Events
Here you will find a directory of the events happening across the region, from lectures, exhibitions, tours, learning opportunities, networking events, committee meetings and everything else architecture and design.
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Building Tour: Cliff Energy Centre
Ottawa Architecture Week - Cliff Energy Plant Tour
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Panel Discussion
Ottawa Architecture Week - Panel Discussion
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Carleton University Forum Lecture
Drawing on more than three decades of practice, KPMB Partner Mitchell Hall will reflect on architecture’s ability to enrich everyday life and respond to the changing needs of people, institutions, and communities.
Ottawa Architecture Week 2024: Vacant City
Ottawa Architecture Week: Festival of Design and Imagination is an annual week-long festival that welcomes everyone to explore architecture, urbanism, art and design in Ottawa. It is presented by the Ottawa Regional Society of Architects (ORSA) with the help of local volunteers and businesses.
Ottawa Architecture Week
Ottawa Architecture Week (OAW) is an annual week-long festival that welcomes everyone to explore architecture, urbanism, art and design in Ottawa. It is presented by ORSA with the help of local volunteers and businesses. OAW typically takes place to coincide with World Architecture Day.
Building Equality in Architecture Capital Region (BEACAP)
BEACAP is a women-led network of architects, designers, and advocates in the National Capital Region, driving equity in the design industry locally and nationally. Through mentorship, advocacy, and community engagement, they empower women and underrepresented professionals to lead, connect, and thrive.
BEACAP represents our local chapter of a growing Building Equality in Architecture (BEA) Community across Canada. Other chapters include BEA Toronto (BEAT), BEA Atlantic (BEAA), BEA Prairies (BEAP), BEA North (BEAN), BEA Calgary (BEAC), and BEA West (BEAW).
Doors Open Ottawa
Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event organized by the City of Ottawa that gives the public access to many of the city's unique and historically significant buildings. Among the buildings included are government offices, museums, radio stations, places of worship, embassies, and historical landmarks.

