The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC) is a learned society

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 devoted to the examination of the role of the built environment in Canadian society. Its membership includes structural and landscape architect

Landscape architect

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s, architectural historian

Architectural historian

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s and planners, sociologists, ethnologists, and specialists in such fields as heritage conservation and landscape history

Landscape history

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. Founded in 1974, the SSAC is currently the sole national society whose focus of interest is Canada's built environment in all its manifestations.

See also

• Society of Architectural Historians
  Society of Architectural Historians
  The Society of Architectural Historians is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide....
  
  
• Architecture of Canada
• Examination for Architects in Canada
  Examination for Architects in Canada
  The Examination for Architects in Canada, or ExAC, is a professional licensure examination for architects in most of Canada. It has been adopted by all of the Canadian Licensing Authorities except for the Architectural Institute of British Columbia...
  
  
• Canadian architecture
  Canadian architecture
  The architecture of Canada is, with the exception of that of Canadian First Nations, closely linked to the techniques and styles developed in Canada, Europe and the United States...
  
  
• Gothic Revival architecture in Canada
  Gothic Revival architecture in Canada
  Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late...
  
  
• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• List of tallest structures in Canada
• List of old Canadian buildings
• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
• List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
• Architecture of Toronto
  Architecture of Toronto
  The architecture of Toronto is most marked by its being the financial and cultural capital of Canada, as well as the political capital of Ontario...
  
  
• Architecture of Montreal
• Architecture of Ottawa
  Architecture of Ottawa
  The architecture of Ottawa is most marked by the city's role as the national capital of Canada. This gives the city a number of monumental structures designed to represent the federal government and the nation. It also means that as a city dominated by government bureaucrats, much of its...
  
  
• Architecture of Quebec City
  Architecture of Quebec City
  The architecture of Quebec City is characterized by the fact that it is one of North America's oldest cities, being founded in 1608. The original French settlers in the area imported architecture similar to that found in their native country at the time....
  
  
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
  Canadian Centre for Architecture
  The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Phyllis Lambert is the Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mirko Zardini is the Director and Chief Curator....