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When ideals meet reality: A ‘Victory’ at Beaver Barracks
Across from the south lawn of the Museum of Nature is an unassuming low-rise apartment building that, one can discover upon a bit of curious exploration...
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Image of the Moment: Carleton parking garage
Location: North of Carleton University O-Train Station, Carleton University Campus Date of photo: November 19 2013 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon A new...
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‘The Human Scale’: We’re all human, so why aren’t we building cities for people?
November 14th marked the second event in the 2013-2014 Urban Forum calendar, with a public screening of the documentary, The Human Scale. The Ottawa...
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Image of the Moment: Tunnel Mouth at Waller Street
Part of the continuing process of building the Confederation Line. In this instance, we look at the eastern end of the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel as...
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‘Arts Court’ back in session
Yesterday, while Toronto City Hall was going wild trying to convince its mayor to take a leave of absence, following his admission to smoking crack...
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Image of the Moment: The Rideau Canal
Location: Rideau Canal, between Mooney’s Bay and Carleton University Date of photo: November 13 2013 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon The Rideau Canal...
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Monuments of Remembrance
One of the many joys of living in a capital city is the ability to participate in much of the pomp and circumstance associated with a Nation’s...
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Annual Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Awards 2013
This evening, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario will be presenting ten awards during their annual dinner, held at the Toronto Arts and Letters...
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What’s in a (building) name? Exploring the significance of the monikers of some of Ottawa’s oldest residences
If you are familiar with the architecture of Ottawa’s downtown core, you may not be inclined to say that our streets are lined with the most elegant or...
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Image of the Moment: Mayflower No More
A fixture of the Elgin Street food and drink landscape for over 35 years, the Mayflower Restaurant and Pub ended its days in October of 2013. It will be...
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Martha Schwartz: Landscapes, mayors, and bagels
Last night’s lecture, by American landscape architect and artist Martha Schwartz, marked the second event of Carleton’s 2013-2014 Forum Lecture Series...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 31 October 2013
Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: Over at Centretown News, Christopher Dick details the plan to turn the Central Lawn Bowling Club into...
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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered