{"id":62330,"date":"2019-12-18T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=62330"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:32","slug":"new-hobin-prize-in-architecture-and-city-building-encourages-carleton-university-students-to-tackle-the-themes-of-our-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2019\/new-hobin-prize-in-architecture-and-city-building-encourages-carleton-university-students-to-tackle-the-themes-of-our-times\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building Encourages Carleton University Students to Tackle the Themes of our Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n New Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building Encourages Carleton University Students to Tackle the Themes of our Times\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Carleton University announced today the new Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building to recognize outstanding work produced by students at the university\u2019s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ottawa firm Hobin Architecture, whose founder Barry Hobin graduated from the school in 1974, is endowing the prize. Three of his partners, Wendy Brawley, Gordon Lorimer and Sandy Davis, are also alumni of the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are grateful for this extraordinarily generous gift which strengthens a longstanding and deep relationship between Hobin Architecture and the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism,\u201d said Jill Stoner<\/a>, the school\u2019s director. \u201cThe Hobin Prize will continue to affirm and emphasize the importance of city building as a crucial dimension in architectural education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, the endowment will award several monetary prizes to students in the fourth-year undergraduate studio, which focuses on housing and community building. Conceived by Prof. Benjamin Gianni<\/a>, the studio brings together students from all three undergraduate majors \u2013 Design, Urbanism and Conservation \u2013 to explore redevelopment of relatively large sites in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hobin said he wants to support the work of the studio because it prepares students for real-life situations and delves into topics such as housing affordability, unusual housing types and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese are the themes of our times,\u201d he said. \u201cArchitecture has a more complex role than it ever has in the past. It\u2019s not just about buildings. It\u2019s about building places and trying to respond to things like the LRT (light-rail transit) and how we plan to live around it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2015, the studio has received sponsorships from local developers who join architects, city staff and community members in spirited discussions about student work. Beyond the exceptional learning experience it provides for students, these interactions facilitate broader engagement between the school, the professional community and the city at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s unusual for a school,\u201d said Hobin, remarking on the studio\u2019s approach and focus. \u201cIt fills us with pride to bolster our commitment to our greater community through this ongoing commendation of talent and hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students will receive the first awards in January 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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