By Kristen Gagnon
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Why not wood? How good architecture and a sense of material, could help the Chateau Laurier addition finally get it right
When the new design for the highly controversial Chateau Laurier addition was shared with the public in early February, it was immediately evident that...
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Review: National Arts Centre Architectural Rejuvenation Project Phase I
By the time you read this, HRH Prince Charles will have already cut the ribbon on the first phase of the $110.5 million architectural rejuvenation of the...
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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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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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Image of the Moment: Westboro’s Complete Street
Image: Ottawa’s first ‘complete street’ Location: Churchill Avenue, Westboro, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: June 13, 2015...
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A Crack of Light, A Crack of Hope – A Night with Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind, in conversation with Professor Stephen Fai Speaking poignantly the night before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz...
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Ottawa’s ‘Little Toronto’: Lansdowne Park’s lack of local
Having grown up in Toronto, the move to Ottawa found me at first feeling slightly claustrophobic and disconnected from the big-city-ness of the...
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‘Poetic expressions of social justice’: A night with architect Gregory Henriquez
Last Monday, October 20th, 2014, saw the second lecture in the Azrieli School’s Forum Lecture Series, bringing architect and Carleton alumni Gregory...
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A reflection on the events of October 22, 2014, in Ottawa
National War Memorial – Oct 23 2014 The National War Memorial, situated within the triangular expanse of Confederation Square, has always been one...
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Spacing Ottawa takes a ‘(de)tour’: Play and leisure in the Capital
Strathcona Park This past Saturday, nine urban enthusiasts signed up to participate in a special edition of Ottawa (De)tours ‘Play’ walking...
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“And then you just press print”: A night with DUS Architects
The Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism’s annual Forum Lecture Series commenced earlier this week with the first lecture of the 2014-2015 season...
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An interview with Martin Buffam, designer of Ottawa’s first Biodome Garden
With the recent opening of the first biodome garden in Ottawa, Spacing Ottawa had the opportunity to speak with the designer of the dome structure, Martin...