Architecture
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WWJJD? What would Jane Jacobs do about LeBreton Flats
On Saturday February 6, a group of community leaders, artists, architects, planners, creators, writers, historians, professionals, academics, social...
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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 December the NCC...
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UrbSanity: Embracing Change
Change is good. Despite this most people, myself included, are hesitant about change because we are comfortable with what we have and where we are but...
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EVENTS: 2015/16 Ottawa Design Lecture Series
With September marking the start of a new academic year, the past weeks have seen the announcement of multiple public, design-based lecture series and...
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Ottawa Architecture Week 2015: The city is a house built by many hands.
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 of Canada. In...
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Urbsanity: Raising the bar
Good design starts before a single line is drawn. It begins with the relationship between the client (and various stakeholders) and the design team...
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Easy as 1-2-3: The simple absurdity of the site selection for the ‘Memorial to the Victims of Communism’
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 its third and fifth...
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UrbSanity: Shhh!!! A loud vision for the Central Library
Last summer, following the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch on Metcalfe, the Main Library Facility Planning report was released...
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Doors Open Ottawa 2015: A look at Ottawa’s Community Support Services
On June 6-7, 2015, the City of Ottawa marked its 14th annual Doors Open Ottawa event, a weekend celebrating the City’s built heritage and community...
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Image of the Moment: NAC foyer, pre-renovation
Image: A view of the NAC’s upper foyer, looking towards Elgin Street, and soon to be renovated into a glass-enclosed facade Location: National Arts...
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Neighbourhood Walk: Walkin’ Down Main
Today we bring you the fourth in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Spacing Ottawa contributor Christopher Ryan, as we take a stroll down...
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UrbSanity: Monumental controversy – Challenging context for memorial
Markers of history and memorials to the tragedies of the past are part of how we imagine ourselves, both individually and collectively. It is no accident...
By Sarah Gelbard