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blOAAG Sustainable. Architecture for a Healthy Planet is the first Certified B Corp Architecture Firm in Canada

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2019/JUL/29

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Sustainable. Architecture for ...

Sustainable. Architecture for a Healthy Planet, founded ten years ago, has embraced the triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Prosperity as balanced parts of a whole. Our intention has always been...

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Article (text and images)

2017/JAN/05

23319

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...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Spotlight on OAA Awards

Women in Architecture

Women in Architecture (2016)

Article (text and images)

2016/APR/19

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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...

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History of the Profession

Heritage

Article (text and images)

2020/APR/09

Parham K

Camp Covid

There is no question that the COVID-19 crisis has affected vast sectors of the economy and the public in adverse ways, but in Architecture, as in economics, there are models of more resilient...

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architecture as camping

ephemeralization

prefab

tiny homes

shiftingparadigms

Article (text and images)

2016/OCT/03

Ontario Association of Architects

Dark Horse Estate Winery (2016...

Location: Grand Bend, ON Architects: William J. Krohn Architect in association with VELD Architect Date of completion: 2016 Nominated by: Lisa M. Thompson, MPP...

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queens park pick

winery

london

grand bend

blOAAG Women in Architecture: Chamberlain Architect Services Limited

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2017/JAN/06

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Women in Architecture: Chamber...

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...

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Women in Architecture

Women in Architecture (2016)

Large two-storey blue, grey, and green stucco building with a large, angled canopy stretching over the entrance.

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2023/OCT/03

OAA

Eenchokay Birchstick School

Location: Pikangikum First Nation Date of Completion: 2016 Architect: Number Ten Architectural Group Nominated by: Sol Mamakwa, MPP (Kiiwetinoong) After its original school building was destroyed by...

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eenchokay birchstick school

oaa

queens park picks

queens park picks 2023

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2021/JAN/18

Andrew Ross Thomson

Architects, Air and SarsCov2

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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co2

Article (text and images)

2020/AUG/31

Adam Tracey

Advocacy and the OAA: How it’s...

Advocacy and the OAA: How it’s Done By Adam Tracey As the last post (Advocacy and the OAA: Colouring Between the Lines) detailed, the OAA must operate within the mandates enshrined in the...

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advocacy

government relations

architects act

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