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Architecture, Advocacy and Adventure – The Toon Dreessen Story
The Toon Dreessen Story video transcript: You know, it’s funny, people ask me about what motivates me when I’m not at work and it’s hard…
Ending homelessness in Ottawa
Ottawa has a housing crisis. Like many municipalities in Canada, we struggle to build enough housing that is affordable to the average family, let alone build…
Architecture’s most important elements
Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius stated that architecture provides firmness, commodity, and delight; Firmness in the integrity and durability of a structure whereas Commodity is…
Ottawa can’t build ’15-minute neighbourhoods’ without ensuring access to healthy, affordable food
Ottawa’s new Official Plan (OP) emphasizes the need to develop 15-minute neighbourhoods throughout the city. But what is a 15-minute neighbourhood and why is this…
The Architects DCA Brand Story
Brand video transcript: Architects DCA is an architecture firm located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and comprised of a team of experienced architects who are determined…
Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital
Ottawa is a city caught for decades in a struggle between what should be the grandeur and charm of a national capital, and the harsh…