Prix de Rome (Canada) explained

The Prix de Rome is an award for architects from the Canada Council for the Arts

Established in 1987, the Prix de Rome is awarded to an architect or group of architects. Two annual awards are made: the Prix de Rome for professional architecture and the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners.

From 1987 to 2003 the award included a residency in a John Shnier-designed laureates' apartment in the Trastevere district of Rome. The professional award currently consists of a $50,000 cash award, and the Emerging Practitioner award a $34,000 cash award.^[1]

Due to uncertainty about travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 prizes were postponed to 2021, when two winners will be selected. ^[2]

Recipients

Professional

• 1987 – John Shnier (Inaugural Prix de Rome)
• 1988 – Jacques Rousseau
• 1990 – Sophie Charlebois
• 1991 – Dereck Revington
• 1992 – John McMinn
• 1993 – Hal Ingberg
• 1994 – Anthony Robins
• 1995 – Philip Beesley
• 1996 – Philippe Lupien
• 1997 – Pierre Thibault
• 1998 – Atelier Big City
• 1999 – Peter Yeadon ^[3]
• 2000 – Jason King & George Yu
• 2001 – Atelier In Situ
• 2002 – Marc Boutin
• 2003 – Andrew King
• 2004 – Michael Carroll & Danita Rooyakkers of Atelier BUILD ^[4]
• 2005 – Eric Bunge of nARCHITECT ^[5]
• 2006 – Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.^[6]
• 2007 – Manon Asselin and Katsuhiro Yamazaki of Atelier TAG^[7]
• 2008 – Pierre Bélanger ^[8]
• 2009 – RVTR ^[9]
• 2010 – Lola Shepard & Mason White of Lateral Office ^[10]
• 2011 – Susan Fitzgerald ^[11]
• 2012 – WilliamsonChong ^[12]
• 2013 – 5468796 Architecture ^[13]
• 2014 – Omar Gandhi^[14]
• 2015 – Public Architecture + Communication^[15]
• 2016 – In 2016, Heather Dubbeldam^[16] of Dubbeldam Architecture and Design was awarded the Prix de Rome along with 50,000$ to travel to Denmark, Norway and Sweden to experience first hand net zero, passive and regenerative homes in a similar northern climate in order to develop a thesis on sustainability which she entitled ‘The Next Green – Innovation in Sustainable Housing’.^[17]
• 2017 – KANVA ^[18]
• 2018 – Acre Architects ^[19]
• 2019 – Neeraj Bhatia ^[20]
• 2022 – Studio of Contemporary Architecture and Studio Junction^[21]

Emerging Practitioner

• 2005 – Taymoore Balbaa ^[22]
• 2006 – Michael Acht ^[23]
• 2007 – Michaela MacLeod ^[24]
• 2008 – Drew Sinclair ^[25]
• 2009 – Kelly Nelson Doran ^[26]
• 2010 – Elizabeth Paden ^[27]
• 2011 – Samantha Lynch ^[28]
• 2012 – Jason Tsironis ^[29]
• 2013 – Brett MacIntyre ^[30]
• 2014 – Jerome Lapierre ^[31]
• 2015 – Nicole Reckziegel ^[32]
• 2016 – Yves Patrick Poitras ^[33]
• 2017 – Piper Bernbaum ^[34]
• 2018 – David Verbeek ^[35]
• 2019 – Kinan Hewitt ^[36]

Notes and References

1. Canada Council, Award description, accessed July 21, 2014
2. Canada Council https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/prizes/professional-prix-de-rome-in-architecture, accessed October 2020.
3. Web site: Peter Yeadon. February 9, 2020. Wikipedia.
4. Web site: Montreal architecture firm wins the new Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture . 2016-07-16.
5. Web site: Canada Council notice: An innovative young architect wins the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture . 2016-07-16.
6. Web site: Canada Council Grants Listing . 2016-07-16 .
7. A multidisciplinary architectural firm wins the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture http://canadacouncil.ca/council/news-room/news/2008/a-multidisciplinary-architectural-firm-wins-the-professional-prix-de-rome-in-architecture
8. Web site: Toronto landscape architect and designer firm win Canada Council for the Arts architecture awards . 2016-07-16 .
9. Web site: Toronto architectural firm RVTR wins Canada Council for the Arts Professional Prix de Rome . 2016-07-16 .
10. Web site: Lateral Office wins the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, announces the Canada Council for the Arts . 2016-07-16 .
11. Web site: Susan Fitzgerald Architecture explores urban landscape as winner of the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture . 2016-07-16 .
12. Web site: Williamson Chong Architects wins the 2012 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture . 2016-07-16 .
13. Web site: Winnipeg-based firm wins Professional Prix de Rome for Table for 12: A conversation in architecture . 2016-07-16 .
14. Canada Council notice: Omar Gandhi, accessed July 21, 2014
15. Web site: 2015 Canada Council Prizes Announced. 2015-09-22.
16. Web site: Meet our latest prize winners! . 2016-07-16 .
17. “Dubbeldam Architecture + Design awarded the prestigious Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture for research in sustainable housing.” The Next Green Innovation in Sustainable Design. July 20th, 2016. https://raic.org/sites/raic.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/files/dubbeldam(2).pdf
18. Web site: Three Prizes in Architecture Awarded . 2019-10-07 .
19. Web site: New Brunswick's Acre Architects win Prix de Rome in Architecture . 20 August 2018 . 2019-10-07 .
20. Web site: Canada Council Announces Prix de Rome prize winners . 27 August 2019 . 2019-10-07 .
21. Web site: Canada Council Announces Prix de Rome prize winners . 13 June 2023 . 2024-02-07 .
22. Web site: Taymoore Balbaa wins first Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners . 2016-07-16 .
23. Web site: Michael Acht wins the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners. 2016-07-15.
24. Web site: Michaela MacLeod wins the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners. 2016-07-15.
25. Web site: Drew Sinclair wins the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners. 2016-07-16 .
26. Web site: Kelly Nelson Doran wins the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners . 2016-07-16 .
27. Web site: Elizabeth Paden wins the Canada Council for the Arts Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners . 2016-07-16 .
28. Web site: Canada Council awards architecture prize to Samantha Lynch . 2016-07-16 .
29. Web site: Prix de Rome winner to focus on architecture's relationship to a nation's identity . 2016-07-16 .
30. Web site: Aboriginal identity at the centre of 2013 Prix de Rome winning project . 2016-07-16 .
31. Web site: Jerome-Lapierre: Prix de Rome . 2016-07-16 .
32. Web site: 5 Questions: Nicki Reckziegel, Emerging Architect . 2016-07-16 .
33. Web site: Yves Patrick Poitras wins Canada Council Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners . 2016-07-16 .
34. Web site: Three Prizes in Architecture Awarded . 2019-10-07 .
35. Web site: David Verbeek wins 2018 Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners . 22 August 2018 . 2019-10-07 .
36. Web site: Canada Council Announces Prix de Rome prize winners . 27 August 2019 . 2019-10-07 .