A floating sauna on the Ottawa River? The NCC wants to build one

Toon Dreessen, president of Architects DCA, was mentioned in the CBC article, applauding the NCC’s vision to finally bring energy back to the riverfront. Instead…

September 2, 2025

Can the city spend smarter on its ‘social’ infrastructure?

Last week, news broke about the City of Ottawa’s $10.8 billion infrastructure gap. This gap is not a surprise. Nor is it a complete picture…

July 15, 2025

Ottawa’s controversial evening parking proposal generates mixed reactions in ByWard Market

Ottawa is exploring changes to evening parking in busy districts like the ByWard Market, aiming to manage demand and improve accessibility. The proposal has stirred…

May 23, 2025

Rethinking the Design Process

Ottawa is a G7 capital city. We have incredible opportunities to be a city on par with London, Paris, Tokyo, or Berlin, even if we…

April 15, 2025

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…

March 20, 2025

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…

March 4, 2025