How architecture can bring communities together

How Architecture Can Bring Communities Together Communities are comprised of a diverse mix of people, functions, and uses. The built form that we give to…

August 5, 2015

Design excellence: what does it mean?

Originally published in OAA Perspectives Summer 2015 on page 8. The busy awards season is now over. Our Design Excellence Awards were presented at the gala…

July 25, 2015

President’s message

Originally published in OAA Perspectives Spring 2015 on page 8. The Theme of this issue of OAA Perspectives – Advice for Aspiring Architects – got…

March 25, 2015

Design enthusiasts drawn to Glebe house tour

Glebe home tour: A peek inside the old and the new Why flip through the pages of design magazines or scroll through websites when you…

September 14, 2014

More ‘good’ architecture can bring new energy to Ottawa

Hello city: Good architecture can bring new life to Ottawa, experts say Boxy high-rises. Huge parking lots and garages. These kinds of functional, concrete structures…

June 2, 2014

Wood Works Awards press release

360 Lofts Condo wins provincial design award! Project: 360 Lofts Condominium, Ottawa Architect: Farrow Dreessen Architect Inc. (successor firm to Dreessen Architect) Engineer: AAR Wood…

November 9, 2012