We are very excited to announce that Nine Yards Studio, Charlottetown PEI, is receiving an Urban Design Award from the RAIC (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada) for their Urban Beehive Project. The project is receiving a medal under the Community Initiatives Award category in the 2018 National Urban Design Awards.

Nine Yards Studio is a Charlottetown-based architecture and design practice on Prince Edward Island. Lead architect and partner Shallyn Murray (MArch ’12) became a registered Architect in 2014 and created Nine Yards Studio with partner Silva Stojak in 2017. Shallyn will accept the award on January 7, 2019, at the Ottawa Art Gallery in Ottawa, in conjunction with the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism Forum Lecture Series. The event is open to the public.

The National Urban Design Awards is a biennial Canadian awards program established by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects in 2006. The program showcases excellence in urban design, raises public awareness of the role of urban design in sustainability and quality of life in Canadian cities, and recognizes the contributions of individuals, organizations, firms, and projects.

Photos and information on all the winners and the program can be found on the National Urban Design Awards website.