Urban Design
-
‘The Human Scale’: We’re all human, so why aren’t we building cities for people?
November 14th marked the second event in the 2013-2014 Urban Forum calendar, with a public screening of the documentary, The Human Scale. The Ottawa...
By Kristen Gagnon -
‘Arts Court’ back in session
Yesterday, while Toronto City Hall was going wild trying to convince its mayor to take a leave of absence, following his admission to smoking crack...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Image of the Moment: The Rideau Canal
Location: Rideau Canal, between Mooney’s Bay and Carleton University Date of photo: November 13 2013 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon The Rideau Canal...
By Spacing -
Martha Schwartz: Landscapes, mayors, and bagels
Last night’s lecture, by American landscape architect and artist Martha Schwartz, marked the second event of Carleton’s 2013-2014 Forum Lecture Series...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Across the Ottawa Spaces – 31 October 2013
Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: Over at Centretown News, Christopher Dick details the plan to turn the Central Lawn Bowling Club into...
By Spacing -
A photographic flâneur through downtown Ottawa
It was an unseasonably cold and rainy day this past July when I started to get restless, feeling as though I had been stuck in the house all day, and...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Urban Forum Ottawa Report: Designing a healthy immune system for a healthy city
Last night’s lecture entitled “The Healthy City: Shaping the Public Realm” by Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D. (Arch) presented suggestions on...
By Spacing -
A tale of two cities in one: How Ottawa struggles between municipal power and national pride
Ottawa, as both city and capital, is in a tough position. It is hard enough trying to define yourself as a relevant metropolitan city in today’s world of...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Event: Ottawa’s Urban Forum
LECTURE 1: The Healthy City: Shaping the Public Realm LECTURER: Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D. (Arch.), Director, International Making Cities Livable...
By Spacing -
Lansdowne Park Redevelopment construction photo essay by Kristina Corre
As part of Architecture Week’s guided tour of the construction of the Lansdowne Park Redevelopment, Master of Architecture graduate Kristina Corre...
By Spacing -
Walkley Road and the changing face of Ottawa South
Best know for the South Keys Shopping Centre, and as the former riding of Dalton McGuinty, Ottawa South is currently in the process of trying to ‘upgrade...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Where is the spark in Sparks Street?
At the heart of the city lies a stretch of paving stones, an open top pedestrian mall that in any European city would most likely be full of street...
By Kristen Gagnon