Green Space
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Nepean Place: Centretown’s elevated park
An easily overlooked building in Ottawa’s Centretown features a unique amenity which, while in plain sight from the street, generally goes unnoticed...
By Adrian Phillips -
Pinecrest Creek Renewal: An urban landscape masterplan by Carleton students
What is the best use of public land? Who should be privileged with the best views of the river? How does national identity intersect with everyday use...
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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: 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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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...
By Spacing -
Image of the Moment: Ottawa’s biodome’s first winter
Image: Ottawa’s first biodome’s first winter Location: Brewer Park, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: December 16, 2014 Photographer: Kristen...
By Spacing -
Image of the Moment: Ottawa’s nicest public restrooms?
Image: Ottawa’s nicest public restrooms? Location: Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: October 25, 2014 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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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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Ottawa gets time-lapsed: A film that captures the city in movement
With hyper-lapse apps and videos popping up all over social media – the latest version of the tried and true method of time-lapse photography...
By Spacing -
Communities that grow together: Ottawa’s Community Gardens
Across the city the care-free days of summer are swiftly changing into the shorter, cooler days of autumn. While saying goodbye to summer in our Canadian...
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EVENT: Play – A special edition OTTAWA (DE)TOUR in collaboration with Spacing Ottawa
What: Special Edition of Ottawa (de)tours PLAY walking tour, in collaboration with Spacing Ottawa When: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2pm (the walk is 1.5...
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Image of the Past: Ploughing Matches at the Central Experimental Farm, Autumn 1919
Image: ‘Modern tractor at ploughing match, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ont., Autumn 1919’ Location: Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa...
By Spacing