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24 aou
2014
Rideau Street @ Mackenzie Avenue
2014
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Title:
National Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Reference number:
4511654
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We gave it a
-5
Ottawa bussiest intersection where cars have been prioritized over pedestrians.
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Visitors's vote
-2.0
130 votes
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A lot to say about this comparison, even though we said it all in the past. First of all, the building which only the facade shows in the archive picture is the Daly building which was abandoned in the late 1970s after decades of laisser-aller from its owner, the NCC....
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08 aou
2014
Lebreton Flats
2014
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Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
No reference number provided.
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We gave it a
-5
An entire district demolished by the NCC and they let it rot for more than 50 years.
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Visitors's vote
-2.3
110 votes
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You know the story....
02 aou
2014
The back of the Former Post Office
2014
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Title:
Post Office, Ottawa, Ont.
Reference number:
3319299
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We gave it a
-5
A neo-classical building sacrified for a emtpy symbolic place.
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Visitors's vote
-2.1
101 votes
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The Post Office was the last obstacle to the ambitions of the Prime Minister Mackenzie-King to erect a War Memorial in order to honnor the people who serviced for World War I.He hired our good friend Jacques Gréber to "prove himself" and find the perfect spot for such a memorial....
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01 jui
2014
Laurier Avenue, formerly known as Maria Street
2014
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We gave it a
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Regression in the urban fabric. Increase in car traffic.
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Visitors's vote
-2.9
100 votes
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This comparison is a good example of regression in Ottawa’s urban planning – where a fairly tight urban fabric has been replaced by a more sterile environment. Maria Street, renamed Laurier Avenue, was widened from 3 to 5 lanes and parking on its sides was made illegal, probably to...
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