Location: Ottawa, Ontario  

Architecture Practices:  Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. (Prime Consultant and Landscape Architect) and Patkau Architects Inc. (Architect)

Kìwekì Point is a transformative collaboration between architecture and landscape, reimagining a spectacular limestone bluff in Canada’s capital. The design restores connections to the city through the Pìdàban pedestrian bridge and embraces the Ottawa River with a continuous perimeter walkway and biodiverse planting. Anchoring the site is Whispering Point, an iconic architectural outlook. Here, a dramatic cantilever projects outward to capture sweeping panoramas, while a robust liner of laminated yellow cedar fins below creates a warm, human-scaled shelter. By recontextualizing historic monuments and integrating Algonquin storytelling with this new topography, the project establishes a resilient, inclusive beacon of reconciliation.

 

Jury Comments

“The project stands out for the strength of its concept and the care in its detailing, from the sculpted cedar lookout to the subtle integration of safety, transforming a former colonial landmark into an inclusive, accessible public space."

 

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Publish Date : 2026/Jun/15