Urban Design
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UrbSanity: Monumental controversy – Challenging context for memorial
Markers of history and memorials to the tragedies of the past are part of how we imagine ourselves, both individually and collectively. It is no accident...
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Urbsanity: Great Architects, Great Stories
With January already out of the way, 2015 is shaping up to be a very interesting year for Ottawa. During the past 12 months the federal government...
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Architecture + Nature: A talk by architect Raymond Moriyama
This past Saturday, Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama spoke as part of the closing event of Ottawa’s inaugural Winter Design Festival in Lansdowne...
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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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Image of the Past: Ottawa Electric Railway
Image: ‘Electric street car, c 1900, Ottawa’ Location: Wellington and Metcalfe Date of photo: 1900 Photographer/Source: Library and Archives...
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EVENT: Ottawa Urban Forum – Alex MacLean
WHAT: Ottawa Urban Forum – Alex MacLean “Oil: The Sands to Suburbs Connection” WHEN: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 7pm WHERE: Ottawa...
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Image of the Moment: Ottawa’s nicest public restrooms?
Image: Ottawa’s nicest public restrooms? Location: Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: October 25, 2014 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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