HTA Field Trips

A great education begins in the classroom, but doesn’t end there. There is a vast range of fascinating historical and contemporary architecture in the Ottawa region, and we make sure that our students get the chance to experience it.

HTA Field trip image — HTA is given a tour of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, a stunning late twentieth-century Byzantine building.

Photo Carleton County Gaol — HTA visits the gallows at the Carleton County Gaol. See what happens if you hand in a late assignment?

Photo at the Carleton County Gaol. — HTA on Death Row at the Carleton County Gaol.

Diefenbunker Image 1 — HTA students invade the ‘Diefenbunker’, a massive underground complex designed in the 1950s as a radiation-proof refuge for the Canadian government in the event of a nuclear war.

Diefenbunker Image 2 — HTA students explore the inner chambers of the ‘Diefenbunker’.

Modern Ottawa Image 1 — Andrew Waldron leads HTA students on a tour of the former Ottawa city hall, now known as the John G. Diefenbaker building. This was part of a tour of Modern architecture in Ottawa.

Modern Ottawa Image 2 — The Modern Ottawa tour visits the National Arts Centre.

Senate Chamber Image — HTA visits the Senate Chamber, as part of a tour of Centre Block on Parliament Hill.

Supreme Court Image — HTA students tour the Supreme Court of Canada, a blend of Art Deco and Chateau Style architecture where many of the country’s landmark legal rulings are made.

French Embassy Image — HTA students gather in front of the French Embassy, one of Canada’s most remarkable Art Deco buildings.

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