Editorial: Block 2 Winner is a Canadian Choice
As a juror on the Block 2 design competition, I had the immense privilege of participating in rich discussions about the architectural approach most suitable to…
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Block 2 finalist designs unveiled (full videos now posted)
On Monday, April 11, the six finalist competitors for the design of Block 2, the full city block directly opposite Canada’s Parliament buildings, unveiled their…
Block 2 finalists unveil designs in live online presentation on Monday, April 11
Few sites carry the significance of Block 2, the full city block directly opposite Canada’s Parliament buildings, just south of Parliament Hill. To the north,…
Block 2 competition finalists announced
PWGSC has announced six shortlisted teams for the Block 2 international design competition, to redesign the urban block facing Parliament Hill in Ottawa. …
Guest Editorial: Designing for Democracy
The international design competition for Block 2—the city block directly across from Parliament Hill—is without a doubt the most important competition in…
Centre Block: Building Renewal for the 21st Century
The following text is excerpted from A Portrait of Canada's Parliament by William P McElligott © William P. McElligott; essay copyright Stephen Fai and Allan…
RAIC Award of Merit for Innovation in Architecture: West Block Rehabilitation…
Location Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Architect Architecture49 and EVOQ Architecture, architects in joint venture
The restoration of the West Block, the…
House Leader: West Block Rehabilitation Project, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
In a two-decade-long project, Parliament Hill’s West Block has been meticulously restored, and a monumental glass roof added over its courtyard to crown the…
New Member of Parliament: Government of Canada Visitor Welcome Centre, Parliament…
A quietly elegant structure to the side of Centre Block is the first new building on Parliament Hill in almost a century.