Rogers Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre) | 30.45m | 4-5 fl | Completed

[J.OT13]

Walked through the Convention Centre yesterday. Although it's a very nice space, there something sorely missing. There are a few people, but overall very quiet. In contrast, Montreal's convention centre is packed full of people walking through. The lobby is essentially a mall (everything in Montreal seems to be a mall or a food court or both).

The lobby area in Ottawa could easily accommodate a café or restaurant with a terrace facing the Canal. I once again long for Harley's vision of an expanded centre through Eaton's/Sears/Nordstrom's top floor, with a huge atrium between the current centre and expansion, along with outdoor space on the Rideau rooftop terrace.

There are a lot of missed opportunities from the initial project, abd today.