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exterior image of Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation

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2024/MAR/22

Ontario Association of Architects

Canadian Centre for Climate Ch...

Location: St. Peter's Bay, Prince Edward Island Architecture Practices: Baird Sampson Neuert Architects (now a part of the WF Group Inc.), in association with SableARC Studio Chosen by...

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canadian centre for climate change and adaptation

2024 design excellence winners

2024

oaa awards

blOAAG Sustainable. Architecture for a Healthy Planet is the first Certified B Corp Architecture Firm in Canada

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2019/JUL/29

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Sustainable. Architecture for ...

Sustainable. Architecture for a Healthy Planet, founded ten years ago, has embraced the triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Prosperity as balanced parts of a whole. Our intention has always been...

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2017/MAR/22

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Emerald Hills Leisure Centre (...

Location: Sherwood Park, AlbertaArchitects: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. + MTADate of Completion: 2016OAA Awards 2017 Design Excellence Finalist Emerald Hills Leisure...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Design Excellence Finalists

blOAAG United We Play: How Architects Helped Make the Games Accessible to All

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2015/AUG/10

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United We Play: How Architects...

"We are in the midst of an exciting time for accessibility in Ontario, and we are thrilled that we can be a part of the societal shift that is happening. This world-class event will introduce the...

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Parapan Am Games

Pan Am Games

Sports

The Architects behind the Games

Accessibility

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2020/NOV/01

Book Review by Loghman Azar, M.Arch.UD. AIBC. OAA

Book Review: Designing a World...

From the “World-class” in the title, I thought this book is about design, but make no mistake it is all about marketing, winning projects, corporate strategies, organization, operation, business...

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book review

designing a world-class architecture firm

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2018/MAR/29

Parham K

UBC Aquatics Centre

Location: Vancouver, BC Architect: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. (MJMA) & Acton Ostry Architects Inc. Date of Completion: 2016 OAA Design Excellence Awards Finalist The...

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oaa awards 2018

design excellence

finalists

blOAAG Progress on the OAA's appeal of Toronto's Zoning B-law

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2019/OCT/28

Sheena Sharp

Progress on the OAA's appeal o...

In 2013, the City of Toronto introduced Bylaw 569-2013, the Harmonized Zoning Bylaw. This resulted in significant changes to zoning across Toronto. Most notable among these changes, there was a...

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2015/AUG/14

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MIS – Mississauga Sports Centr...

Not every venue for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games was a new build. Many competitions were held across the region in existing facilities which already met the demanding standards required...

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Parapan Am Games

Pan Am Games

The Architects behind the Games

sports

Mississauga

GTA