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Two visionaries receive Canadian architecture’s historic honour

tanya_martins_2 May 28, 2025 2 min read
Construction Canada
Two visionaries receive Canadian architecture’s historic honour
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Marianne McKenna and Shirley Blumberg, founding architects of KPMB Architects, have been awarded the 2025 RAIC Gold Medal, the highest honor in Canadian architecture. McKenna is recognized for her contributions to cultural architecture, notably her work on The Royal Conservatory of Music and Massey Hall in Toronto. Blumberg is celebrated for architecture promoting inclusion and equity, exemplified by her projects like the Montreal Holocaust Museum and the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa. The award will be formally presented at the RAIC Conference on Architecture in June.