support tothe project in the amount of $10,000 in 2011 and $10,000 in 2012.


Michael Cox, MAA, MRAICChair

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CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT

We are now beginning the second year of a two year 2010/2011 continuing educationreporting cycle. During the past year there has been changes. One, is the resignation ofAnnette Gargol as Chair or the committee. Second, are changes to our Continuing Educationrequirements recommended by a national task force to unify continuing educationrequirements across Canada.

In 1995 the MAA was the first architectural association in Canada to adopt mandatorycontinuing education requirements. Since that time, as other associations developed theirown requirements, an RAIC Task Force (with representatives from Continuing EducationCommittees across the country) was created and made some very significant headwaytowards harmonizing the different requirements across Canada. As a result of further andmore recent discussions at the national level, an ‘Administrators Task Force’ was createdduring the past year, to determine whether any greater level of harmonization might beachieved.

The proposed recommendations of the latest task force were finalized and forwarded to alljurisdictions. In November the recommendations of the task force were accepted by theMAA Council, on the condition that there would be no adverse effects to the members.

Proposed changes addressed standardizing:The reporting cycleThe number and type of hours of educationEquivalency options

The change to standardize the reporting cycle will shift our end of cycle reporting from thecurrent January deadline to June 2012. The extension for this cycle will allow the Con EdCommittee to provide our members additional opportunity to meet the current 15 core hoursand 55 self directed hours required to meet the old requirements.

In June a new two year reporting period will start which will eliminate the requirement forcore and self directed hours and be replaced with the requirement, for future reporting cycles,to obtain a minimum of 70 hours of activity. All Activity hours are to be related to thepractice of Architecture and the Construction Industry and must follow the guidelines andcriteria in the categories which will continue to be outlined in an Appendix to therequirement. The goal of the task force is to achieve full harmonization at the earliestpossible date and/or create an improved process for practitioners who are licenced in multiplejurisdictions.

Harmonizing requirements, which might lead to greater equivalency options, should alleviatethe need for members, who are licensed in multiple jurisdictions in Canada, to enter activitiesin more than one electronic reporting system; and a ‘National Continuing EducationDatabase’ in Canada to centralize all reporting systems should also no longer be required.The intent of the current approach which is being pursued is that members would be requiredto report con ed activities in their own jurisdiction were their principal place of practice andresidence is located. The primary jurisdiction would then be required to report compliance toother Canadian jurisdictions directly.

During the past year the Con Ed Committee has been in a holding position awaiting directionfrom Council and the Administrators Task Force. Our members are still required to submittheir 15 core and 55 self-directed hours of con education activities in June 2012. In order toassist members, the Co Ed Committee will be working towards hosting additional corecourses.

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The following are a list of Core Hour courses offered to members in Winnipeg in the latestreporting cycle:

• SDCB Building Envelope Design For Net Zero Building (6 hrs) (RAIC)• Re-Grounding the Architectural Profession (3 hrs) MAA• Key to Successful Universal Design (6hrs) (MAA)• NRC on-line (distant education) presentations (a minimum of 2 presentations are

required to meet the one hour requirement)• The Future of the Building Envelope Building Upon Our Past recognized as core

credits. (MBEC)• LEED® Canada - Core Concepts and Strategies Course (University of Manitoba)

Topics and Sessions in Development:Creativity in ArchitectureWhat is BIM (Series)Changes to the Model National Building CodeChanges to the Manitoba Building CodeLitigationArchitectural Lighting Solutions

In June the Co Ed Committee will be meeting to discuss how and if the Committee is tomove forward once the new mandatory continuing education requirements are in place, andcore hours no longer required.


Andrea Lawson, MAAChair

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MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS / DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURESTRATEGIC COMMITTEE REPORT

Committee History/Issues BackgroundIn the Fall of 2008, the MAA Council of the time approved the formation of a new ad hoccommittee to address a growing concern within the profession relating to the quality ofgraduates from the Department of Architecture program at the University of Manitoba. Thisissue had been raised for several years by a broad cross section of the membership as thereseemed to be both a lack of fundamental knowledge and understanding of the profession andof the basic skill sets required by the graduates as they entered practice.

The MAA formed the Department of Architecture Committee to coincide with a scheduledaccreditation review of the department that occurred in March 2009, in an attempt to leveragetheir influence in seeking change. The committee was formed of both senior partners fromWinnipeg architectural firms and from practitioners who had taught within the department. The first committee consisted of the following individuals:

• John Petersmeyer, Stantec Architecture Ltd. (Committee Chair)• Terry Danelley, LM Architectural Group• Rick Linley, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated• Dean Syverson, Syverson Monteyne Architecture Inc.

John Petersmeyer approached Professor Nat Chard, the Department of Architecture Head atthe time, who agreed to meet with him to hear the committee’s concerns. Following themeeting, Professor Chard agreed to join the committee and invited Professor NadaSubotincic, Assistant Head of the Department. In addition, Aleksandre Olivson, the MAAStudent Representative was invited to join the committee.

Professors Chard and Subotincic acknowledged that there were “problems” within theFaculty and Department and that Professor Chard had been hired in part to implement changeto address the issues. They identified a number of initiatives that had been implemented overthe course of the last three to four years to improve the program and identified furtherchanges that they were working towards. The MAA DoA Committee members came to theconclusion that Professors Chard and Subotincic understood the issues and were workingtowards effective changes that would address a number of concerns of the MAA. As a result,the DoA Committee, during a joint meeting with the accreditation committee supported theDepartment’s position in the accreditation review. The Department subsequently received itsfive year professional accreditation approval from the Canadian Architectural CertificationBoard.

Following the accreditation approval, it was agreed amongst the MAA DoA Committeemembers that the work of the Committee had value and should continue its relationship withthe Department of Architecture beyond the accreditation mandate. This could ensureeffective ongoing communication on issues of mutual concern. More importantly, there werea number of outstanding issues that Professors Chard and Subotincic had identified where thecommittee could assist the Department to achieve their goals for the benefit of theprofession. As a result, MAA Council formally approved the establishment of the ManitobaAssociation of Architects / Department of Architecture Strategic Committee as a StandingCommittee of the Association in October, 2010. The 2010/2011 MAA DoA Committeeconsists of the following individuals:

• Terry Danelley – LM Architectural Group (Committee Chair)• Rick Linley – Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated• Peter Sampson – Peter Sampson Architecture Studio Inc.• Dean Syverson – Syverson Monteyne Architecture Inc.• Frank Fantauzzi – Head, Department of Architecture• Eduardo Aquino – Department of Architecture Representative• Kristin Szurminsky – MAA Student Representative

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Over this past year, the Committee’s primary focus has been the preparation of a positionpaper to go forward to MAA Council outlining the Committee’s discussion with respect tothe Department. In order to develop a fair and balanced assessment of the situation, inaddition to information gathered from the DoA meetings with the Departmentrepresentatives, a meeting was held with Dean Stern on May 12, 2011 to listen to hisassessment of the Department of Architecture and to hear his vision for going forward. It isnoteworthy that, until the recent appointment of Dean Ralph Stern, who is also an MAAmember, it had been 18 years since the Faculty was headed by an architect. To further thisgoal of balanced viewpoints, the Committee is now contemplating a meeting with DoAstudent representatives and possibly recent graduates to obtain their input.

The Committee's value to the MAA lies in its direct contribution to ongoing dialogue withthe Department and Faculty of Architecture. Our objective is evolving and might currently bedefined as follows: to collect broad and diverse internationally and locally relevant inputfrom students, graduates, practitioners, registered and intern MAA members who teach, non-practicing professors, the Head, and Dean, alike. The nature of these discussions shallremain focused on how the Department can continue to improve its efforts to provide theprofession with students who possess the necessary skills for practice in both academic andprofessional terms. Students who are therefore graduating with a critically balancedunderstanding of the kinds of technical, cultural, social, historical, managerial, business, andlegal obligations that will be required of the twenty-first century architect – whether theychose to stay in Manitoba or move beyond.

To supplement this dialogue, the DoA MAA Committee members, along with other invitedMAA practitioners, including Steve Cohlmeyer, George Cibinel, Ray Wan and David Pennerattended the year end exhibition of student work on April 21, 2011. The committee wasjoined by Department Head Frank Fantauzzi and Professor Eduardo Aquino, who providedcommentary on the goals and objectives of several of the individual studios and providedcontext for understanding the work. This review focussed specifically on the thesis students,but did include a review of the other Department of Architecture studios. This review wasparticularly helpful to the Committee members in attendance in assessing both thepedagogical objectives of the program and the quality of the student work.

Once all of this information has been gathered and documented, the Committee intends tobegin the process of preparing the first draft of the position paper and is expected to have thefinal document submitted to MAA Council by the late Fall of 2011. This has been a veryactive committee and I wish to thank all committee members for their time and dedication tothis important initiative. I also wish to express my gratitude to those MAA members whoattended the year end exhibition and provided both their time and thoughtful insight.


Terry Danelley FRAIC, MAAChair

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REGISTRATION BOARD REPORT

The following summarizes the activities of the Registration Board during 2010.

1.0 Application for Registration

A total of fifty-nine applications for registered membership were approved (including 23 firsttime registrants) were approved, as follows:

D. Spencer Court (January) Girish Ghatalia (July)Kenneth Park (January) Colin Hogan (July)Mark Ager (February) Gerald Shremshock (July)Olivier Beck (February) Benjamin Thompson (July)Otto Cheng (February) William Wilson (July)Bryan Doell (February) James Zimmer (July)Rejeanne Dupuis (February) Richard Kaplan (August)David Essex (February) Stephen Pile (August)Michael Farion (February) W. Stephen Boulton (September)John E. Kristianson (February) David Coupland (September)Kenneth MacKinnon (February) Brian Quiring (September)Vivek Menon (February) Merle Bachman (October)Dean Schilling (February) Matthew Baker (October)Rina Ricci (March) John Greenan (October)Maria Amagasu (April) Paul Grenier (October)C. Neil Hulme (April) Michael Kopp (October)Barbara Mah (April) Christina Kovacs (October)Robin Murphy (April) Leonardo Romanese (October)Tracy Wieler (April) Douglas Wignall (October)David A. Youse (April) William Dorsky (November)Andrew Barnard (May) Neil Mackenzie (November)Donald Dethlefs (May) Matthew Vodrey (November)Kenneth Grotsky (May) Michael Acht (December)Jamie Kozak (June) A. Silvio Baldassarra (December)Douglas Sollows (June) Rolfe Kaartinen (December)Ralph Stern (June) Jason Kun (December)Warren Widawsky (June) Matt Majeed (December)K. Rick Axline (July) Kenney Nichols (December)Frank Bajkovsky (July) Angelo Rapanos (December)James Fantuz (July)

2.0 Application for Certificates of Approval

Applications for Certificates of Approval for nineteen new architectural corporations and twonew joint A/E corporations were reviewed and approved:

Architectural Corporations:JR Wagner Architect Inc.P3 Architecture Ltd.John E. Kristianson Architect Ltd.Otto Cheng Architect Inc.Republic Architecture Inc.Calnitsky Associates Architects Inc.Sink Combs Dethlefs, A Professional Corporation for ArchitectureDouglas Sollows Architect Inc.Shremshock Architects, Inc.Ager Little Architects Inc.BIOS Architecture Corporation

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Peter Sampson Architecture Studio Inc.Focus Architecture IncorporatedStephen R. Pile Architect Inc.Brian F.Quiring Architect Lgtd.1x1 architecture inc.David R. Coupland Architect Inc.HDR Architecture Associates, Inc.Dorsky Yue International Architecture, Inc.

Joint A/E Corporations:Sampson Engineering Inc.CTM Architecture Ltd.

Renewals of Certificates of Approval were issued for the following architecturalcorporations, architectural partnerships of corporations and joint A/E corporations:

Architectural Corporations:Smith Carter Architects And Engineers IncorporatedLeslie J. Stechesen Architect Inc.MCM Architects Inc.Prairie Architects Inc.Northern Sky Architecture Inc.Nejmark Architect Inc.David Goyer Architecture Inc.Gerald A. Korzenowski Architect Inc.Architects + Research + Knowledge Inc.Michael Boreskie Architect Inc.Raymond S. C. Wan Architect Inc.Cohlmeyer Architecture LimitedStantec Architecture Ltd.Kasian Architects Ltd.MMP Architects Inc.Harold Funk Architects Inc.Stephen R. Pile Architect Inc.Torre/Design Consortium Ltd. A Professional Company dba Torre/Design

ArchitectureAffinity Architecture Inc.Venchiaruttii Gagliardi Architect Inc.James Kacki Architect & Planner Inc.Neil Cooper Architect Inc.Peter G. Burgener Architect Ltd.Road Architecture Inc.Synyshyn Architecture Interior Design Inc.Syverson Monteyne Architecture Inc.Alvin Reinhard Fritz Architect Inc.Ron Okumura Architect LimitedPelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc.MMC International Architects Ltd.Daniel Johnson Architect Inc.Garth Norbraten Architect Inc.Omicron Architecture Engineering Ltd.Bridgman Collaborative Architecture Ltd.GPP Architecture Inc.Avenue Architecture Inc.ABBARCH Architecture Inc.701 Architecture Inc.Flad & Associates Architects, Inc.

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Robert A. Wrublowsky, Architect Inc.Christopher P. Daly, Architect Inc.Cibinel Architects Ltd.CH2M Hill Canada Architects, Inc.PHB Group Inc. dba PHB Group Architecture & Interior DesignErnie H. A. Walter Architect Inc.Zak Ghanim, Architect Inc.Voitec Architect Inc.5468796 Architecture Inc.GW Architecture Inc.J. Robert Thibodeau Architecture + Design Inc.CAL Architecture, Inc.McMillan Associates Architect Inc.HOK Architects CorporationAntoine Predock Architect , P.C.Verne Reimer Architecture IncorporatedS. A. Stefanison, Architect Inc.Turner Fleischer Architects (Manitoba) Inc.Design Forum Architects, Inc.n Architecture Inc.Murphy + Murphy Architect Inc.

Partnerships of Corporations:

Rudy P. Friesen Architect Inc., Jerald D. Peters Architect Inc., Kenneth A.Mackinnon Architect Inc., FT Architects Inc. and FT Interior Architects Inc.,practicing as a partnership of corporations under the firm name Friesen TokarArchitects.

Terry Cristall Architect Inc., Robert A. Eastwood Architect Inc., Barrie J. OttenbreitArchitect Inc., Doug Hanna Architect Inc., Barry R. Cosgrove Architect Inc., DaveLalama Architect Inc. and Gregory E. Hasiuk Architect Inc., practicing as apartnership of corporations under the firm name Number Ten Architectural Group.

Terry W. Danelley Architect Inc., James G. Orlikow Architect Inc., David J.Kressock Architect Inc. and LMAG Architects Inc., practicing as a partnership ofcorporations under the firm name LM Architectural Group.

Joint A/E Corporations:Dialog Manitoba Architecture Engineering Interior Design Planning Inc.Genesis Network Architecture and Engineering Inc.WD Partners, Inc.

3.0. Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect (BEFA) Task Force

The Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA) established a BroadlyExperienced Foreign Architect Task Force to address the development of a competencybased assessment system at the national level. This task force was created because CALArecognizes the need for a process (policies, procedures, standards and measures) forassessment and (where warranted) registration/licensing of foreign trained architects. TheBEFA Program will provide an alternative method for experienced foreign architects tobecome registered/licensed as an architect by any provincial or territorial licensing authorityin Canada. These are individuals that have been licensed in their home jurisdictions for sometime and who have obtained a certain amount of experience in the Canadian jurisdiction inwhich they are applying.

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To that end, a standard is being developed at the national level for the profession and theMAA’s Registration Board continues to provide feedback regarding the process.

4.0 Proposed Changes to the Internship in Architecture Program.

A national Task Force was established to propose changes to the Internship in ArchitectureProgram. The Task Force reviewed and made recommendations on issues such as length ofrequired experience, discretionary experience, variety of projects that must be included in theIntern’s experience and the role of the supervising architect and mentors. The RegistrationBoard reviewed and made recommendations on the proposed changes. One recommendationwas that transition to the new program be carefully managed.

5.0 Increase in Penalties For Delinquent Experience Submissions.

Penalties for Intern’s late submissions had not been changed since the 1990’s and theRegistration Board recommended that effective September 1, 2010 the penalties for latesubmissions under the Internship in Architecture Program be increased from $25 to $100 per1,000 hrs. or portion thereof. The Board felt that the previous fees did not provide anyincentives to the Interns to submit their experience on time.

6.0 Mutual Recognition Agreement With The Architects Council Of Europe

A document has been drafted that sets out the terms and conditions of a profession-to-profession agreement between the signatories for a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)on the recognition of professional qualifications in the field of architecture. It is intended tofacilitate the movement of persons between Canada and the jurisdictions that are involvedwith the Architects Council of Europe.

Review of the document is underway and, if implemented, successful applicants under theMRA would subsequently have to apply for registration/licensing in the jurisdiction in whichthey wish to pursue the practice of architecture.

The Registration Board has concerns with the agreement as drafted and recommended thatany and all discussions and proposed agreements with other countries be formulated on thebasis of the standards that will be defined within the BEFA process. (Item 3.0 above)

7.0 Reception for New Registrants

A reception was held on May 13, 2010 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery to formally welcomenew members to the Manitoba Association of Architects. This has become an ongoing MAAtradition and a similar event will be held on May 19, 2011 at the Bistro Provence at theNiakwa Golf Club.

2010 was a record breaking year with respect to the number of applications that wereaddressed by the Board. It has been my privilege, and pleasure, to work with VinceKwiatkowski, Ian Macdonald and Ted LeBlond throughout the year. Thank you for yourparticipation and input. I would like to particularly thank Judy for her inexhaustibleassistance and enthusiasm into matters affecting Manitoba Members, Interns and Students.


Giovanni Geremia, MAA, AAA, SAA, MRAICChair

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OTHER MEMBERSHIP ITEMSCategory 2009 2010Registered Members 313 358Registered Members on Leave of Absence 3 2Associate Members 6 6Intern Members 121 124Student Members 52 42Registered Members - Retired 24 24Life Members 7 8*Firms 160 176Temporary Licences 2 5

*Note: These figures reflect the total number of architectural practices that are registered in the province(including any additional firms that might be registered in Manitoba, for either the purpose of accommodatingfirm registration in another province or joint ventures).

BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD OF THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

The 2010 national codes are now in effect in Manitoba, along with the Manitobaamendments. Summaries of changes to the national documents can be found atwww.nationalcodes.ca/eng/nbc/index.shtml. The Manitoba amendments can be found atwww.firecomm.gov.mb.ca/codes_acts_amendments.html.

Members should be aware of the new space requirements for universal design, particular onlyto Manitoba, which are included in the Manitoba amendments and take effect next January.Changes have been made to accommodate crutches and attendants: stairwells take morespace and more universal toilet rooms are needed.

Farm buildings are now regulated, as either F2 or F3, by the Office of the Fire Commissionerdirectly rather than by the local code authority.


Andrew Skelton, MAAMAA Representative

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CITY OF WINNIPEG HISTORICAL BUILDINGS COMMITTEE

We would like to begin our report this year by recognizing the many years of contribution tothe Historical Buildings Committee by long-standing member David Firman, MAA. InSeptember of 2010, David retired from the Province of Manitoba’s Historic ResourcesBranch. After 28 years as a member of this committee and countless hours of work onheritage preservation issues, David will be leaving big shoes to fill. We wish him well in hisfuture endeavours.

We would also like to acknowledge the efforts of the City’s representatives who conduct theday-to-day operations of Heritage Conservation Services: Mr. Giles Bugailiskis, SeniorHeritage Planner, Jennifer Hansell and Murray Peterson, Historical Buildings Officers.

In 2010 only one new building was added to the Buildings Conservation List; St. John’sLibrary at 500 Salter Street. The Salvation Army Citadel at 221 Rupert Avenue had itsheritage status confirmed in light of possible redevelopment of the property. The HBC’sTechnical Review Subcommittee also reviewed a number of projects. These included: a newcommunity complex at Barber House (99 Euclid Avenue), the new Paterson Global FoodsInstitute at the Union Bank and Annex Building (500-504 Main Street), and the Ryan Blockparkade at 104 King Street.

A number of open houses were held over the past year to garner input and support for thenew Heritage Resources Management Plan that is being developed for the City of Winnipeg.A final draft of this plan has been submitted to City Council for review. Be on the lookout forone final open house to be conducted in the near future by Vancouver-based consultant,Donald Luxton and Associates to reveal the City-endorsed plan. In the meantime, a draft ofthe report can be found on the City’s website indicated below.

Members who are fortunate enough to be working on heritage projects are reminded thatrenovations affecting the exterior or any listed interior elements of buildings within theExchange District must be reviewed and approved by the Urban Design AdvisoryCommittee. Buildings outside of the Exchange that are on the Buildings Conservation List(having been designated) or are on the Building Inventory (are awaiting evaluation) must bereviewed and approved by the Historical Buildings Committee.

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange for design review, please contact JenniferHansell, the City’s Historical Buildings Officer at 986.5390. Drawings describing the intentof the building alterations must be submitted 2 weeks prior to the meeting date for sub-committee review.

For those of you who would like to know more about the City of Winnipeg HistoricalBuildings Committee, you are encouraged to visit the City’s website at

http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/historic/historic_municipal.stm

This site also includes assessment reports for buildings on both the Historical BuildingsConservation List and the Historical Buildings Inventory. These reports are available fordownload in pdf format. They offer a wealth of information on Winnipeg’s heritageresources and provide an architectural perspective of the characters and conditions that havecontributed to the rich history of our city.


David J. Kressock, MAAGlen Gross, MAAMAA Representatives

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INDUSTRY ADVISORY GROUP (IAG) TASK FORCE

The IAG is a volunteer agency made up of stakeholders from both private andpublic/commercial and residential sectors, with a vested interest in the growth of the localbuilding construction industry. Over the past 12 months sadly it must be reported there hasbeen limited activity involving this working group as a whole, and your Associationspecifically.

Our community has had the good fortune to be sheltered from much of the effects of awidespread business recession. In large measure it is for this reason, coupled with limitedcity resources and its growing list of experienced retirees, that the city continues to re-evaluate its mandate to ensure effective processing and monitoring of City of Winnipegdevelopment applications and building permits.

The task force is next scheduled to meet in June, after which quarterly meetings will be held.Of particular interest to the membership next month will be discussion on the changes to theBuilding Site Design Summary (BSDS) impacted by the implementation of the 2011National Building Code and Province of Manitoba amendments that became effective April1of this year.

Your association recently issued a statement confirming that the city has updated its on-lineBSDS document to reflect numerous changes. However clarity is required with respect to thestatement that “applications accompanied by the previous version will be accepted with theproviso that a completed new version will follow shortly thereafter”.

How does this impact those projects of a phased nature that are either in early stages ofconstruction or have submitted and received permit approvals prior to the April 1, 2011 date?What is the cutoff date after which submissions using the previous BSDS version will not beaccepted?

Your feedback is welcome on this and any other issue of concern. I am more than willing tobring them to the table next month. You are strongly encouraged to share your thoughts andexperiences, both positive and negative, to the MAA’s Professional Practice Committee.

THE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

This program initiative had its genesis following a Red Tape Commission report adopted inJanuary 2008 with the intent to develop and implement methods to accelerate the buildingpermit approval process within the City of Winnipeg jurisdiction.

Envisioned as a 2 phase approach, the initial target included all Part 9 and single storey Part 3D, E and F occupancy classifications. Intending primarily to accelerate the foundation permitphase of a project, the first phase was to allow provincially-registered Architects andEngineers as well as Gold Seal accredited members of the WCA to secure “Permit Co-ordinator” (PC) status upon satisfactory completion of a brief training program. The PCbecomes the city’s single source of accountability, taking responsibility to shepherd a projectthrough the early development application and building foundation permit stages. Yours trulyand a handful of other members have secured registration.

The second phase would see PC responsibilities expand to include structural frame,superstructure and building permit stages and eventually field reviews acquiring throughadditional training, Certified Professional (CP) status, limited to only provincially registeredArchitects and Engineers.

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We can now report that after the initial one year trial period, the first phase of the CertifiedProfessional (CP) program, known as the certified Permit Co-ordinator (PC) program, isunder evaluation and is another subject on the agenda for the IAG June meeting.

Your feedback is welcome on this and any other issue of concern. You are stronglyencouraged to share your thoughts and experiences, positive and negative, to the ProfessionalPractice Committee.


Larry Hamilton, MAAMAA representative

INTERNS IN ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE REPORT

Again this year, the Intern Committee has seen record numbers of Interns successfullycomplete their internship to become Architects.

The increasing number of interns moving forward in our profession is in large part due to theExamination for Architects in Canada (ExAC). This was the third year that interns have beenable to sit for the Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC).

Building on the success of last year’s ‘Pay it Forward’ study event, another session was heldin early October 2010. Those who wrote the ExACs in 2009 were invited to share studyadvice with this year’s candidates over drinks and pizza. The event serves as a great means tobring together recently registered members with the next wave of future registered members.On behalf of this year’s exam candidates and the Intern Committee we would like tograciously thank those individuals who shared their time and experience with this year’scandidates. Look for the event to be held again in October of 2011.

The ExAC’s were written by 24 Manitoba Interns. Thanks to the Faculty of Architecture atthe University of Manitoba for accommodating the exams in the Russell Building. For manywriters, it was a familiar environment as most had completed their graduate degrees at the Uof M years before. Manitoba interns scored extremely well on their exams out performing allother provincial jurisdictions. With two recognized examination opportunities, the NCARBsand the ExACs, there continues to be record numbers of interns who are completing theirexperience requirements and writing their examinations. In 2010 there were 23 first timecandidates registered for membership with the MAA (two of which are resident outside theprovince).

The next ExAC exam sessions will be held November 7th and 8th, 2011. Refer to the ExACwebsite, www.cexac.ca, for the registration prerequisites, registration deadline, andrecommended study resources.

The Intern Committee library which is located at the MAA office contains study materialsrecommended for both the NCARBs and the ExACs. The library was significantly updated in2010 so that those materials referenced by the ExAC committee were easily accessible tointerns.

The Intern Committee was pleased again this year to promote the profession at the RotaryCareer Symposium held April 6th and 7th, 2011. We were tasked with explaining ‘A Day inthe Life of an Architect’ to hundreds of high school students and educators. We discussed

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topics which ranged from salaries, skill sets, social responsibilities, and the ability to shapeour built environment. We spoke with many students eager to begin their post secondaryeducations and work towards their dream of becoming an architect. This venue continues tobe a valuable opportunity to expose young minds to the realities and possibilities of ourdiverse profession.

This past year the Interns in Architecture Committee in conjunction with the University ofManitoba Association of Architecture Students (UMAAS) and the 10x20x20 Committeehosted 10x20x20 Event 5 and 10x20x20 Event 6. Both events offered a panel of diversepresenters who drew full houses to Winnipeg’s Park Theatre. The uniquely energetic10x20x20 events continue to be popular with audiences and with presenters and we aregrateful for the MAAs ongoing support. We are in the process of securing presenters for10x20x20 Event 7 and Event 8. Please mark your calendars for November 18, 2011, January27, 2012 and November 9, 2012. If you would like to recommend a presenter please let theCommittee know. We look forward to spreading the Event’s popularity throughoutManitoba’s diverse creative community.

Building and Fabrication tours are a new initiative for Intern education currently underdevelopment. Building tours will create opportunities for interns to visit building sites invarying stages of completion across Manitoba. This experience will allow interns in varyingpublic and private sector positions to see first hand the construction site and be exposed tovarying project scales, typologies and dialogues in the art of architecture. Fabrication tourswill allow Interns to gain valuable insight into the manufacturing process of varyingmaterials and to explore the properties and constraints of these materials. Please stay tunedfor the first Building Tour and Fabrication Tour. Additionally, should anyone havesuggestions and contacts for either Building Tours or Fabrication Tours please contactMarcela at [email protected] or via the MAA office.

The Intern Committee is also looking forward to the return of the Intern Soiree, an evening ofappetizers, cocktails and great conversation dedicated to building a community for Interns inarchitecture. The event is not to be missed! Invitations to all Interns will be sent shortly.

This year marks the end of W Dean Leith’s two year term as intern representative on MAAcouncil. Marcela Mora Rivera will continue on with the second year of her term while a newintern representative will be elected by the MAA interns in June of 2011.


W Dean LeithMarcela Mora Rivera

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URBAN DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT

The role of the Urban Design Advisory Committee of the City of Winnipeg is to advise CityCouncil on issues and policies through the standing Policy Committee on DowntownDevelopment. The committee’s mandate is described in this quote from the UDACGuidelines:

.1 “The UDAC is intended to support the City of Winnipeg’s Urban Design Reviewprocess by offering local knowledge, experience and encouragement toward achievingdesign excellence for all new development; making recommendations to the Director ofPlanning, Property and Development regarding Urban Design approval of developmentapplications; and downtown urban design guidelines, standards, or criteria”.

The Committee has attempted to be positive and constructive in its review of proposals. Ithas also tried to be consistent in requiring proponents to consider alternatives which theCommittee feels provide urban solutions which are more responsive to context, scale andcharacter. The Committee has encouraged proponents of projects to meet with the committeeearly in the Design Process, in order to make the most of the Committee experience,understand the issues which might be important to address or change, and to aid in futuresubmissions for approval.

Several members of the MAA were involved in UDAC in 2010 and 2011. Bob Eastwood andJohanna Hurme continued from the previous term. Travis Cooke joined the Committee in theFall of 2010. A number of the submissions, to the Committee were confidential, so ratherthan providing a list of projects reviewed, we offer the following summary of some of thetypes of projects reviewed and some key issues encountered during the year:

.1 Lee Caldwell, the senior of Urban Designer for the City in the downtown, and the leadfor the Committee on all communication, coordination and guidance, is an effectivesupport to the Committee and a key advocate for urban design issues in downtownWinnipeg. The MAA should continue to encourage the City to provide this level ofsupport for the review of urban design and the Committee thanks Lee for her effortsand guidance.

.2 There are a growing number of housing, urban infill and Waterfront Drive areadevelopments. The Committee encouraged development which recognizes adjacenturban scale, pedestrian and public edge character, animation of the public realm,commitment to good landscape planning and care in the design of safe, well litenvironments.

.3 A number of proponents continue to come to the Committee at a very conceptual stagein order to better understand the issues which might affect the approval process andalso to test design ideas early. This has helped with later review and approval ofprojects at the development approval stage and has helped identify problem areas earlyin the process.

.4 There continues to be an encouraging interest in the development of the ExchangeDistrict and even more encouraging, a renewal interest in redevelopment along PortageAvenue and Main Street. While the Committee has encouraged innovative andcontemporary design it has also tried to make developers and designers aware of itsconcern about significant design and material compromise if budgets are not adequatefor the level of design or detail presented. The Committee has encouraged cost effectivedesign solutions being considered early in the process if budget is a key considerationand the development of simple and elegant solutions rather than later compromiseswhich fail to achieve the design intent initially approved. This does not mean thatappropriate use of material, adequate study of details and a reasonable presentation ofthe exploration which led to the design should be ignored as this should be expected to

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be reviewed by the Committee.

.5 There still are presentations which do not adequately show the full urban context for aproposed development. The Committee strongly encourages the design community toconsider and adequately present the full urban context for the project and consider howthe design responds to, enhances, or animates the environment.


Robert Eastwood, MAAJohanna Hurme, MAATravis Cooke, MAAMAA Representatives

WINNIPEG BUILDING COMMISSION

The Winnipeg Building Commission was established by the City of Winnipeg under theWinnipeg Building Bylaw 4555/87. Under this Bylaw, the WBC is empowered to consider(and modify or vary if deemed appropriate) the application of the Bylaw to existing and newbuildings, and to provide advice on matters related to the Bylaw. In addition, the WBCconsiders matters related to the Residential Fire Safety Bylaw 4304/86, which regulatessafety in existing residential occupancies containing more than two dwelling units. ThisBylaw consists of the following six components:

Schedule “A” – Smoke AlarmsSchedule “B” – Early Warning SystemsSchedule “C” – Means of EgressSchedule “D” – CompartmentationSchedule “E” – Electrical Circuits in SuitesSchedule “F” – Additional Requirements for High Division 1 Buildings

The WBC is comprised of representatives from the Manitoba Association of Architects, theAssociation of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba, theManitoba Home Builders Association, the Winnipeg Fire Department, the WinnipegConstruction Association, the Manitoba Property Managers Association and a member of thepublic.

The Commission meets on an as required basis. The chairman, at his discretion, willconvene a meeting to address pertinent issues as they arise, or respond to specific requests foradvice from the City’s administration.

No meetings were held in 2010 the City is to review and update the scope of the commissionand present it for discussion.


Stan Rhoda, MAAJim Wagner, MAAMAA Representatives

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RAIC REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT

On behalf of our president, Stuart Howard and the rest of the RAIC board, I want to take thisopportunity to report on some of the activities that the RAIC has accomplished over the pastyear on behalf of architects and architecture. This may serve as a reminder, or possibly toinform you for the first time about some of the important programs of the RAIC.

1. Practice SupportFirst, let me start with Practice Support, a central part of the work of the Institute.I am pleased to announce the recent addition of a new practice specialist at RAIC nationaloffice. François Hogue, MIRAC joined the staff in January, bringing some 25 years ofexperience in practice. He will act as a resource to the membership and bring anotherarchitect’s perspective to the RAIC. François will be coordinating practice support services,updating and developing contract documents and other practice support material; as well asanswering enquiries from the profession.

His input will be invaluable as the RAIC continues to maintain standard contract documents,and continues to develop practice builders, such as the recently-published practice builder onthe transfer of electronic documents.

François joins Graham Murfitt, MRAIC, who is continuing in a part-time capacity in practicesupport, focusing principally on advocacy work in support of the RAIC’s 2030 Challenge, aninitiative conceived to promote energy-efficient sustainable design. This year, on our 2030Challenge website, Graham will be developing a first set of 10 case studies of Canadianbuildings that meet or exceed current 2030 targets for energy consumption.

Other RAIC documents now available include the Guide to Determining Appropriate Fees forthe Services of an Architect which was launched in 2009. The most important aspect of thisdocument is the way it describes a quality based selection process which is very useful forclients as well as architects. Best of all it is free for download to all RAIC members.

The Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects, Second Edition has been available onlinein PDF format for some time now and is also available as a CD ROM, as well as in thetraditional print version. In 2010, the RAIC concluded arrangements with both the OAA andAIBC to provide their members with direct on-line access to CHOP via PDFs stored in themembers-only section of their website.

The Second Edition represents a comprehensive update of this key resource for theprofession that was first published in 1997. Interns – pay special attention - The ExAC isbased on this totally new edition of the CHOP.

Another important role for RAIC is Advocacy2. Advocacy

The RAIC continues to produce the magazine – Architecture, a magazine for public andinstitutional administrators. The first issue of 2011 highlights the 2030 Challenge-compliantprojects in the education sector. The magazine will continue to target the audience of publicand institutional administrators while also serving as a vehicle for promotingenvironmentally sustainable approaches to design to this audience.

The RAIC also continues to make briefs and to write to government officials regarding issuesof importance to the profession. This includes participating in the recent consultation byPublic Works and Government Services Canada on its Real Property 1—Alternative Formsof Delivery contracting arrangements currently with SNC Lavalin.

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Our two key advocacy messages, “Architecture Matters” and “Every Building Has anArchitect” continue to be promoted in a variety of ways. Our growing membership—now inexcess of 4,300—is helping add to this voice.

Continuing to grow our membership is essential to strengthening RAIC’s position as thenational advocacy voice for the profession across Canada. The more members we have, themore credibly and effectively we can speak on behalf of Canadian architects on issues ofconcern to the profession. On this count, we appreciate MAA’s ongoing support in makingthe case to your members for membership with RAIC.

3. Professional DevelopmentA core activity of the RAIC is the development and delivery of leading-edge ContinuingEducation courses for architects.

In 2010-2011, our principal Con Ed initiative was SDCB 303: Net-Zero Energy Buildings:High Performance Enclosure Design– a full-day course worth 7 core credits. This course wasextremely well-received by attendees during its initial delivery last fall in Calgary, Winnipeg,Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax. It will also be offered at our Festival later inVancouver.

We are again partnered with the Danish Consulate to offer Canadian architects a special tourof sustainable design projects in Copenhagen, which ran May 7 to 13. We are also partneringwith the Architecture Department of the University of Ferrara to offer a week-longprofessional development program that will examine approaches to sustainable restoration ofbuildings being developed in Northern Italy July 24-29. RAIC is also currently in the processof renewing its partnership with Marmomacc to send a selected group of RAIC members fora week-long course on using Stone and Marble in design at Verona, Italy. This program isexpected to be offered in September.

This year, we are looking at approaches to adapting traditional classroom-format courses toon-line delivery mode. In preparing our own approach, we have been working with theCanadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) as they adapt Concrete Thinking theydelivered last year for on-line delivery.

Development is expected to be completed later this spring. Once completed, the course willbe available through the RAIC website. On-line delivery has the potential to offer architectsgreater accessibility and convenience in accessing continuing education, while offering us thebenefit to extending the lifespan of the content that we develop. That said, successfullyadapting to the on-line environment entails significant changes to how content is structured,presented, and timed.

4. Honours and AwardsTo recognize and encourage excellence in architecture, the RAIC administers several awardsprograms. This year, we were pleased to have the Governor General’s Medals in Architecturefor 2010 presented at Rideau Hall on March 31 by Governor General David Johnston, and weare already in the planning stages with the Canada Council for the Arts to launch the processissuing the 2012 call for submissions

RAIC was also pleased to partner with the Canada Council to coordinate the Canadianpresence at the 2010 Venice Biennale for Architecture. Philip Beesley’s Hylozoic Grounddrew large crowds at the Biennale as well as acclaim from national and international media.RAIC will be partnering again with the Canada Council in order to ensure the Canadianpresence at the 2012 Biennale. Venice is a unique opportunity to highlight Canadianarchitectural excellence on the international stage. See a video athttp://vimeo.com/16210852

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Last year, we presented the National Urban Design Awards in Halifax, and we will shortly bestarting the process of planning the 2012 awards—the fourth edition of these prizes—withour colleagues from the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society ofLandscape Architects.

From the Honours side, RAIC was pleased to elevate 31 architects to Fellowship and threeHonorary Fellows at the annual convocation of the College of Fellows held in Saskatoonduring last year’s Festival of Architecture.

5. OtherFinally it is important to note that the RAIC was able to secure a major grant of $1.6 millionfrom Human Resources Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) to enable our CALAcolleagues to proceed with the project to put in place a nationally-administered system forassessing the credentials of Broadly Experienced Foreign Architects through a competencies-based system that incorporates an on-line self-assessment tool for candidates followed by apanel interview by a panel of architects trained in the assessment methodology. This projectwill shortly enter the pilot phase of testing, with the goal of going operational through theCanadian Architectural Certification Board in 2012.

The HRSDC funding is also being used to push forward the process of completing courses tobe offered through the new RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University. Theprocess of RAIC Syllabus has been a long and sometimes difficult road, as many of you wellknow, but late last year the Government of Alberta accorded approval to the new Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Architecture to be offered through the RAIC Centre. The firstcourses will be offered later this spring, starting with Professional Practice courses to whichthe CACB refers foreign architect candidates for skills upgrading to Canadian professionalstandards.

As we move forward, RAIC will remain directly involved with the evolution of the newprogram. We will be directly leading the work to renew content in the existing stream ofstudio design courses, as well as exploring how distance connection technologies can enrichand extend the traditional real-world studio environment. Current coordinators will have theopportunity to contribute directly to this process. The RAIC is committed to regularcommunications with current students, coordinators, examiners and other stakeholders in theprocess of renewing Syllabus, including our colleagues the provincial and territorialregulatory bodies.

In closing, I invite you all to come to Vancouver May 24 to 27 to see for yourself what theRAIC has been doing. You won’t want to miss this conference tagged Architecture on theEdge! Renowned Canadian architect Bing Thom will be doing double duty as keynotespeaker for the opening reception, as well as being presented with the RAIC’s Gold Medal.Ed Mazria, founder of the 2030 Challenge--a measured and achievable strategy todramatically reduce global GHG emissions and fossil-fuel consumption by the year2030—will be the keynote speaker at this year’s College of Fellows Convocation.


Charles Olfert, MRAIC, LEED APRAIC Regional Director, (Saskatchewan and Manitoba)

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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBAFACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

PROFESSIONALISM IN A PROFESSIONAL FACULTY

Completing my first year as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, I find myself in the veryprivileged position of knowing a Faculty comprised of dedicated instructors, hardworkingand highly competent staff, and, above all, a passionate and engaged student body. I also finda constructive and supportive environment encompassing the expectations of professionalcommunities, professional accreditation authorities, and the University of Manitoba’saspirations for fostering a barrier-free learning environment, increasing internationalization,and enhancing the student experience.

Students, of course, are both our responsibility and our future; it is our students who will beleft to solve the problems that we ourselves have created and left unsolved. It is to ourstudents that we owe our dedication: as educators it is for our students that we are committedto raising standards of excellence and adapting to an ever-changing world. Today’s studentswill also become tomorrow’s alumni: if we are supportive of our students today, they will beall the more likely to be supportive of future students tomorrow. What does this commitmententail for our profession and what does this imply for a professional education, forprofessionalism in education, and for an education in professionalism?

I suggest that the mark of professionalism is to strive for excellence while embracing change.To be a professional means to expect the unexpected, to do so with grace and compassion,and to engage colleagues across the widest spectrum of interests and expertise. Aprofessional is worldly and accommodating, and has the capacity to bring an over-arching setof principles, ethics, and standards to bear on a complex array of problems and issues. Interms of peoples, cultures, ideas, and technologies a professional welcomes diversity.

The design professional has a further capability: the ability to design, to create, to set into theworld a quality sensed but not yet seen—an unfolding of promise within parameters ofprinciples, ethics, and standards. In the twenty-first century a design professional must alsoengage digital media. Professionalism in education imparts these values and skills to studentsthrough focused instruction and diversity. An education in professionalism has to preparestudents for the transition from the rigorous but protected environment of the university tothe complexities of the public realm.

The Faculty of Architecture encompasses four professional graduate programs in design(architecture, city planning, interior design, and landscape architecture), an undergraduateprogram in environmental design, and a nascent PhD program in design and planning. Thisrichness of offerings provides a highly nurturing milieu for any student of architecture: towork and learn in a Faculty aspiring to ideals of insight and tolerance, of multiplicity andinclusivity. A comprehensive grounding in environmental issues is central in an epoch thatwill surely be marked by accelerating environmental change, material scarcity, technologicalsophistication, and—in the industrialized world—an aging population.

These issues are very different from those that occupied the design professional twenty yearsago and the issues confronting us today are clearly urgent ones. It is in engaging these urgentissues that true research becomes essential. Whether done in terms of scholarship or design, itis the coupling of interdisciplinary and globalizing concerns with a rigorous and progressivedeepening of disciplinary expertise that constitutes today’s educational imperatives. Theseare the skills that we must impart to our students if we are to serve them in their preparationfor our collective future.

What challenges confront the Faculty of Architecture today? Clearly we must be cognizant ofdeveloping the core competencies of our students as well as our own. In this regard, thechallenges of our century mentioned above, of environment, scarcity, technological

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advancement, and an aging population are in fact the challenges of our Faculty. However, noone Faculty can meet such complexities alone. Therefore it is essential that we developpartnerships and networks with other Faculties at the University of Manitoba as well as withlocal, regional, national, and international research centers and industries. In this regard ourparticipation in the Canadian entry to the Venice Biennale in Architecture in 2012 is animportant marker and milestone in a new and concerted effort towards outreach and globalengagement.

Equally essential is the establishment of partnerships and networks with our peer institutions,both in Canada and internationally. Which institutions might these be? The answers are forthe Faculty of Architecture to determine, but it has always been my personal goal to set suchstandards as high as possible: to compete with the very best. I would consider it afundamental success if—in facing a choice among graduates from the leading architecturalschools and a graduate from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba—aprospective employer anywhere in the world would chose the University of Manitobagraduate.

Achieving such goals requires the cooperation and integration of our professionalorganization, of the Manitoba Association of Architects, the MAA. A strong professionalprogram at the University of Manitoba is essential for a strong architectural association inManitoba. In this regard I am very thankful for the opportunity afforded me to serve theMAA, to learn more about issues facing the profession and to have an active, thoughtful, andinsightful venue for discussing matters pertaining to professional education. I very much lookforward to the coming year and to planning, strategizing, and meeting our common goal, thatof a professional education worthy of our contemporary time and place, an educationpositioned to take us well into the future!


Ralph Stern, MAA, MRAIC, AIADean, Faculty of Architecture

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RESOLUTIONS FOR MAA ANNUAL BUSINESS SESSION – JUNE 16, 2011

BE IT RESOLVED:

1. THAT all the actions of the members of the Association, the members of Council,and any and all officers, employees, servants, and agents of the Association as fromtime to time hold office, which were taken bona fide and in good faith, pursuant to theprovisions of the said by-laws of the Association, be ratified, sanctioned, andapproved by the Members of The Manitoba Association of Architects.

2. THAT the membership delegate the power and authority to conduct the business ofthe Association for the ensuing year to the incoming Council.

3. THAT Stefanson Lee Romaniuk be appointed auditors for The Manitoba Associationof Architects for the year 2011.

BY-LAW AMENDMENTS FOR APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERSHIP:

4. THAT amendments to Subsections 15.1 (c) and 17.1 of the M.A.A. By-Laws, asapproved by the M.A.A. Council and circulated with the Notice of Meeting, beratified by the M.A.A. membership.

5. THAT amendments to Subsections 8.1 and 8.14 of the M.A.A. By-Laws, as approvedby the M.A.A. Council and circulated with the Notice of Meeting, be ratified by theM.A.A. membership.

6. THAT amendments to Subsection 8.7 (e), Subsections 13.8 through 13.12 inclusiveand Subsections 15.2 through 15.5 inclusive, as approved by the M.A.A. Council andcirculated with the Notice of Meeting, be ratified by the M.A.A. membership.