Urban Design
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Ottawa Architecture Week 2015: The city is a house built by many hands.
The city is a house built by many hands. This alone does not make Ottawa unique, but as a place, Ottawa is the most unique city in all of Canada. In...
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UrbSanity: Through skaters’ eyes
“Excuse me, miss. Can I take a picture with your camera? You can hold onto my skateboard to make sure I don’t run away with it.” Sounded like fair...
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Keeping the stoke alive: The grand opening of Charlie Bowins Skatepark
It’s been two and a half years’ in the making, but this weekend the new Charlie Bowins Skatepark at McNabb Park officially opened for...
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Image of the Past: Sussex and Wellington 1914
Image: “Confederation Square showing Chateau Laurier, The Rae Building and the Grand Trunk Railway Station, Ottawa, Ont.”...
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Easy as 1-2-3: The simple absurdity of the site selection for the ‘Memorial to the Victims of Communism’
triad: noun tri·ad \ˈtrī-ˌad also -əd\ 1: a union or group of three : trinity 2: a chord of three tones consisting of a root with its third and fifth...
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Urbabbles: A Tale of Two Senators
As the NCC waits on five proposals for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, Spacing Ottawa muses over the possible ‘confusion’ one such...
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Image of the Moment: Westboro’s Complete Street
Image: Ottawa’s first ‘complete street’ Location: Churchill Avenue, Westboro, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: June 13, 2015...
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UrbSanity: Shhh!!! A loud vision for the Central Library
Last summer, following the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch on Metcalfe, the Main Library Facility Planning report was released...
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Jane’s Walk 2015: 3 Walks in Ottawa
In a winter city like Ottawa, spring is a time for awakening and renewal. It’s also a great time to get out and explore the city on foot. For those...
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Urbabbles: The LRT flaunts her speed
While still a sort of figment of our collective imagination, the soon-to-be LRT is already tooting her own horn. Illustration: Chanel Dehond. Chanel...
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Image of the Moment: Suburban Sidewalks
Image: The toll of spring run off on suburban sidewalks, rending them unusable… Location: Orleans Boulevard (south of Innes Road), Orleans, Ottawa...
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Neighbourhood Walk: Walkin’ Down Main
Today we bring you the fourth in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Spacing Ottawa contributor Christopher Ryan, as we take a stroll down...
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