Lansdowne designs true to park’s 150-year history
Today, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) unveiled their designs for the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Park. Architects Richard Brisbin, Barry Hobin, and Robert Claiborne of Cannon Design in Toronto said their goal was to create an urban space that reflects a vision for the future coupled with a connection to Lansdowne’s past.
The designs revealed today include a refurbished Frank Clair Stadium, an expansion of the Glebe’s grid street system into Lansdowne to accommodate a mix of commercial space, residential development and public squares, and a new location for the Horticulture Building that will become the site of the Ottawa Farmer’s Market.
I am delighted that we have reached this milestone in the Lansdowne project, a design plan that can be examined by our citizens and brought to City Council in June. It’s exciting that we are on the threshold of finally moving forward with a plan to bring Lansdowne back to its former glory.
I congratulate the team of architects on their superb work. It is obvious that these world-class architects laboured around the clock to deliver a design that is worthy of this important site.
I now look forward to hearing more from the residents of Ottawa as we move forward in the effort to make Lansdowne the envy of Ottawa, Canada, and the world.
July 12th, 2010 at 9:13 am
4. Frank Clair Stadium and the Civic Centre
These facilities will be retained on site and enhanced.
This is the biggest mistake the city is making in the redesign of Landsdowne park. This city, the capital of Canada, is impossible to get *enough* quality convention centre space. EVEN when the Downtown CC is completed there will not be enough. It is sad that we loose to Vancouver, Toronto and even Halifax for quality, money making conventions. I believe this “space” would serve the community and city much more by having this changed to a convention centre. I don’t even know if this was ever considered and am quite surprised we would waste this quality space this prime land for using iftsporadically when it can be used consistantly, year round on conventions that far more benefit the city.