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Cover Image: The cover page is a collage of submission entry images received for the OAA Headquarters design competition as found in the November 1989 edition of OAA Perspectives magazine.

(front - top to bottom)[1] Winning Design, Perspective from submission by Ruth Cawker [2] Honourable Mention, Perspective from submission by Brown & Storey Architects

(back - top to bottom)[1] Winning Design, Elevation from submission by Ruth Cawker[2] Award of Merit, Sectional Elevation from submission by Blakeway Miliar

Ontario Association of Architects

On the occasion of the 127th Annual General Meeting of the Association.

Westin Ottawa, Ottawa, ON May 24, 2017

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G. Randy Roberts Service Award William J. Birdsell

Member of Long Standing Julian J. Trasiewicz

Certificates of AppreciationPast Councillors

Newly Licensed Members

In Memoriam

OAA Council 2017

Program

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J. William Birdsell

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G. Randy Roberts Service Award

Recognizing an OAA member for extraordinary ‘behind-the-scenes’ service to the profession.

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Photography Credit: Keith Penner

J. William Birdsell

Bill Birdsell received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Waterloo in 1984. He went on to found J. William Birdsell, Architect in Toronto in 1987. The practice has continued in Guelph since 1990.

He has designed a full range of small community based schools, churches, corporate, municipal, provincial, university and federal offices, and a fleet ambulance centre. His interior design work has been distinguished by his time, 1995 – 2000, as The Co-operators General Insurance, Corporate Architect, where his insights on how great places to work can impact the creation of a workplace as a competitive tool. Currently he has focused his work on the adaptive re-use of structures and through those efforts has created landmark buildings in Brampton and Guelph.

Throughout his career, Bill has served the profession as a mentor. He has participated on several Ontario Association of Architects and Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities committees, many associated industry profession’s awards juries and OAA Council. Bill was the Chair of the Grand Valley Society of Architects, President of the OAA during terms in 2013 and 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Pro-Demnity Insurance Company.

Bill has been fortunate to have the support of his wife Jan for the past 40 years as well as the joy of his daughter Erin Birdsell, B.A.(Honours) (University of Windsor), M.F.A. (Wayne State University, Detroit), son Mark Birdsell, B.A. (University of Western Ontario), J.D. (University of Detroit Mercy), Mark’s wife Diana Shligold, B.Sc., J.D. (University of Western Ontario), their son Jake and Erin’s son Evan.

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B.E.S., B. Arch., OAA, FRAIC

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Julian J. Trasiewicz

Member of Long Standing

Recognizing those who have been members of the Association for at least 50 years.

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Photography Credit: n/a

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Julian J. Trasiewicz

Julian Trasiewicz graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto in 1963. He has been a licensed member since June 20, 1966.

Julian established his architectural practice early in his career under the corporate name of Julian J Trasiewicz Inc. He has successfully practised during the past 50 years as a sole practitioner with a varying number of staff during that time.

In the early 1970s, shortly after being granted membership in the OAA, Julian was presented with an opportunity to submit design drawings to the Ontario Student Housing Corporation, a newly formed Federal Corporation. The firm at that time had sought to control construction costs by introducing a proposal call system from contractors. Julian was successful in his bid which was based on his architectural design and the contractor’s construction price. This vaulted his professional career.

Julian’s reputable work eventually produced a total of five high rise student residences at York University. This success generated by the completion of these buildings established new working relationships with several new contracting companies. Following the success of these projects, he completed numerous other projects providing a variety of building types throughout his career, ranging from commercial to residential, high rise buildings, as well as custom homes.

Julian’s dedication and work during the past 50 years has allowed for him to strive for and to achieve excellence while balancing strict budget constraints and client specifications and needs.

The firm of Julian J. Trasiewicz continues to practise as a sole practitioner.

B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC

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Certificates of Appreciation

Past Councillors

Petre Cornel Ionescu Central Ontario 2014 - 2016

Evangelo B. KalmantisWestern Ontario 2011 - 2016

Brian D. LueyCentral Ontario 2011 - 2016

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Photography Credit: Keith Penner

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Brian D. Luey

Brian was appointed to Council in January 2011 and served until December 2016.

In his first year, Brian served as a member of the Board of the Ontario Association for Applied Architectural Sciences (OAAAS) where he remained deeply involved throughout his tenure on Council. As a member of the Board of OAAAS, Brian passionately advocated for a review of the rights and scope of practice for the Licensed Technologist OAA. He also participated as an OAA Trustee and member of the Registration Committee, and the OAA/PEO Joint Liaison Committee through to the end of his first term.

In 2012, Brian participated as a member of the Public Interest Review Committee (PIRC) and the Communications Committee in addition to his other duties.

Re-elected to serve a second term in 2014 and through 2015, Brian continued in his role on PIRC. Through to the end of his term on Council, Brian continued to be involved in the highly active Communications Committee as well as the Registration Committee. In 2015, Brian continued his involvement in PIRC and in addition, volunteered to advocate for the Niagara Society of Architects as their Council liaison through to the end of his term.

In 2016, Brian dove in to the role as Council rep on the newly-formed OAA/Pro-Demnity Insurance Company Joint Working Group, as well as liaising with the highly active Hamilton/Burlington Society of Architects.

On behalf of Council and the Association, we extend sincere appreciation to Brian and wish him continued success in his practice.

BES, B.Arch., OAA

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Photography Credit: Keith Penner

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Evangelo B. Kalmantis

Evangelo Kalmantis was first elected to serve on the Council of the Ontario Association of Architects, representing the electoral district of Southwestern Ontario, in January 2011. He was re-elected by the membership for a second, three-year term in 2014.

In his first year, Angelo was appointed as the Councillor representative to the Continuing Education and Conference Committees and was also actively involved with the Communications Committee. Angelo immediately because the liaison to the London as well as St. Clair Society of Architects, now known as the Windsor Region Society. These are roles he continued throughout his time on Council. Angelo was a true advocate for smaller firms and as well as for the appreciation and importance of local architecture.

In his second year on Council, Angelo was appointed for a two-year term to the Pro-Demnity Insurance Company Board as an interlocking Director by his fellow Councillors. He was once again appointed to this post in 2016 and continued the role of advocating for better communication between the organizations as well as with the membership.

In 2013, Angelo was elected to the Executive Committee of Council in the position of Vice President Regulatory. Within this role he served as Chair of several regulatory committees including the Discipline Committee and the Experience Requirements Committee. Angelo was also a member of the Registration Committee and the revitalized Fees Mediation Committee, all within the Regulatory portfolio.

Re-elected in 2014, Angelo served on the Complaints Committee and as a member of the Budget Committee where he played an integral role in the development of a budget that would maintain a well-balanced financial base for the OAA through to the end of his term. Under the business portfolio of the OAA, Angelo also served as a Trustee with oversight for the administration of various OAA Awards and Scholarships offered each year.

On behalf of Council and the Association, we extend sincere appreciation to Angelo and wish him continued success in his practice.

M.Arch., OAA, MRAIC, AIA, NCARB, LEED-AP

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Photography Credit: Keith Penner

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Petre Cornel Ionescu

Cornel was appointed to Council in January 2014 and served until December 2016.

In his first year on Council, Cornel enthusiastically embraced his role as a Councillor, serving on multiple committees including the Budget Committee, Complaints Committee, the Practice Advocacy Coordination Team (PACT), and OAA Trustees through to the end of 2016.

Continuing into 2015, Cornel continued to serve on the same Committees as in 2014 and in addition took on the role as a member of the newly established Fees Mediation Committee.

This past year, Cornel was very active serving as a member of the Complaints committee. Additionally, he continued to wear multiple hats in serving on the Budget Committee, PACT, and the Fess Mediation Committee as well as an OAA Trustee.

On behalf of Council and the Association, we extend sincere appreciation to Cornel and wish him continued success in his practice.

B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC

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Newly Licensed Architects

April 1, 2016 -March 31, 2017

Hyounjung AhnOmar Al JebouriVeronique Allard-BuffetFroohar Amir-ChoupaniJeremy AranoffManisha Shardul AthavaleStephanie Au Melisa AudetAmir AzadehAmber Rochelle Baechler Bamdad BaghdadiShawn Michael Bailey Nadezda BaljozovicSebastian Paul BartnickiKristin Maria BeitesGeoffrey R. Bennell Curtis Ryan BerkenboschPatrick G. BissonMarco BonattiDumitru BorcanKatherine Bowman Erik Alexander Boyko

Timothy BrazeauLiana BreslerDaniel James BrikerLiam David Renshaw BrownGiulio BrunoLiviu Vasile BudurNatalia BugaisenFatmagul Burucu UsluChristina Carydis Piotr (Peter) W. CebulakMara Emma CerviniCarrie ChanThomas Yu Hin ChanYiu-Bun ChanKathy H.T. ChangNancy Ewin ChaoAndrew Chi-Ho ChauEmily Aiwei ChengChristina Wing Sum ChowAndrew Guojun ChungTina ChungMelodie ConeybeareMiklos CsontiCatia Marisa Costa da SilvaRebecca Adrianne DalyRosalie Eve Dawson Brady Del RosarioVera DjurdjevicJanis DombrovskisMark J. DriedgerIbrahim El-HajjGabriel Fain Carolyn FearmanTatiana FerranteRobert Eugene FiorinoMeghan Emily GalachiukMatthew A. GallowayDina Ghaly

Michael Mourad GhalyCraig W. Gillier Kfir GluzbergBorna Goudarzi SotoudehMijanou GravelleBenjamin David GregoryReuben GrinJ. Santiago Guardia MirandaLeah A. GuerraSheelu GuptaReza HamidiDerek William HardySuzanne E. Harris-BrandtsAaron HendershottJuan Pablo Hernandez NavarroMatthew Patrick James HickeyShelagh M. HillJennifer HoRalph Richard HolmesStephanie Augusta HoseinMohammad HosseinCaroline J. E. HowesBen Andrew HuntleyAmany Ebaid Fahim IbrahimNissan IkhlassiTimea Zsuzsanna JakabPatricia JoongSara JordaoDerek JudsonHamid KaciCara J. KedziorOlivia Waiyen KeungShahram Khalili-MoghaddamZoheb Shiraz KheradaNicolas KoffRyan KoslowskiDiane Clarice KramerKatherine Kuzan

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Andrea Rose LacalamitaMartin Albert Joseph LariviereDanica Hoi-Ka LauAlankar S. LavatreBrian Dean LayeJohn Jeong-Bum LeeTracy LeeSacha LeeJae-Jin (Kevin) LeeJoel Michel Joseph LegaultJames Ross LennoxWoon Hay Renee LeungMonica Joyce LeungFei A. LiangSebastian LubczynskiKatelyn Lucas KellnerCaileigh MacKellarJasmine MaggsNassouh MahfouzMahsa Majidian Ali Malek-ZadehJudith R. MartinThomas James MasonStephen A. MauroAdam Patrick McCaughanShanna McIlmurrayElena McIntoshEmily Claire McMurchyMaxwell Scott McQuinnM. Raza MehdiBrian MelcherMolly Anne MerrimanRobert MicacchiNebojsa MiloradovicCamille Aviva MitchellJordan P. MolnarS. Nariman Mousavi RadPaul Murdoch

Tung (Tom) NgoKristal Lynn O’SheaCristina Elena PanaitescuDimitra PapantonisChristian Edward ParoyanAlireza PartoviMladen PejicFernando Perez AlvarezRonaldo PompaNadeen RajaniSonia RamundiKyle John ReindersEric W. RiddellJ.R. Sanford RileyThomas Christopher RoutleyFarnia SaberianJeffrey Scott SalmonSiamak SanieYa’el Santopinto Michael SargentJohn James SawdonOuri ScottTitka SeddighiRichard Wayne SheanClara Julia ShipmanWelland Theodore SinBradley James Robert SmithElyse SnyderKristin Leanne SpethJohanna Andrea StilleDanya Elizabeth Sissons SturgessYu Hong (Rachel) SunChaojun SunAfsaneh TafazzoliDavid Zoltan TakacsArezoo Talebzadeh-RezaeeradSalam TappuniNatalia G. Tcherniak

Jessica ThatcherRashpal Singh ThindKirsten Mary ThomsonCarmen Allison TocchiniL.Y. Joanna TruongGillian Rebecca TyrrellRyan M. Van SpronsenAida Vatany-OsgooieDaniel VrabecElektra VrachasNatacha B.A. WampachAlexander William Warwick Darcie WatsonShannon WileyTyler WilkinsonChristopher Anthony WilliamsAllan Wesley WilsonT.S. Matthew WongNevil Malcolm WoodYi (Sophie) XuAli YarbakhtiDavid YeeMatthew A. YoungSze Men (Anita) YuDiana ZepfFan ZhangArkadiusz Grzegorz ZjawinKaren Zwart Hielema

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Brian AbbeyGregory BalfoortDaniel BoulangerDarren Michael BrunneAmber CuthbertsonJuan Yi (Jenny) DaiPaul Davinder DhirMarita Sureshni FernandoStacy Lynn FlemingAaron J. GowanlockFrancis Nathan GuanlaoMatthew Z. PhilipDerek Ruddy

Newly Licensed Licensed Technologists OAAApril 1, 2016 -March 31, 2017

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Alexandra Marica BerloRoss R.J. BoylePeter DarlingKenneth Henry FosterDavid W. GilchristWilliam L. HaasIsadore KalinDinshaw D. KangaHarold J. KatzinJames J. KoyanagiRoman Wiktor KucharczykFrank L. LamW.J. LewandowskiManfred LinnemanJohn Sinclair MayRyszard NowackiHarry A. PellowChristina PerksArun Wamanrao PradhanJohn C. Rankin

In Memoriam

With deep sorrow the Ontario Association of Architects recognizes the following members who have passed away.

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Derry M. RobertsonIngo F.K. RuebsamJ. SilverbergHenry StarczewskiJohn StefuraElmar TampoldTed TeshimaBing Wing Thom

Toon F. DreessenImmediate Past President Eastern Ontario

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OAA Council 2017

January 1, 2017 -December 31, 2017

John K. StephensonPresidentProvince of Ontario

Kathleen KurtinSenior Vice President and TreasurerCity of Toronto

Barry R. Cline Vice President RegulatoryProvince of Ontario

Vanessa FongVice President CommunicationsCity of Toronto

Walter Derhak Vice President PracticeWestern Ontario

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Jeffrey LabergeNorthern Ontario

Mazen Alkhaddam Central Ontario

Donald L. Ardiel Western Ontario

Magid YoussefCentral Ontario

Gordon HuntProvince of Ontario (Non-Voting Seat)

J. Gordon ErskineEastern Ontario

Sheena SharpProvince of Ontario

André ShermanCity of Toronto

Michelle LongladeLieutenant Governor in Council Appointee

Elaine MintzLieutenant Governor in Council Appointee

Wayne MedfordLieutenant Governor in Council Appointee

Robert SirmanLieutenant Governor in Council Appointee

Ken JenningsLieutenant Governor in Council Appointee

David K. Sin Province of Ontario

David C. RichVice President StrategicCity of Toronto

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