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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…
Op-ed: We can be better than bland, but it will take a coherent vision for our city
In the post-war years, the federal government commissioned the General Report on the Plan for the National Capital, known as the Greber Plan. It established…
Using a collective voice to inform the future of our national architecture policy.
Many of you may know that over the last seven years, one of my big focuses has been involved in a committee at the national…