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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: Market Local
Historically markets have played an important role in cities and were often the heartbeat of the community. For many people they were, and continue to be...
By Spacing -
UrbSanity: Streetside spots—new tactics for public space
Last month, the NCC Capital Urbanism Lab hosted a talk with Mike Lydon, co-author of “Tactical Urbanism: Short-term action for longterm change”. The talk...
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UrbSanity: The public city
Cities are communities. While we all have our private concerns, goals, and obligations, as a city we also have to think collectively about our shared...
By Sarah Gelbard -
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...
By Spacing -
UrbSanity: Through skaters’ eyes
“Excuse me, miss. Can I take a picture with your camera? You can hold onto my skateboard to make sure I don’t run away with it.” Sounded like fair...
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Image of the Moment: Bank Street underpass revamp
Image: Ottawa’s Drew Mosley (right) and visiting mural artists Troy Lovegates and Felix Berube (not pictured) bringing some internationally renowned...
By Spacing -
Image of the Moment: ‘Northern Lights” Parliament sound + light show
Image: The original Centre Block facade superimposed onto today’s structure and Peace Tower: Opening night of ‘Northern Lights‘, sound...
By Spacing -
Keeping the stoke alive: The grand opening of Charlie Bowins Skatepark
It’s been two and a half years’ in the making, but this weekend the new Charlie Bowins Skatepark at McNabb Park officially opened for...
By Spacing -
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...
By Spacing