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Spotlight on OAA Awards - Fema...

s blOAAg post will look at the female recipients of the OAA Service Awards –G. Randy Roberts Service Award, Order of da Vinci Award, and Lifetime Design Achievement Award– since...

The Ring

Among the oldest traditions within the architectural profession in Canada is the ring worn by many architectural graduates on the little finger of their drafting hand. The ring - made of iron...

Advocacy and the OAA: Colourin...

Advocacy and the OAA: Colouring Between the Lines By Adam Tracey In Ontario, architecture is a self-regulated profession, but what does this really mean? In this two-part article, we will explore the...

Ontario’s First Female Archite...

While Ontario was the first Canadian province to see a woman graduate with an architecture degree (1920), it would take another decade for the first woman to be registered as a member of the Ontario...

Ontario’s First Female Archite...

This is the second of a two part post exploring the life of Ontario’s first female architects, Elma Laird and Alexandra Biriukova. In our previous post we discussed some of the circumstances...

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...

BEAT: Building Equality in Arc...

For the past few weeks, and in honour of Women’s History month, blOAAg has shared some of the stories of the first female architects in Ontario. We have also shared the latest statistics of...

Women in Architecture – Charis...

During this second year of "Women in Architecture – Ontario (part 2)" we would like to share stories and experiences of women who are at different stages of their careers and from diverse...

Sonia Zouari, Architect at CSV...

When we started our special blOAAg series “Women in Architecture - Ontario” our goal was to recognize the contributions of women, past and present, to Ontario’s built...