Conference Program

This session kicks off Conference, as Marie-France Stendahl from White Arkitekter explores the Swedish-based practice’s approach to sustainable design, including the three pillars of health, climate...

Architects and Licensed Technologists OAA are required to maintain mandatory minimum coverage and claim limits in accordance with the Architects Act and Regulation 27; your clients often demand...

During this fast-paced session, we will discuss aspects of Indigenous storytelling, place-keeping, and creativity as they relate to architecture and the allied arts with members from these communities...

Dew point is the least useful and most confusing tool for understanding vapor control in architectural design, yet the term is inescapable. Proposing alterations to a wall or roof assembly turns into...

How does the design of the built environment affect community safety, belonging, and inclusion? Why are public spaces increasingly designed with features considered to be ‘defensive’ or ‘hostile...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the architecture profession in Ontario. In this session, we will explore how shifting paradigms brought on by the pandemic will impact design thinking...

In this session, we explore approaches to design thinking that has been shaped by lived experiences. Though you don’t have to have opinions about the design process and the built environment to have...

One key aftermath of this past year is that remote working will almost certainly remain a permanent part of office culture... at least to some extent. The long-term effects are not certain at this...

“we-house” is the brand for multigenerational urban co-housing projects developed by Archy Nova, a German sustainable housing developer established in 1984. These projects involve the conversion of...

A discussion on street-level roof decks, such as surfaces over parking garages designed for pedestrian and vehicular loads, and elevated roof decks above street level. Exterior building spaces and...

A discussion of full-bed-depth masonry including installation, dimensions and bond patterns, clay pavers, thin brick, and thin brick for precast applications. Learning Objectives: Importance of...

This session will familiarize the mechanisms governing concrete curing via carbonation, and show how this method presents a more sustainable alternative to incumbent curing practices. It will...

Sustainable growth needs to be driven by healthy profits, while allowing the firm to build its culture and stay true to its purpose. There is a direct link between the firm’s financial performance and...

In this session, you will learn from a case study of a fictional architect, Zara, who is the succession plan for a successful 40-year architectural practice. In transitioning from employee to...

Join us for an informative session on the OAA Technology Program and its certification process. Learn what an Licensed Technologist OAA can do, both as a valued member of an architectural team, or as...

Kreitmaker has opened an interactive idea space located at 122 Davenport in Yorkville to offer architects and designers a chance to really get to know their exclusive line of bricks from Europe. In...

During this session, you will discover the scientifically proven health benefits that a well-designed daylighting plan with skylights can offer overall to occupant comfort and well-being. You will...

We will define combustible and non-combustible cladding materials, define in the building code where they can be used, and explore how they should be used and properly detailed and...

Discover how IMPs can help enhance the functionality of building performance. You will gain a better understanding of the IMP’s constructability and physical properties, and its visual and structural...

Part of the national Internship in Architecture Program (IAP), the Mentorship process forms a crucial component of the supportive culture for Ontario’s architecture profession. Just as it takes a lot...