By Spacing
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Jane’s Walk 2015: 3 Walks in Ottawa
In a winter city like Ottawa, spring is a time for awakening and renewal. It’s also a great time to get out and explore the city on foot. For those...
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UrbSanity: An Affordability Primer
It took a while to come but spring is officially here which also means construction season is already well under way. This time of year is marked by the...
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Installation: The City is a Technology
The idea of the city as a form of technology is the foundation of a series of urban interventions currently at work in and around Elgin Street, in...
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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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Image of the Moment: Suburban Sidewalks
Image: The toll of spring run off on suburban sidewalks, rending them unusable… Location: Orleans Boulevard (south of Innes Road), Orleans, Ottawa...
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Image of the Past: The Rideau River from Billings Bridge, early 1900s
Image: Rideau River, from Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Ont. Location: Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1900-1910 Photographer/Source: John...
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Urbabbles: The Rideau Canal is heating up
On the first day of spring, and after the longest consecutive run for the Rideau Canal Skateway, a humourous reminder from Toronto-based...
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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: Great Architects, Great Stories
With January already out of the way, 2015 is shaping up to be a very interesting year for Ottawa. During the past 12 months the federal government...
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Architecture + Nature: A talk by architect Raymond Moriyama
This past Saturday, Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama spoke as part of the closing event of Ottawa’s inaugural Winter Design Festival in Lansdowne...
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OC Transpo gets graphic: The transitway map
While sitting on a bus in Ottawa this past summer, I found myself doing a double take out the window – but not for any reason you may guess. In...
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LRT Trillium Line Extension enters Stage 2
The second open house for the Stage 2 project’s Trillium Line took place last Thursday night at the St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall in Little Italy. Turn out...