Jacques White, Director of the School of Architecture at Laval University, became a juror for the Golden Trezzini Awards

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Jacques White, Director of École d’architecture de l’Université Laval, Canada, joined the panel of judges of the Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design.

Jacques White is an architect, Full Professor and Director of the School of Architecture at Laval University, where he teaches architectural design and building cultures. He graduated from this same institution in 1983 and 1996. After his professional studies, he first worked in private practice for a decade (Gauthier Guité Roy, BBGL) before he started to teach at the School of Architecture at Laval University (practical training instructor in 1992, professor since 2000). Until recently, he pursued two parallel careers: one in academia and the other in private practice where he acted as a consultant designer (Anne Carrier, ABCP, CCM2, Coarchitecture and on his own account), with prizes and awards obtained. His graduate studies on the assessment of quality in architectural and urban design, especially in competitions, along with multiple related professional experiences, have gradually led to his recognition as a specialist in these fields. He currently acts as a consultant to the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ), and to numerous government departments and public organisations on various architectural, urban planning and art projects.

Université Laval website about the Golden Trezzini Awards: https://www.arc.ulaval.ca/actualites/jacques-white-sur-le-jury-international-dexperts-au-golden-trezzini-awards

Louis-Jacques-Casault Pavillion, Université Laval. Source: Wikipedia

Université Laval is a French-language, public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The University was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmorency-Laval, making it the oldest centre of higher education in Canada and the first North American institution to offer higher education in French. Today, with more than 40,000 students including around 7,000 international, Université Laval is one the leading universities of Canada.

The International Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design are named after Domenico Trezzini (1670—1734), the first architect of St. Petersburg and the founder of Petrine Baroque. The Awards have been held since 2018. The motto of the Awards is “Architecture as Art.” The Awards are intended to acknowledge and promote architectural and designer projects that amount to works of art. The Honorary Chairman of the International Council of the Awards is Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Entries for the Third International Golden Trezzini Awards can be submitted at www.goldtrezzini.ru/en/ till October 15, 2020. Participation is free of charge.

The Golden Trezzini website users are welcome to vote for their preferred projects via Facebook, giving them a chance to win Premio del Pubblico Award. 120+ projects from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Egypt, France, Japan, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, the UAE, and the USA are approved for participation at the moment.

The General Partner of the Golden Trezzini Awards is the State Museum of St. Petersburg History. The System Partner is RBI Group. Partner of a Special nomination is YIT. Official partner of the Awarding ceremony is LenRusStroy Building Corporation. Partner of the Awarding ceremony is Ganga Group. To see a full list of the Awards partners please check https://goldtrezzini.ru/en/partners-of-the-golden-trezzini-awards-2020/.

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