Designing 15-minute neighbourhoods in a post-COVID Ottawa

Ottawa aspires to be one of the best livable mid-sized cities in North America. A key part of this vision includes vibrant traditional main streets…

June 1, 2020

Creating forward motion by working in place

How investing in architecture now will set us up for future success. Over the last month, we’ve seen the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…

May 19, 2020

Toon Featured on The Big Story

The Big Story recently did a piece on the impact that the COVID19 pandemic is having on our cities, homes and offices, and discussed with…

April 21, 2020

Holding on to heritage: revitalizing our communities by repurposing abandoned buildings

Last fall, the City of Ottawa, like many other cities, declared a #ClimateEmergency. We’ve also declared a #HousingEmergency. We need to restore, conserve, adapt and…

April 15, 2020

Straying from the path: how COVID-19 will change the design of our cities.

It’s been a tough few weeks for all of us. Small businesses are struggling and our traditional, walkable main streets are void of the pedestrian…

March 30, 2020

Building forward: what architects need from government to make it through COVID-19

Running a small business isn’t easy at the best of times. Payroll comes every two weeks. Rent and utility bills come every month. Tax submissions…

March 30, 2020