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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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2020/APR/09

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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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2023/JUN/20

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Ontario Association of Architects

2023 OAA Conference 'Places of...

Get ready to discover the hidden gems of Sudbury with our "Places of Sudbury" campaign! As we gear up for the highly anticipated OAA's 2023 Conference, Designing for Dignity, we've scoured the region...

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2024/MAY/02

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Ontario Association of Architects

Meet the OAA Landscape Design ...

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is hosting an anonymous Landscape Design Competition aimed at revitalizing the grounds of its Toronto headquarters as an extension of its Renew + Refresh...

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2024/MAY/02

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Ontario Association of Architects

Meet the OAA Landscape Design ...

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is hosting an anonymous Landscape Design Competition aimed at revitalizing the grounds of its Toronto headquarters as an extension of...

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susan speigel
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2024/MAR/22

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Ontario Association of Architects

Canadian Centre for Climate Ch...

Location:  St. Peter's Bay, Prince Edward Island Architecture Practices: Baird Sampson Neuert Architects (now a part of the WF Group Inc.), in association with SableARC Studio Chosen by...

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2023/AUG/21

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Lowell Lo

Sketch of Cables and Veggie Vi...

My quick watercolour and pencil crayon sketches demonstrate a low-cost method for shading apartment units, particularly for west-facing facades. The planters can be DIY sub-irrigated reservoir...

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2020/MAR/13

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Ontario Association of Architects

Borden Park Natural Swimming P...

Location: Edmonton, Alta. Architect: gh3 architecture OAA Design Excellence Awards Winner Energy Efficiency and Carbon Stability Architects must play a role in stabilizing the climate change...

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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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2019/JAN/31

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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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Housing Affordability in Growing Urban Areas Report
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OAA Contract Suite

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BLOAAG - Design Excellence Finalists

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

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