Heritage Ottawa Walking Tour: Beaverbrook
2024-10-06 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Ontario
Beaverbrook represents one of the first and the most complete examples in Canada of a fully designed Mid-Century Modern community based on 20th century urban planning concepts. Our walk will reveal Bill Teron’s concept of Beaverbrook as a complete “Garden City” where Nature and green space make up 40 percent of the plan.

Forum Lecture
2024-11-04 18:00 - 21:00 | The Pit, Architecture Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
Open Forum: Frozen Ground Truths

Susan Schuppli is a researcher and practitioner based in the United Kingdom, whose work examines material evidence from war and conflict, environmental disasters, and climate change.
She works as a professor and director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is also an affiliate artist-researcher.
In addition, Dr. Schuppli serves as board chair of Forensic Architecture, a multidisciplinary research group that uses architectural techniques and technologies to investigate cases of state violence and violations of human rights around the world.
Her recent documentary films focus primarily on climate change within the cryosphere and involve work with Earth scientists, grassroots organizations, and affected communities.

Ottawa Urbanism Book Club
2024-11-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Sunnyside Library, 1049 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Monthly meeting of the Book Club to discuss Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit by Steven Higashide

Heritage Ottawa Workshop
2024-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
DOING THE GROUNDWORK!
PREPARING YOUR HOME’S LANDSCAPE FOR SEVERE WEATHER
Do you have mature trees and established gardens you want to safeguard from extreme weather events?
HERITAGE OTTAWA WILL HELP YOU DO THE GROUNDWORK!
Extreme weather events are a climate change reality that we will all be facing with increasing regularity. Find out what you can do yourself to mitigate damage, and when professional advice is needed to understand and prepare your property.
Join City of Ottawa Climate Change and Resiliency Services expert Connor Renouf and arborist Ian Laidlaw for this 2-hour online workshop that will cover a range of topics related to how weather impacts the outside of your home, including:

Design and management of rainwater flow
What rain gardens and permeable pavements are all about
Prudent care of trees and shrubs using prep & support systems

Participants are encouraged to bring specific questions pertaining to issues they may be experiencing in their own yards and gardens.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY by CLICKING HERE for payment instructions.
The Workshop is being recorded and will be available to all registrants. A useful list of online resources will also be provided.
Heritage Ottawa has designed the workshop as your heritage classroom, where we will challenge assumptions and you will discover solutions.

Central Parkway – A study project by Provencher Roy
2025-04-29 | Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, 464 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1B7, Canada
