2024-05-15T14:43:43-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150049875/sole-practitioner-from-manitoba-michael-j-cox-inducted-as-2018-president-of-the-royal-architectural-institute-of-canada Alexander Walter 2018-02-13T14:36:00-05:00 >2018-02-13T14:39:12-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d8139b1ffb4beaa1eeca692e42608f0?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Michael J. Cox, FRAIC, an architect from Manitoba who has led numerous organizations and is passionate about the contribution architects can make in their communities, is the 79th President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Mr. Cox received the President&rsquo;s Medal of office from the 2017 President Ewa Bieniecka, FRAIC, at a change-of-office ceremony on February 2 in Ottawa.</p></em><br /><br /><p>A 1971&nbsp;University of Manitoba B.Arch graduate, Michael J. Cox has been the principal of his&nbsp;one-person practice&nbsp;in Brandon, Manitoba since 1979. "You can&rsquo;t get much smaller than one," he jokes.</p><p>Outlining key goals during his term, Cox remarked: "The RAIC needs to focus on the immediate needs of its&nbsp;members at all stages of their careers and in all sizes of practice. This includes delivering relevant and accessible continuing-education programs, helping emerging practitioners, and advocating for architects on&nbsp;practice&nbsp;issues such as procurement reform."<br></p>