Ontario Association of Architects

2024 Queen's Park Picks REVELED! The OAA reveals the 2024 selections for its annual Queen’s Park Picks (QP Picks) program—a collaboration with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) across the province who share a passion for our built environment in all its many forms. Now in its ninth year, the OAA’s Queen’s Park Picks (QP Picks) program asks Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to share their favourite buildings or other structures from their ridings to be showcased as part of an annual celebration of architecture. The Association’s Policy Advisory Coordination Team (PACT) reviews the nominations and selects a shortlist of outstanding projects to celebrate at a special reception held at Queen’s Park in Toronto in October. This year, the event was held on Tuesday, October 22, and included speeches from Attorney General Doug Downey, official opposition critic Kristyn Wong-Tam, Green Party leader Mike Schreiner, and OAA President Settimo Vilardi. This year’s theme was “housing,” with MPPs from across all political parties suggesting exemplary places in which Ontarians live, thrive, heal, or find comfort. The theme draws on the 2024 OAA Conference topic, Housing: Pushing the Envelope, as well as some of the outreach the Association has done in its role of regulating the practice of architecture to protect the public interest. Whether heritage projects or more recent construction, these buildings represent a design philosophy that prioritizes long-term sustainability over short-term gain and recognizes the crucial role of architecture in addressing challenges and place-making within communities, offering Ontarians a place to call home. To see the 2024 Selections, click here: https://lnkd.in/gkAaeyJW #ONPOLI #QueensParkPicks

Province Offering In-person Sessions on the New Building Code: Sign Up Now! As announced in CodeNews 362, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) is hosting eight in-person information sessions across the province to explain technical and administrative changes in Ontario’s new Building Code.   The first four sessions have been announced, with Toronto already sold out. The three with space remaining are: -       Clarington/Newcastle: October 24 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; -       Huntsville: November 6 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; and -       Barrie: November 13 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.   Capacity is strictly limited, and interested OAA members should register via the links above at their earliest convenience. Due to space limitations, attendees will be required to show proof of registration. Four other sessions are planned for Ottawa, London, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay. More information will be shared once available. For more info: https://lnkd.in/grVgDbsR

Final countdown to submit your proposal for the 2025 OAA Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify the conference theme Reshaping Communities. We are looking for in-classroom lectures and in-the-field experiential learning sessions. View more on the conference and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

Final countdown to submit your proposal for the 2025 OAA Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify the conference theme Reshaping Communities. We are looking for in-classroom lectures and in-the-field experiential learning sessions. View more on the conference and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

The OAA Call for Proposals is open for the 2025 Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify the conference theme Reshaping Communities. We are looking for in-classroom lectures and in-the-field experiential learning sessions. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 18th.  View more on the conference and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

The OAA Call for Proposals is open for the 2025 Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify what is current and upcoming in the architectural profession in Ontario and the National Capital Region. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 18th.  View more on the conference theme and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

The OAA Call for Proposals is open for the 2025 Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify the conference theme Reshaping Communities. We are looking for in-classroom lectures and in-the-field experiential learning sessions. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 18th.  View more on the conference and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

The OAA Call for Proposals is open for the 2025 Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify what is current and upcoming in the architectural profession in Ontario and the National Capital Region. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 18th.  View more on the conference theme and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb

It's OAA Council election season! All OAA members should be receiving emails today with more information about how to nominate a candidate to run for the Association's governing body. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gDezrjDq

The OAA Call for Proposals is open for the 2025 Conference! We are looking for unique proposals from members and outside the profession that exemplify the conference theme Reshaping Communities. We are looking for in-classroom lectures and in-the-field experiential learning sessions. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 18th.  View more on the conference and the proposal form here: https://lnkd.in/gtq5hVHb