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An inclusive space for membership engagement, the blOAAg is a section of the OAA Website for posting content and ideas to share with the entire OAA community. The views and opinions expressed in these posts are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Ontario Association of Architects or the OAA Council.  

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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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The dialogue between building and nature - structure and site - is among the most fundamental considerations in the design of a cottage. Whether it is through materiality, siting, scale, or views...

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2016/AUG/16

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Georgian Bay’s eastern shoreline – characterized by distinctive granite outcrops, windswept eastern white pines, and the notorious Thirty Thousands Islands archipelago --- has long been a...

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2016/JUL/31

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Straddling the Canada-US border where the Saint Lawrence River emerges from Lake Ontario, the Thousands Islands is an ecologically and historically significant archipelago consisting of 1,864 islands...

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2016/JUL/19

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Among Ontario’s millions of acres of forests and tens of thousands of lakes, no expanse has become more closely associated to cottages than Ontario’s iconic Muskoka region. Nestled between...

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2016/JUN/30

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Few building types are as intrinsically knit into Ontario's cultural identity as the cottage, the wilderness retreat of thousands of Ontarians who have made these buildings part of their yearly summer...

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2016/MAR/09

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Location: Go Home Bay, Georgian Bay, ONArchitects: Ian MacDonald Architect Inc.Date of completion: 2015OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence WinnerSet within a rocky landscape of wind-shaped white pines...


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

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