Ottawa Architecture Foundation

📚 Join the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club this November! For next month’s meetup, the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club will be reading Chapters 1 – 15 of “Bowling Alone” by Robert D. Putnam. 📆 When: Monday, November 9th | 6:15 PM 📍 Where: Main Library in Room B125

📐 RIBA Canada Symposium and Chapter Launch Next week, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launches its Canada Chapter and appoints its inaugural Chapter Committee in Montréal.

📍 Where: Macdonald-Harrington Building (McGill University), Room G-10 (Lecture Hall) – 815 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, QC 📆 When: Thursday, October 22nd @ 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Friday, October 23rd @ 9:00 AM – 7:45 PM 🎟️ Price: £0 - £35.19 (approx. $0 - $56.02 CAD)

🗳️ Cast your vote! Nominations are now open for the 2026 @oaarchitects.bsky.social Council Elections. In total, there are five Architect seats open for three-year terms. Their districts are Eastern Ontario (one seat), the City of Toronto (two seats), and the Province of Ontario (two seats).

📆 KEY DATES: Nomination Forms Sent: October 5th, 2026 Nominations Close: October 26th, 2026 Ballots Sent: November 9th, 2026 Voting Closes: November 23rd, 2026 Results Announced: December 1st, 2026 New Term Begins: January 1st, 2027

⏰ TIME’S RUNNING OUT! Next month, the @oaarchitects.bsky.social is hosting its biennial NOW Lecture in Ottawa. Highlights include a one-hour talk from Juxta Architects, winner of this year’s OAA Best Emerging Practice Award, followed by a moderated question period.

📐 Happy World Architecture Day! Created in 1985 by the International Union of Architects, the theme for #WorldArchitectureDay2026 is #HousingIsAHumanRight #BuildIt. "Through this theme, the UIA calls on architects to advance equitable access to housing through design, research, and advocacy..."

🎊 Celebrate Ottawa 200! To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Bytown, Heritage Ottawa has published “Bytown Bicentennial Bytes.” This series details, “some of the key places — buildings, structures and landscapes — that help capture some of our shared history.”

📚 Join the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club this September! For this month’s meetup, the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club will be reading “Walkable City” by Jeff Speck, originally discussed in October 2023.

📢 Save the Date! Next week, Heritage Ottawa hosts "24 Sussex and the Wreckers' Ball." Veteran investigative journalist Dean Beeby — co-author (with Ian Bailey) of "24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of Canada's Official Residence" (Sutherland House) — is the event’s featured speaker.

💌 You’ve got mail! The Ottawa Architecture Foundation announces the launch of Capital Lines — our brand-new newsletter. This quarterly release highlights relevant events and content for those interested in architecture and design literacy throughout the Nation Capital Region.

📢 Looking to contribute to your community? The Ottawa Architecture Foundation is establishing a general volunteer pool for future events and internal positions. (1/2)

🏳️‍🌈 #ICYMI: 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument Unveiled This month, Winnipeg-based Public City Architecture publicly unveiled Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument. The Thunderhead Monument recognizes the historic discrimination faced by 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada, including during the LGBT Purge. (1/2)

⏰ Time’s running out! The entry deadline for the 2026 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence is fast approaching. KEY DATES: 📆 Deadline for Entries: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 🔔 Winners Notified: Mid-October 2026 🏆 Winners Announced: December 2026 (1/2)

🎧 Meet the Guardians of Graffiti On this week’s episode of “This Is Ottawa” with Robyn Bresnahan (CBC), Bresnahan interviews local software developer Joseph Malovic. Malovic is the creator behind Ottawalls — an interactive mural map of the National Capital region’s public art. (1/2)

📚 Join the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club this July! For this month’s meetup, the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club will be reading “Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City” by Jorge Almazán, Joe McReynolds, and Naoki Saito. (1/2)

🚨 LOW TICKET WARNING! In partnership with Ottawa Salus Corporation and CSV Architects, @passivehousecan.bsky.social‬ is offering an up-close look at a brand new supportive housing project in Ottawa, Ontario. This event will include a presentation, building tour, and networking. (1/2)