Lecture Series

Heritage Ottawa is lining up an enticing program for our 2024-2025 Free Lecture Series!

We ask that you pre-register in advance of each free lecture. See the individual listings below for details.

Thank you to our Lecture Series sponsor ANDREX HOLDINGS and MERKLEY SUPPLY LTD.

Note: Several of our lectures are available for viewing on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube channel ​​​​​​.

Past Lectures

  • A.W.N. Pugin and the Revolution in Residential Architecture
    A.W.N. Pugin and the Revolution in Residential Architecture
    Friday, September 26, 2014 - 19:00
    Saint Alban’s Church
    454 King Edward Avenue (enter on Daly Ave)
    Ottawa, ON K1N 7M8
    Canada

    A.W.N. Pugin, best known as a designer of Gothic churches and the decoration of the Palace of Westminster, perhaps had his greatest impact designing residences that were completely different from...

  • The Origins and Significance of Residential Gothic Architecture in Ottawa
    The Origins and Significance of Residential Gothic Architecture in Ottawa
    Friday, September 26, 2014 - 09:00 to Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 17:00
    Carleton University, River Building
    Ottawa, ON
    Canada

    The competition for design of the Parliament Buildings in the late 1850s drew to Ottawa several English architects who introduced popular Gothic domestic forms that helped transform the housing...

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