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blOAAG Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia, 2010

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2015/JUL/07

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Olympic Oval, Richmond, Britis...

Photo Credit : Nic Lehoux, Derek Lepper, via ArchdailyArchitectural Credit : Cannon DesignBuilt as an indoor Olympic long-track speed-skating venue for the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter...

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Pan Am Games

Sports

Olympics

Article (text and images)

2016/MAR/21

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Surrey Operations Centre (2015...

Location: Surrey, British ColumbiaArchitects:Taylor Kurtz Architecture + Design Inc. & Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects Inc. (Design Architect)Date of completion: 2015OAA Awards 2016...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2016

British Columbia

blOAAG Lessons From the BC Energy Step Code

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2019/NOV/26

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Lessons From the BC Energy Ste...

You’ve probably never even heard of two of Canada’s more effective provincial and city-scale climate policies—and that’s probably not a bad thing. The BC Energy Step Code and the City of Vancouver’s...

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Energuide

Article (text and images)

2016/MAR/17

21840

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre (2...

Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BCArchitects: KPMB Architects & HCMA Architecture + Design in joint ventureDate of completion: 2015OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2016

Academic

British Columbia

Article (text and images)

2016/MAR/12

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Old Main Academic Building Add...

Location: Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BCArchitects: Diamond Schmitt Architects; Stantec Architecture, Associate ArchitectDate of completion: 2014OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence...

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Renovation

Article (text and images)

2021/JUL/05

Ontario Association of Architects

Stephen J-S Chang, Member of L...

At the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June, the Association honoured its newest Members of Long Standing—individuals who have reached the milestone of 50 years of membership with the OAA as part...

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yishun stadium and sports hall

stephen j-s chang

member of long standing

annual general meeting

Article (text and images)

2015/OCT/01

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Esther Marjorie Hill (1895-198...

“One must have artistic talent, practical experience, professional knowledge, good business and executive ability, resourcefulness, and a determination to persevere. With these assets there is...

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Women in Architecture

Education

History of the Profession

Two wood frame piers on concrete bases are spanned by a railway track. A cyclist passes in between the piers

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2021/SEP/22

OAA

Chinese Railroad Workers Memor...

Location: Toronto Date of Completion: 1989 Artists: Eldon Garnet and Francis LeBouthillier (bronze figures) Nominated by: Vincent Ke, MPP (Don Valley North) “Rich the hand which holds the stone...

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queens park pick

chinese railroad workers memorial

queens park pick 2021