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2020/SEP/30

Roddy Handa

Copyright has no place in Arch...

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...

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digital twins

Article (text and images)

2015/JUL/15

21840

Designing PAC - NORR Architect...

Hosting a wide diversity of events, from sitting volleyball to modern pentathlon, the CIBC Pan Am/ Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) is the largest new sports facility built for the...

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Pan Am Games

Sports

The Architects behind the Games

Article (text and images)

2021/JAN/18

Andrew Ross Thomson

Architects, Air and SarsCov2

Architects, Air and SarsCov2 We are approaching nearly a year of life with COVID-19, yet the pandemic appears to be only worsening. By the time this gets published, worldwide deaths will have...

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co2

Article (text and images)

2016/APR/19

21840

The Ring

Among the oldest traditions within the architectural profession in Canada is the ring worn by many architectural graduates on the little finger of their drafting hand. The ring - made of iron...

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History of the Profession

Heritage

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2024/APR/24

J. William Birdsell, OAA, FRAIC

A Personal Memory of the Ontar...

About ten years ago, I was invited by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers to their Awards Gala at the Ontario Science Centre. I jumped at the offer. My memories of the OSC stretch back to my...

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ontario science centre

osc

j. william birdsell

bill birdsell

A community garden anchors the development. Photo by Doublespace courtesy of Hobin Architecture

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2020/DEC/02

Ontario Association of Architects

Beaver Barracks

Location: Ottawa Date of Completion: 2010, 2012 Architect: Hobin Architecture Incorporated Nominated by: Joel Harden, MPP (Ottawa Centre) “The success of the Beaver Barracks project...

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queens park pick

beaver barracks

Article (text and images)

2015/SEP/01

21840

MWW – Minden Wild Water Preser...

Set among the lush forests of the Kawarthas, near the township of Minden, Ontario, the Minden Wild Water Preserve is an engineered slalom course on the Gull River. Dating back to 1972, the course was...

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Pan Am Games

Sports

The Architects behind the Games

Minden

blOAAG Spotlight on OAA Awards – Sustainable Design Excellence Award

Article (text and images)

2016/DEC/23

23319

Spotlight on OAA Awards – Sust...

2015 Sustainable Design Excellence Award WinnerName: Vale Living with Lakes CentreLocation: Sudbury, ONArchitectural Credit: J.L. Richards & Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers...

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OAA Awards

OAA Awards 2017

Spotlight on OAA Awards

sudbury

Article (text and images)

2016/JAN/30

21840

Library of Parliament (1876)

Canada has a love for libraries. In Toronto alone, more people visit the Toronto public library system every year than the top ten most popular attractions combined – this includes Air Canada...

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Library

Heritage

Ottawa

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