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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/AUG/19

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Photo Credit : Douglas Lawrence, Wolf Lake, Following the land, Watercolor. Architectural Credit : Douglas Lawrence...

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2024/MAR/22

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Ontario Association of Architects

Location: Toronto, Ontario Architecture Practices: SvN Architects + Planners Inc. with E.R.A. Architects Inc. Chosen by a jury of respected design experts, the 20 projects comprising the...

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2022/JUL/13

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Douglas Lawrence

There is nothing that quite compares to the pleasure and intensity of sketching Plein Air, losing track of time and getting totally lost in the experience. Only later does the dehydration, sunburn...

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2021/AUG/11

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Lawrence Kavanagh

CDS Junior School Street View   I am sharing some design sketches produced to assist with a fundraising campaign for a new Junior School in King City. The school board specifically requested...

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2021/AUG/05

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Douglas S. Lawrence

A sketch of Ostia Antica outside of Rome on a very cold and wet January day several years ago. (above) A view of the Toronto Malting Silos on the waterfront. The landscape of pipes and metal stairs on...

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2024/APR/24

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J. William Birdsell, OAA, FRAIC

About ten years ago, I was invited by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers to their Awards Gala at the Ontario Science Centre. I jumped at the offer. My memories of the OSC stretch back to my...

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2021/OCT/04

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OAA

Location: Toronto Date of Completion: 1917-1929   Architect: N/A Nominated by: Suze Morrison, MPP (Toronto Centre)        “The property is a landmark within the West Don...

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2018/SEP/07

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Drawings and text by Douglas Lawrence Architect, OAA  This post is part of our summer 2018 blOAAg series, Summer Sketches: Capturing the Essence of Architectural Ideas. Most of my work here...

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2018/AUG/22

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Sketches and text by Lawrence Kavanagh  Architect, OAA This post is part of our summer 2018 blOAAg series, Summer Sketches: Capturing the Essence of Architectural Ideas.  The...


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

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