The Manitoba Association of Archtects (MAA), Saskatchewan Association of Architects (SAA) and the Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) collectively agreed that the 2020 Prairie Design Awards be cancelled, in recognition of:
• the inability to host large gatherings, due to the pandemic, which made a physical awards ceremony impossible; and
• the evolving economic impact on all of the respective member firms, which made it difficult for many, if not all, to assemble submissions for an awards program in the midst of these challenges.
The Associations collectively agreed that, in light of the rotation that has been consistently maintained between the three jurisdictions since the inaugural year, the MAA would host the Prairie Design Awards in 2022.