Welcoming ceremony, Ng? Aho International Indigenous Design Forum, NZ, 2018.
The RAIC International Prize was established in 2013, and was originally called the RAIC Moriyama Prize. It was based on Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama?s belief that great architecture transforms society by promoting humanistic values of social equity, respect, and inclusiveness, and by creating environments for the well-being of all people. 
This year, the Prize has been expanded to encompass the broadening mission, vision, and values of the RAIC and of Canadian architects. In this new iteration of the Prize, a selection committee champions architects, practices or other built environment-focused groups outside Canada, who embody the RAIC?s values of Integrity, Climate Action, Reconciliation, Social Justice and Innovation.  In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, the theme for the 2024 RAIC International Prize is Indigenous Architecture and seeks to recognize those Indigenous practitioners who are deploying Indigenous ways of knowing and doing to affect positive change in the built and natural environment. 
The RAIC International Prize recipient is the Aotearoa-based Ng? Aho, a national organization of Maori design professionals who come together to support each other to better serve the design aspirations of Maori communities. 
Hongi / M?ori greeting shared between Keri Whaitiri (Ng? Aho Pae Matua) and Idoia Arana-Beobide (wife of Douglas Cardinal), Ng? Aho International Indigenous D...