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More procurement reform would allow Ottawa businesses to help shape our city
In all the recent talk of trade wars, tariffs and buying Canadian, I didn’t expect procurement to feature prominently. I couldn’t be more pleased to…
Building the City We Aspire To Be
Ottawa is facing many challenges: we need more housing that achieves better sustainable density to create homes for families and support small businesses for a…
Small firms are being unfairly shut out of the federal home-building program
The federal government has made some bold moves to try and solve the housing crisis, including opening public land and surplus federal buildings to off-market…
Colour in Architecture – Sheldon’s trip to Japan
Colour is an integral part of our environment. It is a critical part of survival in nature that various animal and insect species have more…
Toon: Ambitious plan for south side of Wellington Street shows how building design should be done
Ottawa is poised to see another major investment from the federal government, making a commitment to jobs, infrastructure and quality architecture in the heart of…
Canadian cities need a new model and the national capital is a prime example
More than 80 per cent of Canada’s 41 million people live in a city, more than double from a hundred years ago, yet the way…