By Sarah Gelbard
Portrait Sonore visits Ottawa Downtown Modern
Portrait Sonore has released the latest of its podcast documentaries of Canadian urban spaces; Ottawa Downtown Modern. These... Read More
Two-Cities: Ottawa/Montréal
Living in Ottawa, it is hard to escape the shadow and allure of Montreal and its near mythic status of urban utopia. After living in... Read More
UrbSanity: Big and Small, Ottawa’s world-class obsession with being world-class
The Ottawa news cycle is a revolving door of controversies over architecture, landmarks, monuments, and mega- infrastructure and... Read More
Construction/Destruction update from NAC
The grand upper level terrace overlooking the canal is the strongest clue to the building’s original intention to be a key piece... Read More
UrbSanity: Remedial lesson on sharing shared space
Now that I spend most of my time in Montreal, I rely more and more on media (social and traditional) to keep up to date on Ottawa’s... Read More
UrbSanity: Architecture, more than we picture
What is architecture and who is an architect? We all sort of know but sort of don’t. I have been studying, designing, and writing... Read More
UrbSanity: LeBreton falls flat on vision and process
While the National Capital Commission was pleased to announce the success of their public consultation with nearly 8,000 responses to... Read More
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... Read More