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Summer Sketches
Submissions for the OAA’s annual Summer Sketches are now open. Submit your hand-drawn project sketches to the
OAA Architectural Graduate by July 18 for a chance to be featured on the blOAAg. Showcase your creativity and architectural vision!
Click here to view previous summer sketches.
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In mid-May 2025, Windsor-based William Kachmaryk, wrote to the OAA in recognition of his 60th year as an Architect. With his permission, his note is shared here.
The Canada memorial day once held in...
As the regulatory body governing architecture in Ontario, the OAA plays a pivotal role in promoting the importance of innovative design and sustainable architecture in building resilient and vibrant...
Reflecting on years past as a Member of OAA Council during the years 1971-73, 1976-79 and 2001-03 as well as participation on various Committees and OAA Initiatives, such as initiating...
Ontario Association of Architects
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...
Having designed a new addition to the Superior Court in Windsor, another interesting request by the local Law Society was to present an option to the Government for a new Windsor Provincial Courts...
After nearly 61 years in private practice, I've been called upon by various sources to engage in projects that have either come to fruition or have been relegated to the archives.
This project was...
These are a few hand sketches I made while traveling this summer.
Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece
Pisa, Italy
Rome, Italy
Vatican City
Barcelona, Spain
London, England
This blOAAg post...
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...
Location: Vaughan, Ontario
Architect: Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated
The SmartVMC is a mixed-use community emerging in Vaughn. Positioned at the terminal station of the Toronto-York...
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