Professor Rick Haldenby and Alum Meg Graham awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals
Professor Rick Haldenby and School of Archtiecture Alum Meg Graham (BES ‘95, BArch ‘97) were among the 30 architects the RAIC named as recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
The 30 individuals have made significant contributions to their country, province, territory region, community or abroad, which brings credit to Canada.
The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a visible and tangible way to recognize 30,000 outstanding individuals of all ages and from all walks of life who have made a difference in their communities and was created to mark His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation on May 6, 2023. .
Several partners, including the RAIC, were invited to nominate candidates from their communities or organizations for this national honour. RAIC members were invited to nominate their peers, who are also members, for this recognition.
Rick Haldenby
Rick Haldenby, FRAIC, graduated from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in August 1975, returned in September to teach a third-year studio and then set off on a European bicycle odyssey from Athens to London. He joined the faculty permanently in 1976 and has dedicated himself to teaching ever since.
He served as director of the School for 26 years between 1988 and 2013 spearheading the school’s move to Cambridge in 2004. The founder of Waterloo’s highly successful Rome program, Haldenby has conducted archaeological work in Italy, Malta and Tunisia. He is an expert in Mediterranean archaeology and the design and management of historic landscapes and sites.
Meg Graham
Known for her design acumen, rigorous diligence, hands-on approach, and warm and honest communication style, Meg is widely respected within Canada’s broader architecture and real estate sectors. She co-helms Superkül, overseeing the firm’s broad range of projects and advancing the vision, growth, and strategic direction of the practice.
Meg has played a leadership role both in and beyond the design community throughout her career. A current Co-Chair of the City of Toronto Design Review Panel, she has taught architecture at the University of Toronto, is the past Chair of the Toronto Society of Architects, and was an Advisor for Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT). Meg won the AIA Gold Medal in her undergraduate thesis year at the University of Waterloo and went on to pursue a Master in Design Studies at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Meg was named a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 2015 and received the H.J. Crawford Award from the University of Toronto Schools in 2020 in recognition of her contributions to the advancement of the school and greater society. She was featured in The Women Who Changed Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press 2022), a chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture.
This medal program is administered by the Chancellery of Honours, as part of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG).
The King Charles III Coronation medals were presented to the recipients at a ceremony on October 7, World Architecture Day, during the RAIC Congress on Architecture.
The full list of architecture winners is available in a RAIC news release, made public in September 2024.
Professor Haldenby was recently celebrated alongside five other University of Waterloo staff and Faculty recipients in Waterloo News.