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The annual OAA Conference brings together members of the province’s architecture profession for three days of learning, networking, and celebrating. Now, we...

Design students from eight universities, including, for the first time, the University of Toronto, will develop concepts and renderings for the communities of Portland and South Portland in Maine to...

The Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Architectural Science will be hosting an internationally recognized architecture exhibition about women in architecture entitled Buone Nuove: Good...

The Architect's Newspaper has announced the winners of its Best of Practice Awards, and among the recipients are several Canadian architectural firms based in Ontario. The Best of Practice Awards...

As advised in the Ministry of Municipal and Housing (MMAH)’s Code News 350, the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is inviting the public to take part in the public review of...

Jerome Markson, the 2022 RAIC Gold Medalist and modern social housing pioneer whose influence was felt widely across Canada, died in Toronto on Saturday, November 18, The Globe and Mail reported. He...

This year, the OAA is exploring a redesign of its email communications to ensure they provide crucial and time-sensitive information in an accessible and reader-friendly way. The OAA wants your...

This year, the OAA is exploring a redesign of its e-communications to ensure these emails are providing important and timely information in an accessible way that also more closely matches the visual...

Development Permit Bylaw and Minister’s Orders Effective Immediately As reported in CodeNews 340, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) made amendments to Ontario’s Building Code...

Launched in 2019 and held biennially, the SHIFT Architectural Challenge is an awards program where OAA members are invited to create imaginative and cutting-edge design ideas on societal issues. This...