The 2026 OAA Conference took place on May 13 to 15, 2026 in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, with the theme of Collaboration Powering Innovation.
For members and by members. Share your stories, projects, and thoughts with your peers in the architecture profession.
Learn more about the OAA Awards and SHIFT Challenge programs.
Check out various learning opportunities available—including our new online Webinar Series.
2026/Oct/28
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Description This session will cover building science fundamentals for architects and architectural design, including air tightness, thermal performance, vapour control...
2026/Oct/29
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Description Architects operate in increasingly complex project environments where contractual risk, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder accountability directly impact...
2026/Nov/04
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Description Once a productive industrial building, the Bailey Broom Factory was abandoned when RAW encountered it, leaving a valued heritage structure on a complex...
As reported via Code News in early October, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) has made amendments to the Ontario’s 2024 Building Code (OBC) with respect to sleeping area...
A little more than a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in Ottawa in front of a backdrop of partly constructed, prefabricated houses to announce the launch of Build Canada Homes, the federal...
A new national survey from Abacus Data and Vantage finds Canadians have largely accepted the case for moving faster on major projects but that support comes with conditions that could shape what...
2026/Oct/20
Sustainable Waterloo Region, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and Building Knowledge Canada, is presenting a practical workshop for builders and housing-sector professionals on Ontario...
Toronto is one of North America's great transit cities, and nowhere is that clearer than along the Yonge Street corridor. This is a stretch where every subway stop has a development story attached to...
2026/Oct/21
When it comes to housing, much of the discussion focuses on quantity—the 10s of thousands of homes we need to build to address Canada’s housing supply gap—but increasingly, more and more Torontonians...