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Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa Gatineau Region Paperback – May 18 2017

by Andrew Waldron (Author), Harold Kalman (Author), Peter Coffman (Photographer)

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The many and varied threads of Canadas national life come together in its capital region. Where the Rideau River flows into the Ottawa River, an Algonquin community was visited by French explorers and settled by British colonists. The town grew into a city, spilled over a provincial border, and now represents Canada to the world.

Ottawa is a seat of government and has all the official edifices to show for it. But as Andrew Waldron shows you in Exploring the Capital, its a lot more than that. Follow the twelve guided-tours covering all corners of the region in Ontario and Quebec and youll encounter homes and schools, cultural sites and green spaces, houses of worship and shrines to commerce. Early houses, humble or magnificent, from the era of the lumber barons can be found steps away from the latest in sleek condominiums and office towers built for sustainability. Waldron takes you behind the doors of more than 390 diverse structures to learn who made them, how, and why.

Exploring the Capital is for architectural experts and amateurs, and for residents and visitors alike. Visit Ottawas landmarks and neighbourhoods through its stories, maps, and photographs, and learn how great design and engineering turn landscapes into cityscapes.

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Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing (May 18 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1927958911
ISBN-13 : 978-1927958919
Item Weight : 771 g
Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.79 x 21.34 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #97,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25 in Landmarks & Monuments
- #28 in Canadian Architecture
- #113 in Architectural History (Books)

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About the Author

Andrew Waldron is an architectural historian who has worked at Parks Canada and is Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions heritage conservation manager in Ottawa. His passion for Canadian architecture and historic sites began when he was young. Andrew and his wife Danielle live in a historic house in Lowertown.

Peter Coffman began as an architectural photographer so in love with his subject that he became an architectural historian. He teaches in the History and Theory of Architecture program at Carleton University, and is a Past President of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada.

Harold Kalman received his PhD in the history of art architecture from Princeton University, and it the author of A History of Canadian Architecture, Exploring Ottawa, and Exploring Vancouver.

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Fizz

Excellent Book

Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2019

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It's too short :)
We need more.
We are retired and walk every day, slowly working our way all over the city. This book gives us things to look for.
We need more like this.

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Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2019

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larger than I expected for a guidebook but very well organized and many photos

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Brigitte Desrochers

Best and most complete guide to Ottawa

Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2017

This is the best guide to Ottawa that I know. It is readable and engaging, and it has top-notch academic credibility. It is the kind of book that you can pick up and read with no prior knowledge of local history, as well as the new reference for historians. It discusses more than 250 buildings, located on well-designed maps and illustrated with good quality photography. It points to a broad set of buildings, whose interest may be architectural as well as social, historical or technical. The texts are short, rich in information, as well as entertaining. As a resident of Ottawa, I use it as an armchair travel guide, and I find it's an excellent way of getting to know my city and its history. It proposes 11 tours, which can be done on foot, on bicycle or by car. The production quality of the book itself is good, and the binding can clearly take the wear and tear if you decide to drag it around in your excursions.

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