ARTH3810 2019F Class Projects (Publication)

NAC - Reviewing the spaces

The National Arts Centre is a rich building that offers an insight on structure that should have been discovered upon my arrival in Ottawa. Lebensold’s design provided an experience that can be labeled as unique and thrilling. The intriguing building kept surprising me in a good way. I could see that the architectural language used was of a skilled designer. Unfortunately, the extension lacked the magical feeling the original building held. DSA designed a beautiful extension, but it could be anywhere. The only thing relevant about the addition that applied to the original building was the wooden ceiling. Other than that, they weakened an incredible structure by attempting to make it more contemporary and by claiming that the building did not reflect the capital today, the firm insulted any building that was not constructed in the 21st century.

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  1. The National Arts Centre: Reflecting on its Past and Present Maegen Sargent

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