Mon 31 May 2010 07:30:16 PM EDT

Lansdowne  Park

Stadium and Mixed-use Area Designs

The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group has unveiled the designs for the stadium and mixed-use area for the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne. Full details are located HERE

The goal of architects Ritchard Brisbin, Barry Hobin and Robert Claiborne of Cannon Design in Toronto, was to create an urban space that reflects Lansdowne’s long history as a city, regional and national meeting place. The design respects the 150-year history of the site, create a lively urban space and fits into its Glebe neighbourhood.

The design includes:

•  A refurbished Frank Clair Stadium for CFL football, professional soccer and concerts, featuring a wooden veil that would reflect Ottawa’s history as a lumber town.
• An expansion of the Glebe’s grid street system into Lansdowne to accommodate a mix of commercial space, residential development and public squares.
• The Horticulture Building is given a prominent and historically significant location on the east side of the Aberdeen Pavilion, within Lansdowne’s new urban park, where it could become the site of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market and the location of a Parks Canada Agency interpretation centre for the Rideau Canal.

Residents will be able to  provide their comments [ http://app03.ottawa.ca/survey/index.php?sid=91288&lang=en on the proposed designs until June 13. The feedback received will be collected and reviewed by the Lansdowne Strategic Design Review and Advisory Panel and City Council.

The designs are also on display from May 28 until June 13 at City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W, across from the Information Desk.