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2024 Design Excellence Finalists
The OAA is thrlled to highlight the 20 Finalists for the 2024 Design Excellence Awards. This year's collection includes projects in Ontario and beyond, ranging from sustainably designed community centres and learning facilities to residences and performing arts venues.


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2019/NOV/26

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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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2018/OCT/01

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: Guelph, Ontario Date of Completion: 1882 Architect: John Day Date of Rehabilitation: 2015–2018 Heritage Architect: Allan Killin Architect Inc.  Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...

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2016/MAR/12

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

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2021/SEP/23

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OAA

Location: Guelph Date of Completion: 1880 Architect: William Slater Date of Renovation/Addition: 2020 Architect of Renovation/Addition: Joel Bartlett Architect Inc. Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...

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2022/MAR/30

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OAA

Climate Action The architecture profession must play a role in stabilizing the climate change crisis, lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in favour of clean power. This is one of the reasons why...

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2020/DEC/02

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: Guelph Date of Completion: 1903 Architect: George Martel Miller Date of Renovation: 2016 Architect of Renovation: Gow Hastings Architects Inc.  Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...

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2020/MAR/13

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: Singhampton, Ont. Architect: Superkül Inc. OAA Design Excellence Awards Winner Energy Efficiency and Carbon Stability Architects must play a role in stabilizing the climate change...

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2015/AUG/27

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When we started our special series “The Architects behind the Games” our goal was to showcase the often unnoticed behind the scenes work done by architects, intern architects, and...

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2017/OCT/02

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Ontario Association of Architects

Image Credit: Lintack Architects Architectural Credit: Lintack Architects Incorporated   Location: Hamilton Date of Completion: in construction Architect: Lintack Architects...


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BLOAAG - Design Excellence Finalists

Check out our 2024 Design Excellence Finalists! This year's collection features a diverse range of building types.

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