Carleton University Announces the New Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building
The new Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building recognizes outstanding work produced by students at Carleton University?s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.
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The Ottawa firm Hobin Architecture, whose founder Barry Hobin graduated from the school in 1974, is endowing the prize. Students will receive the first awards in January 2020.
Each year, the endowment will award several monetary prizes to students in the fourth-year undergraduate studio, which focuses on housing and community building.
Conceived by Prof. Benjamin Gianni, the studio brings together students from all three undergraduate majors ? Design, Urbanism and Conservation ? to explore redevelopment of relatively large sites in the city. ?We are grateful for this extraordinarily generous gift which strengthens a longstanding and deep relationship between Hobin Architecture and the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism,? said Jill Stoner, the school?s director. ?The Hobin Prize will continue to affirm and emphasize the importance of city building as a crucial dimension in architectural education.?
Hobin said he wants to support the work of the studio because it prepares students for real-life situations and delves into topics such as housing affordability, unusual housing types and community engagement.
?These are the themes of our times,? said Hobin. ?Architecture has a more complex role than it ever has in the past. It?s not just about buildings. ...
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