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An inclusive space for membership engagement, the blOAAg is a section of the OAA Website for posting content and ideas to share with the entire OAA community. The views and opinions expressed in these posts are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Ontario Association of Architects or the OAA Council.  

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Summer Sketches
Submissions for the OAA’s annual Summer Sketches are now open. Submit your hand-drawn project sketches to the OAA Architectural Graduate by July 18 for a chance to be featured on the blOAAg. Showcase your creativity and architectural vision! Click here to view previous summer sketches.


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2024/MAR/22

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: Boston, Massachusetts  Architecture Practices: KPMB Architects Chosen by a jury of respected design experts, the 20 projects comprising the OAA’s 2024 Design Excellence...

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2020/SEP/30

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Roddy Handa

My name is Andy Thomson; I’m an architect with Thomson Architecture, Inc. and the OAA’s VP Strategic. I wanted to share this article, written by Alberta architect & lawyer Roddy Handa (with...

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2015/OCT/05

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Pictured below is the data for Fall 2013 on female enrollment in all architectural degrees (including undergraduate and professional graduate degrees) in Ontario's Schools of Architecture as reported...

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2015/OCT/22

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Pictured below is the data for Fall 2015 on women in the architectural profession in the province of Ontario. Although almost 46% of intern architects are women, only 33.1% of newly licensed...

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2020/NOV/01

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

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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2021/JAN/18

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Andrew Ross Thomson

Architects, Air and SarsCov2 We are approaching nearly a year of life with COVID-19, yet the pandemic appears to be only worsening. By the time this gets published, worldwide deaths will have...

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2024/MAR/22

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: New York City, New York  Architecture Practices: Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. (Master Plan and Theatre), Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (Public Spaces) Chosen...

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2022/MAR/29

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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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2022/MAR/28

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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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