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Location: Guelph
Date of Completion: 1880
Architect: William Slater
Date of Renovation/Addition: 2020
Architect of Renovation/Addition: Joel Bartlett Architect Inc.
Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...
Ontario Association of Architects
Location: Guelph
Date of Completion: 1903
Architect: George Martel Miller
Date of Renovation: 2016
Architect of Renovation: Gow Hastings Architects Inc.
Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...
My design work has slowed but fortunately not stopped. I’ve adapted to zoom and other tools but to keep my sanity and stay active I walk. It is one of the few things that is still safe to do and...
Ontario Association of Architects
Location: Guelph Date of Completion: c.1835
Architect: N/A
Date of Rehabilitation/New Buildings: 2018, ongoing
Architect of Rehabilitation: SRM Architects Inc. (heritage building reuse), Kirkor...
“Take away all unnecessary decorations, overmantels, over-counters, partitions, mock marble pillars and large hallways, and plan a well-proportioned room with books on the walls, small and few...
In this post of our winter blOAAg series, “Temporary Architecture: Pavilions, Structures and Follies,” we take a look at the celebrated Winter Public Art installations located at The...
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Date of Completion: 1962
Architect: Evhen Gren
Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP (Guelph)
Expressive of the traditions and heritage of the community it serves, Guelph’s...
Ontario Association of Architects
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Date of Completion: 1882
Architect: John Day
Date of Rehabilitation: 2015–2018
Heritage Architect: Allan Killin Architect Inc.
Nominated by: Mike Schreiner, MPP...
J. William Birdsell, OAA, FRAIC
If our society is to be great, it has to work for everyone.
The provision of suitable housing that meets the needs of owners and tenants alike is essential. Yet there is an ever growing shortage of...
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