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2024/MAY/28

J. William Birdsell, OAA, FRAIC

Our Housing Crisis is not Goin...

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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housing crisis

j. william birdsell

bill birdsell

blOAAG Housing Affordability Case Study 01: 20k Initiative

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2019/JAN/16

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Housing Affordability Case Stu...

This post is part of our winter 2019 blOAAg series, Housing Affordability: Built-Form Case Studies. The featured case studies are from the OAA’s 2019 report titled, Housing...

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Winter 2019 Series

Housing Affordability: Built-Form Case Studies

HATG

Housing Affordability in Growing Urban Areas Report

Elevation of Mikinàk Ottawa Community Housing.

Article (text and images)

2024/OCT/23

OAA

Mikinàk Ottawa Community Housi...

Location: Ottawa, Ontario Completed: 2024 Architect: Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. Nominated by: Lucille Collard, MPP (Ottawa—Vanier) With a gap in affordable housing and an opportunity for new...

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mikinàk ottawa community housing

arcadis architects (canada) inc.

queen's park picks

queen park picks 2024

Photo of the Ulster House. Image courtesy of LGA Architectural Partners Ltd.

Article (text and images)

2024/OCT/23

OAA

Ulster House

Location: Toronto, Ontario Completed: 2024 Architect: LGA Architectural Partners Ltd. Nominated by: Jessica Bell, MPP (University—Rosedale) Familiar yet incredibly new, Ulster House is a...

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ulster house

queens park picks 2024

queens park picks

lga architectural partners ltd.

Article (text and images)

2022/MAR/28

OAA

Tile House

Climate Action The architecture profession must play a role in stabilizing the climate change crisis, lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in favour of clean power. This is one of the reasons why...

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tile house

2022 design excellence finalists

2022 design excellence finalist

2022

oaa awards

2022 design excellence winner

2022 design excellence winners

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2024/MAR/22

Ontario Association of Architects

Virgin Vineyard House

Location: Eastern Townships, Quebec Architecture Practice: LAMAS Architecture Ltd. Chosen by a jury of respected design experts, the 20 projects comprising the OAA’s 2024 Design...

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virgin vineyard house

2024 design excellence winners

2024

oaa awards

Article (text and images)

2024/MAR/22

Ontario Association of Architects

House in High Park

Location: Toronto, Ontario Architecture Practice: Ian MacDonald Architect Inc. Chosen by a jury of respected design experts, the 20 projects comprising the OAA’s 2024 Design Excellence...

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house in high park

2024 design excellence finalists

2024

oaa awards

Exterior view of a renovated brick building with large windows and a modern entrance canopy. The building features a vertical brick tower with dark bricks forming the initials ‘HW’ and a glass section with historical photos. A tall, weathered brick smokestack is visible to the left, hinting at the building’s industrial past.

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2024/OCT/02

OAA

Harvey Woods Lofts

Location: Woodstock, Ontario Completed: 1918, 2015 (phase 1), 2017 (phase 2) Architect: Invizij Architects Inc. Nominated by: Ernie Hardeman, MPP (Oxford) Harvey Woods Lofts stands as a testament to...

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harvey wood lofts

queens park pick

queens park pick 2024

Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company Manufacturing Complex

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2021/OCT/04

OAA

Dominion Wheel and Foundries C...

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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dominion wheel and foundries company manufacturing

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queens park pick

queens park pick 2021

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