The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is pleased to announce the election of Kathleen Kurtin, OAA, MRAIC, to serve as OAA President for a one-year term.
Kathleen Kurtin, OAA, MRAIC, Ontario Association of Architects? (OAA) President
?I wanted to give back to the profession,? she says. ?Architecture has provided me with an exciting and rewarding career?I feel that it is important to ensure the next generation has those same opportunities.?
Kurtin registered with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) in the early 1980s, launching her independent practice, Kathleen Kurtin Architect. Over the next decade, the firm distinguished itself as a mid-sized architectural practice specializing in renovation within Toronto?s downtown core. With projects ranging from very small to upward of 500,000 square feet, her work included various building and client types, including retail, industrial, commercial, institutional and residential. The firm had a reputation for innovative and cost-effective solutions, and provided the foundation for the City of Toronto?s Live/Work guidelines. In the mid-1990s, Kurtin joined Scotiabank as its Chief Architect and Director of Design, leading a group of in-house and external architects and designers in the design and development of the bank?s real estate portfolio, both domestic and international. On retiring from Scotiabank in 2014, she re-established her independent practice.
Having participated on the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) exec...