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Canada's capital views protection : protecting the visual integrity and symbolic primacy of our national symbols / contributors, Du Toit Allsopp Hillier ... [et al.].: W93-23/2007E-PDF

"This report assembles the current “views protection” policies and controls which are intended to protect and enhance the visual integrity and symbolic primacy of the National Symbols. The report includes a brief history of building height controls in the national capital since the first City of Ottawa bylaw in 1910. The urban design context for the views protection policies is presented and the methodological approach of the recent studies is summarized. The final section of the report presents the conclusions of these studies which form the basis of the present statutory municipal controls, NCC policies design guidelines and other Capital planning instruments"--Introduction, p. 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. National Capital Commission.
  • Du Toit, Allsopp, Hillier (Firm)
  • University of Toronto. Centre for Landscape Research.
TitleCanada's capital views protection : protecting the visual integrity and symbolic primacy of our national symbols / contributors, Du Toit Allsopp Hillier ... [et al.].
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: La protection des vues dans la capitale du Canada.
  • "November 2007."
  • "The original English version of this document was released in January 2007 under the title: National Capital views protection"--p. [2] of cover.
  • "This document is the product of work undertaken by the NCC, the firm du Toit Allsop Hillier and the Centre for Landscape Research, University of Toronto"--p. [2] of cover.
  • Includes bibliographic references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : National Capital Commission, 2007.
Descriptionvi, 143 p. : ill. (some col.)
Catalogue number
  • W93-23/2007E-PDF
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