2016 Membership Renewal Has Begun!
In 1911, just four years after its founding, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada created a deputation to meet with Prime Minister Robert Borden. The subject of the meeting was the planning and urban design of Ottawa. It was unfolding on a more or less ad hoc basis, in spite of the creation of the Ottawa Improvement Commission in 1899 and, in 1905, a master plan for the Parliamentary Precinct by Frederick Todd. A proper capital city, the RAIC members argued, requires sustained commitment to a coordinated planning concept when development decisions are made.
