Architecture
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Where in Ottawa? – Round 2
First of all congratulations to Charles A-M aka Centretretowner for correctly identifying the former bank’s likeness in the central carved panel above the...
By Chris Warden -
Where in Ottawa? The answer…sort of
We’ve had no correct answers to our first Where in Ottawa contest. even after two times of asking, so it’s time to move on! The building in...
By Chris Warden -
More blogs about buildings and streets
A couple of weeks back we wrote about some excellent Ottawa blogs that take an urbanist point of view with them as they explore our city’s streets...
By Evan Thornton -
“Where in Ottawa?”: you lot need more clues!
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View from the Hill: it’s a jumble out there
I was walking with my out-of-town friend around Ottawa, when, at Parliament Hill my friend remarked that while the Parliament buildings were nice, Ottawa...
By Tonya Davidson -
Seventeen years and counting for abandoned Ogilvy’s
Getting off the bus on Rideau Street located in front of the Rideau Centre you are confronted with the former Ogilvy’s department store. The five...
By Chris Warden -
Ottawa’s architectural gems – from this weekend’s Apartment613
This weekend Apartment613 Featured several photos from our Flickr pool that reflected some of the city’s architectural diversity. A conversation...
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JOHN LORINC: Paul Goldberger on why architecture matters
In an era pre-occupied by “starchitecture” and the dominance of global cities, New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger makes a...
By John Lorinc
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