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

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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.

Photo of Carlington Community Health Centre main entrance.

Article (text and images)

2024/OCT/23

OAA

Carlington Community Health Ce...

Location: Ottawa, Ontario Completed: 2022 Architect: CSV Architects Renovation Architect: James Edwards Architect and Frank Fentiman Architect (1992) Nominated by: Joel Harden, MPP (Ottawa...

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carlington community health centre

james edwards architect

frank fentiman architect

queens park picks 2024

queens park picks

csv architects

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

Render of the entrance of OAA HQ showcasing the ramp design submitted by Team Chestnut

Article (text and images)

2024/SEP/17

Daniele Alcinii

Team Chestnut Wins OAA Landsca...

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...

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ja architecture studio

janet rosenberg & studio

mte consultants

oaa landscape design competition

Vignette of OAA HQ highlighting the landscape design of the entrance by Team Basswood

Article (text and images)

2024/SEP/17

Daniele Alcinii

Team Basswood Earns Honourable...

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aplin martin consultants ltd.

oaa landscape design competition

Article (text and images)

2024/SEP/16

Daniele Alcinii

Team Elm Earns Honourable Ment...

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weiss architecture & urbanism ltd.

husson engineering + management

oaa landscape design competition

Onah Jung at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

Article (text and images)

2024/JUL/02

Onah Jung

Can You Win an Architecture Co...

Read about Onah Jung's Seoul, Korea Travel Diary and the background story of Dongdaemun Plaza (DDP), winning the DDP Design Competition by the architect, Zaha Hadid. The DDP Design Competition was...

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architecture competitions

winning strategy

seoul korea

dongdaemun design plaza

Article (text and images)

2020/NOV/01

Book Review by Loghman Azar, M.Arch.UD. AIBC. OAA

Book Review: Designing a World...

From the “World-class” in the title, I thought this book is about design, but make no mistake it is all about marketing, winning projects, corporate strategies, organization, operation, business...

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book review

designing a world-class architecture firm

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2020/SEP/30

Roddy Handa

Copyright has no place in Arch...

My name is Andy Thomson; I’m an architect with Thomson Architecture, Inc. and the OAA’s VP Strategic. I wanted to share this article, written by Alberta architect & lawyer Roddy Handa (with...

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digital twins

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