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blOAAG Ontario’s First Female Architects (Part 1): Elma Laird

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2015/OCT/16

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Ontario’s First Female Archite...

While Ontario was the first Canadian province to see a woman graduate with an architecture degree (1920), it would take another decade for the first woman to be registered as a member of the Ontario...

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Women in Architecture

Housing

Residential

Brantford

History of the Profession

blOAAG River City Phase 1 & 2 River City – Phase 1 & 2 (2015)

Article (text and images)

2017/MAR/21

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River City Phase 1 & 2 River C...

Location: Toronto, Ontario Architects: Saucier + Perrotte Architectes / ZAS Architects Inc., in joint venture Date of Completion: 2015OAA Awards 2017 Design Excellence...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Design Excellence Finalists

Row of semi-detached Bay-and-Gable red-brick houses with trees in the foreground

Article (text and images)

2020/DEC/02

Ontario Association of Architects

Cabbagetown

Location: Toronto Date of Completion: Area developed from the 1840s onwards Architect: Various Nominated by: Suze Morrison, MPP (Toronto Centre) “They built up the city in a personal sense, in...

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queens park pick

toronto

Article (text and images)

2016/MAR/11

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Harbord Towns (2015)

Location: Toronto, ONArchitects: Superkül Inc., ArchitectDate of completion: 2015OAA Awards 2016 Design Excellence WinnerProviding a refreshing housing alternative on a busy Toronto street...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2016

Toronto

Housing

Article (text and images)

2019/DEC/09

Ontario Association of Architects

The Metalworks

Location: Guelph Date of Completion: c.1835 Architect: N/A Date of Rehabilitation/New Buildings: 2018, ongoing Architect of Rehabilitation: SRM Architects Inc. (heritage building reuse), Kirkor...

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queens park pick

Article (text and images)

2018/AUG/31

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Ink and Inspiration

Drawings by Peter Turner Architect, OAA, AANB, AAPEI, NSAA, AAA, AIBC, FRAIC, LEED AP, RPP, OPPI Founding partner at Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. This post is part of our summer...

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Summer 2018 Series

Sketches

Capturing the Essence of Architectural Ideas

Medium-sized white stucco building with tall, steep gable roofs made of dark grey metal. In front, a garden with seating and some planting.

Article (text and images)

2023/OCT/03

OAA

Hospice Peterborough

Location: Peterborough, Ontario Date of Completion: 2019 Architect: Lett Architects Inc. Nominated by: Dave Smith, MPP (Peterborough—Kawartha) Creating a warm and comfortable space for those affected...

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hospice peterborough

oaa

queens park picks

queens park picks 2023

Article (text and images)

2020/MAR/13

Ontario Association of Architects

River City Phase 3

Location: Toronto, Ont. Architect: Saucier + Perotte Architectes in joint venture with ZAS Architects OAA Design Excellence Awards Winner Energy Efficiency and Carbon Stability Architects must...

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oaa awards 2020

design excellence

finalists

winner

Article (text and images)

2017/MAR/10

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Core Modern Homes (2016)

Location: Toronto, Ontario Architects: Batay-Csorba Architects (Design Architect for interior and exterior design) and Turner Fleischer Architects (Prime Consultant) Date of...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Design Excellence Finalists

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