The competition for design of the Parliament Buildings in the late 1850s drew to Ottawa several English architects, who introduced popular Gothic domestic forms that helped transform the housing stock of a rough lumber town to befit a dawning capital. Mark your calendars for September 26-27, 2014, when Carleton’s History Department, with the assistance of the Dean of FASS, Heritage Ottawa, and the Pinhey’s Point Foundation, will co-sponsor a landmark colloquium on Ottawa’s domestic Gothic architecture, including tours, lectures, an exhibit, and a keynote address by Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin from University of Kent School of Architecture in the UK. Free for Carleton students and employees; $30 + HST for others. Contact bruce.elliott@carleton.ca for registration details.