Saucier + Perrotte Architectes awarded RAIC’s 2018 Gold Medal
The founders of Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, a Montreal firm that for 30 years has consistently produced refined, elegant and modern buildings ? many for the public ? are the recipients of the 2018 RAIC Gold Medal.
Gilles Saucier, FIRAC, and André Perrotte, FIRAC, founded Saucier + Perrotte Architectes in 1988. The firm represented Canada at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004 and has received more than 100 awards, including eight Governor General?s Medals in Architecture and the Government of Quebec?s Prix Ernest Cormier for lifetime achievement. Their work has been published widely.
Gilles Saucier and André Perrotte. Image via RAIC
?They have built and maintained a high quality of work for decades,? said the five-member selection jury. ?They are one of the few firms that are recognized both nationally and internationally. The work is always innovative and interesting. It?s timeless, consistently elegant, beautifully detailed. They integrate nature beautifully.? The Gold Medal is the highest honour the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) can bestow. It recognizes a significant and lasting contribution to Canadian architecture.
The Gold Medal will be presented at the RAIC/AANB Festival of Architecture, taking place in Saint John from May 30 to June 2.
?They are ambassadors for Canadian architecture,? said the jury. ?They don?t compromise. Their work inspires and delights. Their projects are functional, sculptural and beautiful in the landscape. They are...
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