UrbSanity: 7 bicentennial ideas for the NCC

As buzz grows about our sesquicentennial in 2017, the National Capital Commission wants us to place our sites on the bicentennial. In... Read More

News Roundup, January 12

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

Last month, the NCC Capital Urbanism Lab hosted a talk with Mike Lydon, co-author of “Tactical Urbanism: Short-term action for... Read More

With September marking the start of a new academic year, the past weeks have seen the announcement of multiple public, design-based... Read More

The city is a house built by many hands. This alone does not make Ottawa unique, but as a place, Ottawa is the most unique city in all... Read More

“Excuse me, miss. Can I take a picture with your camera? You can hold onto my skateboard to make sure I don’t run away with it.�... Read More

It’s been two and a half years’ in the making, but this weekend the new Charlie Bowins Skatepark at McNabb Park officially... Read More

Image: “Confederation Square showing Chateau Laurier, The Rae Building and the Grand Trunk Railway Station, Ottawa, Ont.”... Read More