Media advisory - Governor General to recognize outstanding architectural design and a lifetime contribution to landscape architecture

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2025 /CNW/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present Canada's top architecture and landscape architecture awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Awards:

Governor General's Medals in Architecture: 12 projects from across the country will be recognized for exceptional, innovative and outstanding design.

Governor General's Medal in Landscape Architecture: Landscape architect Claude Cormier from Quebec will be recognized posthumously for exceptional achievement in landscape architecture.

About the Governor General's Medals in Architecture and Landscape Architecture

The Governor General's Medals in Architecture and Landscape Architecture are presented by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Find more information about the recipients of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture

Find more information about the recipient of the Governor General's Medal in Landscape Architecture

Date:               Thursday, February 13, 2025 
Time:              11 a.m.
Location:        Rideau Hall Ballroom

Notes for Media:

• To guarantee your access to the ceremony, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office at [email protected].
• Media are asked to arrive no later than 10:40 a.m. at Rideau Hall.
• Photos of the ceremony taken by the Governor General's official photographer will be made available upon request.

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SOURCE Governor General of Canada

Media information: To cover the award presentation at Rideau Hall: Rideau Hall Press Office, [email protected]; Governor General's Medals in Architecture, For more information or to arrange interviews with recipients: Shehnaz Jaffar, The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, [email protected]; Governor General's Medal in Landscape Architecture, For more information: Michelle Legault, The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, 613-668-4775, [email protected]