Ottawa, July 16, 2014 – Omar Gandhi Architect Inc. of Halifax has won the Canada Council 2014 Prix de Rome prize. The $50,000 prize recognizes outstanding achievement in Canadian architecture and is awarded annually to a young architect or architectural firm to develop their skills and creative practice as well as work with specialists worldwide. Inspired by the maritime climate, Omar Gandhi’s winning project will explore how buildings respond to extreme weather and he hopes to develop progressive design strategies for regions of high precipitation.
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