Professor John Shnier was honoured by his peers by being elected to the College of Fellows by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

The conferment of this honour will be at the same event that former Dean George Baird will be awared the RAIC Gold Medal.

For more information: http://www.raic.org/raic/college_of_fellows/index_e.htm

His firm Kohn Shnier Architects is receiving a Wood Design Award from the National Wood Council for their Pre-Fab Cottage for Two Families.

This award, selected by an international jury, recognizes projects submitted from Across North America.

For more information: http://www.cwc.ca/Events/BuildingAwards/