Skip to content Skip to Navigation

News & Insights

This page contains news and insights gathered from various cited sources, including—but not limited to—the OAA. The views and ideas expressed in these articles are being shared for information purposes and do not necessarily reflect those of the OAA. Readers are encouraged to consider all articles critically and perform their own due diligence with the material provided.


Type
RadDatePicker
RadDatePicker
Open the calendar popup.
RadDatePicker
RadDatePicker
Open the calendar popup.
 

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), which regulates architecture in the province, has revealed the nine projects comprising the 2025 Queen’s Park Picks. For the tenth year in a...

Canada is facing a housing crisis of historic proportions. With affordability slipping out of reach for millions and supply lagging far behind demand, we need bold, scalable and sustainable solutions...

Submissions for the Canada Council for the Arts’ Prix de Rome in Architecture – Professional, Prix de Rome in Architecture – Emerging Practitioners, and J.B.C. Watkins Award: Architecture are now...

The Canada Housing Design Catalogue was a concept born out of the latter days of the Justin Trudeau administration that recalled the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) catalogues of home...

Too much empty space is bad for a city. Urbanism thrives on tight corners and complex juxtapositions. An airport runway is the opposite of that: a mile of nothing. How then do you turn a strip of...

A new federal Housing Design Catalogue fails to address the construction sector’s most pressing challenges, says Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON...

The City of Greater Sudbury has unveiled the architectural renderings for its new Event Centre and officially launched construction of the long-awaited project. John Schmalz, area manager at PCL...

The North Bay Community and Recreation Centre is poised to become the first full-sized zero-carbon recreational facility in Canada, demonstrating how low-carbon and climate-conscious design can be...

The OAA has announced the most recent recipients of its Public Awareness Funding program. Held twice a year, this program offers amounts from $500 to $10,000 to applicants working to promote awareness...

Taking in the downtown skyline and the soaring condo towers of Humber Bay Shores, the view from the sixth floor of the Hälsa 230 Royal York rental building would be familiar to most Torontonians. Less...

TOP
news news & Insights
BLOAAg icon

BlOAAg

Check out the OAA BlOAAg! We are currently featuring our 2025 Queen's Park Picks celebrating communities' unique architectural heritage and the rich legacy of architecture in Ontario.

MORE
Events banner

Events Calendar

Check out our events calendar for a wide array of online and in-person events. Also submit an event using our online form.

MORE
Contracts banner

OAA Contract Suite

Did you know the OAA offers free contracts for its members and the general public? These downloadable standardized contracts make it easier for all to enter into fair, balanced business relationships.

MORE