President's Reception & Celebration of Excellence

5/14/2026|SOCIAL EVENTS
6:30p.m.-8:30p.m

President's Reception
6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. 

OAA President Lara McKendrick will host this reception in the Tap Room at Tapestry Hall in Cambridge. Valued sponsors and delegates are invited to join their peers for beverages and mini-food stations as the Association kicks off the evening’s celebrations. Your ticket includes one complimentary drink. There will also be a cash bar.

Celebration of Excellence
7:30 to 8:30 pm 

Join us in celebrating the achievements of Ontario architecture practices. At Tapestry Hall in Cambridge, the OAA honours its Design Excellence Award winners, and reveals the recipients of this year’s People's Choice Award, Michael V. and Wanda Plachta Award, and the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture. The OAA will also join the profession in celebrating the winner of the Lifetime Design Excellence Award.

The emcee for the evening is Evanka Osmak, co-anchor for Rogers Sportsnet and one of Canada’s most recognizable sportscasters. The dress code for the evening is semi-formal.

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