The Ottawa Architecture Foundation is a public-facing organization dedicated to fostering conversations about architecture, design, and the built and natural environments. The OAF aims to stimulate inclusive conversations about architecture, improve design literacy and create a positive design culture in the National Capital Region.

Their governance and advisory boards are made up of architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, academics, writers, and critics who are committed to their vision. 

The Foundation's goals include:
• Host film screenings and collaborate with local festivals on creative projects, showcasing Ottawa’s role
in creative culture;
• Develop and support guided and self-guided tours of Ottawa in partnership with Ottawa Tourism;
• Host public discussions and panels on diverse topics including planning, urban and design heritage preservation in partnership with other organizations;
• Introduce sustainable urbanism summer camps to Ottawa through No.9 Imagine My Sustainable Community;
• Collaborate with allied organizations such as the Ottawa Regional Society of Architects, Heritage Ottawa, Vivre en Ville, and others to reinforce broad messaging about the important role the built environment plays in the lives of people;
• Foster design literacy and enhance public understanding of the built environment to create a positive, engaging and forward-looking design culture.