Culture
Two-Cities: Kanata/Waterloo… a tale of two islands
By Spacing
Many of my formative experiences have been spent on two islands surrounded by a larger body: the University of Waterloo in the City of... Read More
Portrait Sonore visits Ottawa Downtown Modern
By Sarah Gelbard
Portrait Sonore has released the latest of its podcast documentaries of Canadian urban spaces; Ottawa Downtown Modern. These... Read More
Two-Cities: Ottawa/Montréal
By Sarah Gelbard
Living in Ottawa, it is hard to escape the shadow and allure of Montreal and its near mythic status of urban utopia. After living in... Read More
An Invasion? An Invitation? An Importation? Mechanical Monsters and Giants in the Streets
By Spacing
by Rebecca Clare Dolgoy From Thursday July 27th to Sunday July 30th, La Machine – a French-based street theatre company – made their... Read More
Cruisers and Voyageurs: Parc Brébeuf
By Adrian Phillips
History is palpable in the National Capital Region, and in Parc Brebeuf, beneath the official narrative, is a story you won’t... Read More
Street Names: Proposing an Intrepid Commemoration
By Dwight Williams
There are many streets scattered across the city of Ottawa with names one can argue as being “generic” or “boring”. Setting aside the... Read More
UrbSanity: Architecture, more than we picture
By Sarah Gelbard
What is architecture and who is an architect? We all sort of know but sort of don’t. I have been studying, designing, and writing... Read More
UrbSanity: 7 bicentennial ideas for the NCC
By Sarah Gelbard
As buzz grows about our sesquicentennial in 2017, the National Capital Commission wants us to place our sites on the bicentennial. In... Read More