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March 31, 2008
New Brunswick’s lieutenant governor named honorary RAIC fellow
OTTAWA
U.S. architect Bob Berkebile, principal with BNIM Architects and a leading authority in the field of sustainable design and Herménégilde Chiasson, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, have been named honorary fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).
The founding chairman of the American Institute of Architects’ National Committee on the Environment, Berkebile was instrumental in the formation of the U.S. Green Building Council. Berkebile has conducted numerous sustainable design charrettes and workshops for the White House, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.
“He is highly regarded by fellow professionals for creating beautiful environments that are restorative and pedagogical,” RAIC said.
Berkebile is scheduled to speak June 26 at a convocation during the institute’s 2008 Festival of Architecture in Fredericton. The event is being held jointly with the Architects Association of New Brunswick.
For his part, Chiasson has lent his support to New Brunswick’s architects and the profession, RAIC said.
In 2005 the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards of Excellence in Architecture in New Brunswick were created to recognize excellence in the work of resident practices and to promote the value of architecture in building the province’s communities.
Chiasson has also sponsored an architecture lecture series in partnership with the University of New Brunswick. He will speak at a gala June 27.
Twenty-three architects from across Canada will be inducted into the RAIC College of Fellows this year.
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