Two-Cities: Kanata/Waterloo… a tale of two islands
By Spacing
Many of my formative experiences have been spent on two islands surrounded by a larger body: the University of Waterloo in the City of... Read More
Space Junk Made in Ottawa
By Adrian Phillips
The first human artifacts appeared in space in the late 1950s: strange and beautiful satellites, many of which remain in orbit today... Read More
Why not wood? How good architecture and a sense of material, could help the Chateau Laurier addition finally get it right
By Kristen Gagnon
When the new design for the highly controversial Chateau Laurier addition was shared with the public in early February, it was... Read More
Portrait Sonore visits Ottawa Downtown Modern
By Sarah Gelbard
Portrait Sonore has released the latest of its podcast documentaries of Canadian urban spaces; Ottawa Downtown Modern. These... Read More
Two-Cities: Ottawa/Montréal
By Sarah Gelbard
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
An Invasion? An Invitation? An Importation? Mechanical Monsters and Giants in the Streets
By Spacing
by Rebecca Clare Dolgoy From Thursday July 27th to Sunday July 30th, La Machine – a French-based street theatre company – made their... Read More
Review: National Arts Centre Architectural Rejuvenation Project Phase I
By Kristen Gagnon
By the time you read this, HRH Prince Charles will have already cut the ribbon on the first phase of the $110.5 million architectural... Read More
UrbSanity: Big and Small, Ottawa’s world-class obsession with being world-class
By Sarah Gelbard
The Ottawa news cycle is a revolving door of controversies over architecture, landmarks, monuments, and mega- infrastructure and... Read More
Featured Writers
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Kristen Gagnon
Why not wood? How good architecture and a sense of material, could help the Chateau Laurier addition finally get it right Review: National Arts Centre Architectural Rejuvenation Project Phase I EVENTS: 2015/16 Ottawa Design Lecture Series -
Dwight Williams
Street Names: Proposing an Intrepid Commemoration 30 Years, Reflected — a poetic commentary Image of the Moment: Blair Station renovations