Ottawa Architecture Week

Mapping in the Market tote bags are now for sale! 20$, cash only. Proceeds go to Sheppards of Good Hope in the market. On sale tonight, tomorrow, and Friday night. 🛍️

Only 1 more sleep until the panel discussion. Not too late to register 🎤

Meet our 4th panelist Lesley Collins! 🏙️✨

Lesley Collins, RPP, MCIP, CAHP is the Program Manager of Heritage Planning at the City of Ottawa. She is a Registered Professional Planner and member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals with over 20 years of public sector experience at the intersection of planning and heritage conservation. Lesley has extensive experience on a variety of development projects and has played a significant role in shaping heritage planning policy in Ottawa since joining the City in 2009.  In her current role, she leads a team of heritage professionals on initiatives to conserve and recognize Ottawa’s built heritage including the City’s response to recent provincial legislation changes. She is passionate about ensuring that all residents of Ottawa can see their own story reflected in Ottawa’s historic buildings and champions creative approaches to heritage conservation that respond to the needs of a growing city while recognizing our collective memory

🎤 Introducing our next Panelist on our panel discussion this upcoming Wednesday -
Mathieu Grondin, Aka Ottawa’s Night Mayor 🌃✨

Born and raised in Montreal, Mathieu Grondin has enjoyed a varied career in creative industries and economic development.
 
In 2017, Mathieu founded MTL 24/24, an organization that supports nightlife development in Montreal. The organization’s main objectives are to destigmatize nightlife activities, enable a dialogue between nightlife stakeholders, the community, municipal authorities and elected officials, and enhance economic prosperity by promoting nightlife culture, experiences and attractions. Mathieu has been a featured presenter at several international conferences for prestigious organizations such as UN-Habitat (World Urban Forum Katowice, 2022), the German Center for Research and Innovation (SXSW, 2023), and the Government of New South Wales (Sydney OPEN Forum, 2023). He is widely recognized as a global leader in nightlife advocacy.
 
In June 2024, Mathieu took over the position of Nightlife Commissioner for the City of Ottawa, becoming the first person in Canada to hold such a position. His mandate is to implement Ottawa’s Nightlife Economy Action Plan, which was adopted unanimously by City Council in May 2023, and to create the first municipal service dedicated to nightlife management in Canada, the Ottawa Nightlife Office.

Tell your coworkers, bring a friend! Help us celebrate Ottawa Architecture Week leading up to world architecture day 🌎📐

Check out our website to see the full line up of events.

Join us for a lecture by Russell Acton, founding principal of Acton Ostry Architects.

🗓 Monday, Sept 29, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Ottawa Art Gallery
🎟 Free and open to the public

Part of the Forum Lecture Series, presented by the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism with support from ORSA and ULI Ottawa.

Note to practitioners: All Forum Lectures count toward in-person, structured learning, per OAA and OAQ requirements. Sign up at our eventbrite to register.

OAW2025 Presents: Architecture Trivia Night! Join ORSA as they host an evening to find out who can quiz their way to the top and be crowned the Architecture Trivia Night Champions! This year’s quiz will feature questions relating to this year’s theme, “Mapping the Market: Spatial Anchors + Planned Histories”, as well as topics on architecture, urban planning, the city and much more. Teams will compete in a standard pub quiz before the top three (3) teams are selected to participate in a final lightning round.

Does your office want to prove they are the smartest in the town? Or do you and your friends have the winning combination of architecture smarts to outscore your opponents? Then sign up NOW before spots are filled 🎉