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News Roundup, January 19

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News headlines in and around Ottawa this week: Reevely: Councillor demands protection for Experimental Farm from politicians’... Read More

News Roundup, January 12

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Headlines in and around Ottawa this week: Sink or swim: What to do about the dilapidated pool at 24 Sussex (Bill Curry, The Globe and... Read More

Easy as 1-2-3: The simple absurdity of the site selection for the ‘Memorial to the Victims of Communism’

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triad: noun tri·ad \ˈtrī-ˌad also -əd\ 1:  a union or group of three : trinity 2:  a chord of three tones consisting of a root with... Read More

Urbabbles: A Tale of Two Senators

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As the NCC waits on five proposals for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, Spacing Ottawa muses over the possible... Read More

UrbSanity: Shhh!!! A loud vision for the Central Library

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Last summer, following the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch on Metcalfe, the Main Library Facility Planning... Read More

Image of the Moment: NAC foyer, pre-renovation

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Image: A view of the NAC’s upper foyer, looking towards Elgin Street, and soon to be renovated into a glass-enclosed facade... Read More

UrbSanity: Monumental controversy – Challenging context for memorial

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Markers of history and memorials to the tragedies of the past are part of how we imagine ourselves, both individually and... Read More

UrbSanity: Brutal heritage

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Ottawa Public Library, photo by Sheldon DeFilippi Brutalist architecture is like the blind date who has a great personality. And we... Read More