Eliminating eyesores: How Ottawa can address its empty and abandoned buildings
In Ottawa, lax bylaws fail to offer much incentive to property owners to redevelop or restore their empty and boarded-up buildings
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How the ‘missing middle’ can create affordable infill housing in Ottawa
Architect Toon Dreessen breaks down the barriers to creating four and six-storey developments that integrate into existing communities
Building bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau
When designing our next interprovincial crossing, we must think about how it will function and last for the next century, writes Ottawa architect Toon Dreessen
Making intensification work in Ottawa
More people living on less land means less sprawl. However, when poorly designed or located in inappropriate areas, infill development is often accused – with
Council, residents decry Stage 2 LRT’s tight timeline, ballooning costs at public meeting
Rising demand for resources and workers helped push the price tag for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail project to a stunning $4.66 billion, city officials
Architect Toon Dreessen argues buildings are on the front line in Ottawa’s fight against climate change
Ottawa architect promotes plan to make major ByWard Market streets car-free
A prominent Ottawa architect has spent his own time and money to come up with a plan that he says will revitalize the ByWard Market
Beyond buildings: Why infrastructure design matters in Ottawa
Every year or two, Ottawa residents are treated to a feat of modern engineering as construction crews replace an aging bridge spanning the Queensway over
Architectural lessons from an Ottawa Valley laboratory
Travel two hours northeast of Ottawa to Chalk River, and you’re likely to see the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) – a complex established after the
Modern Ottawa offices changing how companies work
Cubicles and generic floorplans are becoming an increasingly rare sight in some corners of Ottawa. A new generation of companies are no longer interested in
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The $500-million fundraising campaign is the largest in our city’s history. It will reshape the future of healthcare in Ottawa and beyond.
