Now in its seventh year, the OAA’s Queen’s Park Picks (QP Picks) program asks the province’s Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to nominate their favourite buildings. A jury comprising the Association’s Policy Advocacy Coordination Team (PACT) then helps select a shortlist of outstanding projects to showcase as part of World Architecture Day, held on the first Monday of October each year.

This year, despite the challenges brought on by having a provincial election, MPPs from every political party participated. Their nominations are incredibly diverse, from heritage buildings that have stood the test of time to innovative adaptive reuses, and from small-scale residences to large, complex built environments that benefit local communities or the province as a whole.

While the calibre of submissions each year makes for a near-impossible task, members of PACT held their selection meeting earlier this month to determine the 2022 shortlist of nine projects. Research on these selections is now underway to prepare an exhibit that will launch at Queen’s Park itself for MPPs and their staff, as well as virtually on the OAA Website, on World Architecture Day on Monday, October 3.

To learn more about this program or to view previous QP Picks, click here.