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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/SEP/30

Roddy Handa

Copyright has no place in Arch...

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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digital twins

Article (text and images)

2015/NOV/10

21840

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...

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Women in Architecture

Heritage

Art Deco

Toronto

History of the Profession

Housing

blOAAG Spotlight on OAA Awards - Female Recipients of OAA Service Awards since 1988

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2017/JAN/05

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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...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Spotlight on OAA Awards

Women in Architecture

Women in Architecture (2016)

blOAAG Advocacy and the OAA: Colouring Between the Lines - Part 1

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2020/AUG/30

Adam Tracey

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...

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advocacy

government relations

architects act

blOAAG Q&A: Liza Stiff, Senior Manager Overlay Design and Delivery

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2015/AUG/27

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Q&A: Liza Stiff, Senior Manage...

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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Parapan Am Games

Pan Am Games

Sports

The Architects behind the Games

Temporary Architecture

blOAAG Advocacy and the OAA: How it’s Done - Part 2

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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

Article (text and images)

2016/FEB/19

21840

Toronto Reference Library (197...

Within the Toronto Public Library system, considered to be the busiest urban library system in the world, no library is bigger than the Toronto Reference Library. Completed in 1977 and designed by...

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Library

Toronto

Renovation

Article (text and images)

2017/NOV/08

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50 Park Road (Former OAA Headq...

In this post of our fall blOAAg series “Renovation + Relocation”, we’re sharing a throw-back story on our first office space in down town Toronto provided by DTAH, the architects and designers of the...

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renovation

relocation

oaa hq rebuild + refresh

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