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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...
Book Review by Loghman Azar, M.Arch.UD. AIBC. OAA
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...
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...
Advocacy and the OAA: How it’s Done
By Adam Tracey
As the last post (Advocacy and the OAA: Colouring Between the Lines) detailed, the OAA must operate within the mandates enshrined in the...
Advocacy and the OAA: Colouring Between the Lines
By Adam Tracey
In Ontario, architecture is a self-regulated profession, but what does this really mean? In this two-part article, we will explore the...
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...
Image Credit: Toronto’s Nathan Philips Square alterations and green roof, view of performance pavilion.
Architectural Credit: PLANT Architect Inc., Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners...
Image Credit: Toronto Healthy House, exterior view from laneway.
Architectural Credit: Martin Liefhebber Architect, 1996.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Breathe Architects
This month, World...
Image Credit: Daniels Spectrum in Toronto, view of east façade.
Architectural Credit: Diamond Schmitt Architects, 2012.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Breathe Architects
This month, World...
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