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Image of the Past: Skating at Rideau Hall, 1915
Image: Skating, Rideau Hall Location: Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1915 Photographer/Source: Basil Reid/Library and Archives...
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OC Transpo gets graphic: The transitway map
While sitting on a bus in Ottawa this past summer, I found myself doing a double take out the window – but not for any reason you may guess. In...
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A Crack of Light, A Crack of Hope – A Night with Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind, in conversation with Professor Stephen Fai Speaking poignantly the night before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz...
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EVENT: Ottawa Winter Spaces Walking Tour
WHAT: 7 Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tours: Ottawa, presented by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 3-5pm...
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Image of the Moment: Canada’s longest skating rink
Image: The Rideau Canal Skateway Location: Rideau Canal, between Argyle and Fifth Avenue Date of photo: January 18, 2015 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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LRT Trillium Line Extension enters Stage 2
The second open house for the Stage 2 project’s Trillium Line took place last Thursday night at the St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall in Little Italy. Turn out...
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UrbSanity: Brutal heritage
Ottawa Public Library, photo by Sheldon DeFilippi Brutalist architecture is like the blind date who has a great personality. And we all know what that...
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Designs to take pride in: The architecture of Douglas Cardinal
Carleton University’s Forum Lecture Series started 2015 off on a high note, introducing architect Douglas Cardinal to the stage this past Monday evening...
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Home Redevelopment 101: A guide to residential re-development in Ottawa
Abandoned Barber Shop, Hintonburg, Ottawa, Charles Crosbie Every Ottawa neighbourhood is constantly changing. Some changes are highly visible, such as...
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Image of the Moment: The Rideau River lets off a little steam
Image: The Rideau River lets off a little steam Location: Rideau River, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: January 5, 2015 Temperature...
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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...
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Ottawa’s ‘Little Toronto’: Lansdowne Park’s lack of local
Having grown up in Toronto, the move to Ottawa found me at first feeling slightly claustrophobic and disconnected from the big-city-ness of the...
By Kristen Gagnon
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered