For many years now, Silvio Baldassara of the Canadian firm NORR has been gathering stellar speakers from around the world to give virtual talks. This December, he has invited none other than Pritzker Prize–winning David Chipperfield to deliver a lecture.

Renowned for his modernism-meets-classicism approach to architecture, Chipperfield is currently at work on a project with profound meaning for Canadians: Ottawa’s Parliamentary Precinct Block 2 Redevelopment (with Zeidler Architecture), which recently won an AZ Award.