Block 2 Re-development Project

In partnership with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has endorsed the design competition for the renewal of Block 2 and has designated professional advisors to oversee the overall competition process, which ended with the announcement of the winning design concept on May 16, 2022. The RAIC’s contributions included: 

1. Providing general advice about the design competition processes, including, but not limited to:
   1. a. The competition Brief
   2. b. The remuneration and prize structure
   3. c. The selection of the jury
2. Providing expertise in managing design competitions through Phase Eins, a firm that coordinated and conducted the competition as the project manager. 

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  Block 2 Architectural Design Competition Jury Reports

  Published on: 2023-02-27

  In May 2021, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) launched an architectural design competition to redevelop Block 2, the city block immediately south of Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa. The renewal of Block 2 is a critical piece of PSPC’s Long Term Vision and Plan (LTVP) for the Parliamentary Precinct…..

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  Government of Canada names winner in Block 2 Architectural Design Competition

  Published on: 2022-05-16

  The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, today announced that Zeidler Architecture Inc. (Toronto, Canada), in association with David Chipperfield Architects (London, United Kingdom), was selected as the winning team in the Architectural Design Competition for the redevelopment of Block 2…

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  Renewal of Block 2 – A virtual presentation from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) in partnership with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)

  Published on: 2022-04-06

  Public Services and Procurement Canada, has officially released a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for an architectural Design Competition for the redevelopment of Block 2, an important landmark site facing Parliament Hill…

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  Request for Qualifications – Parliamentary Precinct, Ottawa – Architectural design competition for Block 2

  Published on: 2020-12-28

  Public Services and Procurement Canada, has officially released a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for an architectural Design Competition for the redevelopment of Block 2, an important landmark site facing Parliament Hill…

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  Advance Notice – Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment, Ottawa – Block 2 Architectural Design Competition

  Published on: 2020-01-15

  In May 2021, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), in partnership with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), launched an architectural design competition to redevelop Block 2…

Additional Information

• PSPC Block 2 redevelopment project