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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

Curiosities

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

Architecture

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

Walking

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

Culture

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

Culture

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

Architecture

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

Architecture

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

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