Douglas J. Cardinal, O.C., Ph.D. (h.c.)

B.Arch., O.A.A, A.I.A, A.A.A., M.A.A., S.A.A., O.C., R.C.A.A., F.R.A.I.C., F.R.I.A.S

Honorary Degrees

2018 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
2017 Doctor of Science, Honorary Degree, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
2015 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
2012 Doctor of Letters Degree, Honorary Degree, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2012 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2011 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
2003 Doctor of the University, Honorary Degree, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
2002 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2001 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
2000 Doctor of Engineering, Honorary Degree, University of Lakehead, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2000 Doctor of Letters, Honorary Degree, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia
1998 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
1994 Doctor of Architecture, Honorary Degree, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
1994 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
1994 Doctor of Humanities, Honorary Degree, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
1992 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1990 Honorary Fellowship - Council of the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Ryerson Fellowship, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
1983 Doctor of Fine Arts, Honorary Degree, Massachusetts School of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Recent Achievements

2016 Presidential Award from the Saskatchewan Masonry Institute for Gordon Oaks Red Bear Student Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2013 RAIC-NSAA Le Prix du XXe siècle for Grand Prairie Regional College
2012 Ontario Wood Works "Northern Ontario Excellence Award" for Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre
2011 Wood WORKS! "Northern Ontario Excellence" Award for Sioux Lookout Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre
2011 Alberta Masonry Design "Lifetime Achievement" Award
2010 Best Public Services Development in Canada Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre, International Property Awards, Essex, United Kingdom
2009 Gold Medal of the Union of Architects of Russia, Moscow, Russia
2009 St. Albert Place and City Hall declared "Municipal Historic Resource"
2009 IAA Grand Prix Crystal Globe
2007 Canada Post postage stamp - Douglas Cardinal and St. Mary’s Church - commemorating RAIC's 100th Anniversary
2006 Outstanding Professional Achievement Award, American Society of Landscape Architects
2006 "World Master of Contemporary Architecture" by the IAA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 Outstanding Professional Achievement Award, American Society of Landscape Architects
2005 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Excellence in the Arts Award, Banff, Alberta
2005 Presidential Award, Masonry Design Awards, First Nations University
2004 Laureate, Canada Council of the Arts
2004 "Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre" opens in GRPC, Grand Prairie, Alberta
2002 Golden Jubilee Medal in honor of Her Majesty The Queen's 50th Anniversary, Ottawa, Ontario
2002 United Nations Award for Sustainable Design, Oujé-Bougoumou Village, Quebec
2002 Best Building Award, Grand Traverse Centre, United Contractor of America
2001 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Ottawa, Ontario
2000 Juan Torres Higueras Award, Federation of Pan American Associations of Architects
2000 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Millennium Celebration of Architecture, St. Mary’s Church, Alberta
1999 RAIC Gold Medal for Architectural Achievement