Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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A Better Location for Memorial to the Victims of CommunismMonday, February 9, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
Heritage Ottawa supports the position of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) that the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism be...
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Invitation to the 2015 Ottawa Architectural Conservation AwardsMonday, February 9, 2015Celebrate Heritage Day on February 17 by attending the Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards!
Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Tobi Nussbaum, Chair of the Built Heritage Sub-Committee, and...
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OMB Ruling on Sandy Hill Project Reveals Need for ChangeFriday, February 6, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The recent OMB ruling in favour of a developer's proposal to build new student housing in Sandy HIll points to certain weaknesses in our city's heritage...
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Architects Urge Relocating Victims of Communism MemorialThursday, February 5, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
An organization representing 4,800 Canadian architects has joined the growing chorus of opposition to the site selected by the federal government for the new...
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OMB Overturns Council Decision on Sandy Hill Student HousingTuesday, February 3, 2015METRO NEWS, By Lucy Scholey
Sandy Hill will get a controversial nine-storey student housing building after all.
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) gave the 180-unit building a stamp...
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Proposed Sandy Hill Student Residence Gets OK from OMBFriday, January 30, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
A Sandy Hill landlord can build a 180-unit private student residence that city council had tried to stop, the Ontario Municipal Board has ruled.
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Chief Justice McLachlin Alarmed By "Bleak" Designs For Victims of Communism MemorialTuesday, January 27, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin raised a red flag last September about the “bleakness and brutalism” of the new Memorial to the Victims of...
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Federal Study Centre To Be Transferred to Canada LandsThursday, January 22, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Federal Study Centre at 1495 Heron Road in Alta Vista is an excellent example of a modern educational campus. It was originally commissioned in the early 1960s by the...
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Architect Daniel Libeskind to Lecture at National GalleryWednesday, January 21, 2015The National Capital Commission (NCC), as part of Carleton University's Forum Lecture Series, is pleased to present a talk by internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind on Monday, January...
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NCC Unveils New Design for 7 ClarenceWednesday, January 14, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
Last year the National Capital Commission was forced to close 7 Clarence, an important heritage structure in the ByWard Market Heritage Conservation...