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Carleton’s Urbanism students show how design studios are connecting with the community
As the current issue of Spacing magazine, featuring a cover story on urbanism in education, spends its final days on newsstands, Spacing Ottawa takes a...
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Image of the Moment: Snowy Construction at Rideau Centre
Location: The Rideau Centre/Station construction site, as work continues to progress. Date of photo: December 17, 2013 Photographer: W. Thomas Leroux
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 19 December 2013
Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: ‘Tis the season to be festive, and embrace winter: Over at Ottawa 365, 25 days of city Christmas...
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Image of the Moment: Central Experimental Farm
Location: The Central Experimental Farm Date of photo: December 16 2013 Temperature: -21°C Photographer: Kristen Gagnon After a near record daily snowfall...
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Image of the Past: Sparks Street, circa the 1930s
Seen here is a view looking West down Sparks Street from what is now the location of the National Arts Centre. The photo shows a clear picture of Elgin...
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“The Washington of the North”: How Ottawa became the Capital it is today, reflections on a lecture by Professor David Gordon
Last Thursday evening, listeners at the National Gallery were treated to a lecture on Ottawa’s urban history by Dr. David Gordon, Professor of planning...
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Image of the Moment: Frank Clair Stadium South Stands Construction
Location: Frank Clair Stadium, Lansdowne Park, Bank Street, Ottawa (currently under redevelopment) Date of photo: November 28, 2013 Photographer: Kristina Corre
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Images of the Moment: Progress at Rideau Station
Today, we present a small selection of photos documenting the progress of preparing Rideau Station to host OC Transpo’s expanding light rail service...
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Biophilic Design: Could Ottawa’s Rockcliffe Lands be the first biophilic redevelopment in Canada?
Image by: Viliam Glazduri Story by Katherine Forster, Urban Biophilic Facilitator You’ve heard the news: get your Vitamin N, enjoy a forest-bath...
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Ottawa’s attempt at a city ‘gateway’: Forget the concrete and steel, there’s a hole in that bridge!
As the arguably least impressive portion of Ottawa’s ceremonial route – which rushes dignitaries from the airport to their various...
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Image of the Moment: A cold night to be pushing a cart
Location: Walkley Road, Ottawa South Date of photo: November 27, 2013 Event: First major snow fall of the year Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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Build it and they will come… Celebrating winter in the capital
The weather in Ottawa may have taken a turn for the ‘worst’ this week, but while the temperatures are starting to plummet, this historical photo of a long...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered