Join us in congratulating AAmp designer, Daniel Wong, on being awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome in Architecture – Emerging Practitioners. This award is presented annually to a recent graduate from a Canadian architecture school who demonstrates exceptional potential in architectural design. With this prize, the recipient may visit architectural buildings and carry out an internship at an international architectural firm.

Daniel is pursuing internships in Paris and Rotterdam, as well as a research residency in New York. His Prix de Rome proposal, inspired by his thesis project {In}visible Maintenance, investigates the cultural and material practices of maintenance, cleaning, and repair. As part of this research, Daniel plans to visit buildings and industries across Japan, London, and Belgium to explore different cultural mindsets around architectural maintenance.

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