Conference

Conference 2025: Reshaping Communities

The OAA Conference took place at the Westin Ottawa hotel from May 14 -16, 2025. Building on previous Conference themes and sessions, the multi-day event featured new conversations about how places shape people’s behavior, how an evolving built environment can effectively respond to and reflect societal changes, and how impacts at both local and global scales are converging.

Bringing together architects and other thought leaders from across the province and beyond, the 2025 Conference programming included urban revitalization, adaptive reuse, inclusive design, Reconciliation, the intersection of the built and natural environments, and the architecture profession’s ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities. There was a special celebration for the jury-selected projects of the SHIFT2025 Challenge, along with the usual networking and socializing opportunities, local flavour and a full slate of educational sessions and experiential learning opportunities.

Thank you to all of you who attended the OAA Conference in Ottawa. We want to hear your feedback. Please complete the Conference survey by June 6. Stay tuned for Conference highlights in the coming weeks!

The OAA would like to support our generous sponsors for supporting the 2025 OAA Annual Conference. Through the generous investments of sponsors, the OAA can offer high-quality programming that offers great value—saving attendees more than 30% of their registration costs!

The OAA Conference is an annual event, traditionally held in May. It has previously been held in Toronto in "even" years (e.g. 2024, 2026) and in other cities on "odd" years (e.g. 2025, 2027). The Conference program includes a variety of Continuing Education sessions, experiential learning, and special events.

Members of Ontario's architecture profession attend the yearly Conference to help fulfil their Continuing Education requirements. It also serves as a networking opportunity to connect with colleagues and leaders in the design community. Conference events and seminars are also open to members of the public. If you are interested in learning more about the architectural profession and topics that affect the design community, be sure to attend.