Waterfront
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Image of the Past: The Rideau River from Billings Bridge, early 1900s
Image: Rideau River, from Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Ont. Location: Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1900-1910 Photographer/Source: John...
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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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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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The urban park at Lansdowne Park: An interview with the project’s design leads
In the moments leading up to the official opening of the new urban park at Lansdowne Park, on the afternoon of August 15, 2014, Spacing Ottawa editor...
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Image of the Moment: The Canadian Tulip Festival
Image: 62nd Canadian Tulip Festival Location: Commissioner’s Park, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: May 10, 2014...
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‘Animating the Rideau Canal’: Queen’s University students take a look at the possibilities for one of Ottawa’s major waterways
A recurring topic of discourse and debate currently taking place in Ottawa, and as noted in many recent articles on Spacing Ottawa, is how to better use...
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Ottawa’s Waterfronts: An under utilized asset
For a city so geographically framed by its waterways, Ottawa often struggles to find meaningful means to engage with its water frontages. This will...
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Image of the Past: Ottawa 1855
Title: Ottawa City, Canada West (Upper Town) Artist: Edwin Whitefield, 1816-1892 Location: Ottawa, Upper Town Date of image: 1855 Medium: Tinted...
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Image of the Moment: A view from Victoria Island
Location: Taken from the Portage Bridge, at Victoria Island, looking East down the Ottawa River, towards Parliament Hill Date of photo: January 12, 2014...
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Carleton’s Urbanism students show how design studios are connecting with the community
As the current issue of Spacing magazine, featuring a cover story on urbanism in education, spends its final days on newsstands, Spacing Ottawa takes a...
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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...
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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