Request for Qualifications: National Holocaust Monument Competition

Honoring the victims and Canadian survivors of the Holocaust, the National Capital Commission, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is inviting teams of professional artists, architects, landscape architects, and other design professionals to submit their credentials and examples of prior work for the first stage of a two-phase competition to create a national Holocaust monument in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital. This monument will ensure that the Holocaust continues to have a permanent place in our nation’s consciousness and memory. The RFQ document is available now until September 4. To obtain the competition document, and for more information, please visit here.
Icon: Claridge Homes Proposal / Hariri Pontarini Architects

Icon: Claridge Homes is set to become Ottawa’s tallest tower at 45-storeys, transforming the cityscape of the country’s capital and setting a new standard for high quality design and smart densification in the city. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, and as part of the area’s revitalization, the development will bring a mix of uses to meet both the existing and future needs of the neighborhood. More images and architects’ description after the break.
New Edinburgh House / Christopher Simmonds Architect

Architects: Christopher Simmonds Architect
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Year: 2012
Photographs: Doublespace Photography
Lansdowne Park Sports Center Proposal / Cannon Design

The redevelopment of the park, with the “Stadium in the Park” design concept, is an exciting urban design effort that encompasses a renovated stadium and arena, development of 300,000 sf of retail, renovation of heritage buildings, and an urban park for the people of Ottawa. Designed by Cannon Design, the project enhances both the history and the identity of the park by taking advantage of its location on the Rideau Canal. The result is a stadium in the park. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Hintonburg Home / Rick Shean

Architects: Rick Shean
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Year: 2010
Photographs: Peter Fritz
Ottawa River House / Christopher Simmonds Architect

Architects: Christopher Simmonds Architect
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Year: 2012
Photographs: Double Space Photography
Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) / Diamond Schmitt Architects & Edward J. Cuhaci And Associates Architects Inc.

Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects & Edward J. Cuhaci And Associates Architects Inc.
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Project Area: 194,000 sqf
Project Year: 2011
Photos: Tom Arban
Front to Back Infill / Colizza Bruni Architecture

Architect: Colizza Bruni Architecture Inc. / James Colizza & Anthony Bruni
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Project Area: 111 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Peter Fritz

























