Moriyama Teshima Architects is honoured to receive the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2026 Architectural Practice Award, which recognizes a Canadian architectural practice that consistently produces distinguished architecture.
On Wednesday May 6th, MTA Partner Carol Phillips, along with James K. Bird, Brian Rudy, Olivia Keung, and Diarmuid Nash, attended the 2026 RAIC Conference to accept the award.
“We are deeply grateful for this recognition from our peers and from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. We carry a legacy of bold, passionate design from our founders, and we’re honoured to be recognized today, not for where we’ve come from, but for who we are now—a collective that continues to evolve and continues to push boundaries with courage in the pursuit of a more balanced and beautiful future.
We share this honour with every collaborator, from our clients and partners to the communities we work with, who believe, as we do, that purposeful design has agency to shape a better world for people and for planet.”
— Carol Phillips, Partner
This recognition in MTA's seventh decade of existence affirms our belief that a practice founded in the values of democratic architecture can continue to evolve with integrity, authenticity, and ingenuity while holding those foundational values.
To learn more and read the jury's statement, visit the RAIC website.