Architecture
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Monuments of Remembrance
One of the many joys of living in a capital city is the ability to participate in much of the pomp and circumstance associated with a Nation’s...
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Annual Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Awards 2013
This evening, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario will be presenting ten awards during their annual dinner, held at the Toronto Arts and Letters...
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What’s in a (building) name? Exploring the significance of the monikers of some of Ottawa’s oldest residences
If you are familiar with the architecture of Ottawa’s downtown core, you may not be inclined to say that our streets are lined with the most elegant or...
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Martha Schwartz: Landscapes, mayors, and bagels
Last night’s lecture, by American landscape architect and artist Martha Schwartz, marked the second event of Carleton’s 2013-2014 Forum Lecture Series...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 31 October 2013
Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: Over at Centretown News, Christopher Dick details the plan to turn the Central Lawn Bowling Club into...
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A photographic flâneur through downtown Ottawa
It was an unseasonably cold and rainy day this past July when I started to get restless, feeling as though I had been stuck in the house all day, and...
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Event: Ottawa’s Urban Forum
LECTURE 1: The Healthy City: Shaping the Public Realm LECTURER: Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D. (Arch.), Director, International Making Cities Livable...
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Lansdowne Park Redevelopment construction photo essay by Kristina Corre
As part of Architecture Week’s guided tour of the construction of the Lansdowne Park Redevelopment, Master of Architecture graduate Kristina Corre...
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EVENT: Carleton’s School of Architecture Forum Lecture Series
WHAT: Carleton University School of Architecture Forum Lecture Series WHEN: First Lecture Monday, September 30th, 2013 WHERE: National Gallery of...
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EVENT: Architecture Week Ottawa 2013
WHAT: Architecture Week Ottawa 2013 WHEN: October 1-5, 2013 WHERE: Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 Saint Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ontario...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 23 September 2013
Eric Darwin speculates on several possible fates for the Talent O-Train consists once the new Alstom trains are in service, and also discusses the new...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 25 July 2013
A selection of Ottawa-focused articles from across the Internet in recent weeks… Urbsite profiles the previous Ottawa City Hall Building (now known...
By Dwight Williams