Winner of a 2024 RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award
Jim Taggert
Jim Taggart left architectural practice in 1993 to pursue parallel interests in writing, editing and education. He started as a freelance writer whose byline soon became a regular fixture in various professional and trade magazines. In 2002, he was appointed as a contributing editor by both Canadian Architect and Wood Design & Building magazines. 
When publisher Don Griffith left Wood Design & Building in 2005, he and Taggart conceived a new publication for the growing Canadian green building movement. Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine (SABMag) began in 2006, with Taggart as founding editor. 
Over more than 80 issues of SABMag, Taggart has helped accelerate the evolution of sustainable architecture in Canada. Meanwhile, his wood advocacy has included more than 100 seminars across North America and internationally, as well as a similar number of articles and case studies. Aimed at advancing sustainability practices, SABMag includes construction details and focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by projects. ?Ideas are one thing, but realizing them can be quite

a challenge,? said Taggart in a podcast interview with Craig Applegath of DIALOG. ?We feature only Canadian buildings, so when an architect wants their client to aim higher, they can share an example of best practice from SABMag.?
Taggart?s book Toward a Culture of Wood Architecture (Abacus Editions, 2011),...