Tag Montréal, Canada

FABG Architects and the Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles

17-05-2023

FABG Architects and the Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles

The Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles is a project recently completed by the Canadian FABG Architects studio, located in the heart of Montreal's entertainment district. The project consists of a building, a pedestrian walk and a public square that connects several key cultural institutions, including the Place des Arts, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.

Agora Maximus, beyond tactical urbanism in Montreal

03-10-2022

Agora Maximus, beyond tactical urbanism in Montreal

With the Agora Maximus project LAAB, a Canadian creative collective, together with Signature Design Communication (SDC), a multidisciplinary agency, proposed a temporary streetscape installation. Agora Maximus celebrates the seasonal pedestrianisation of Montreal's Saint-Denis Street with viewing platforms and vantage points that allow passersby admire the cityscape and its rich cultural offerings.

Rethinking a schoolyard, Taktik Design

01-06-2022

Rethinking a schoolyard, Taktik Design

The Canadian Taktik Design studio has redesigned the exterior schoolyard of Collège Saint-Paul, a high school near Montreal renowned for its sporting vocation. Now the courtyard houses new functions in line with the students' and the community's needs and improves the use of the open spaces.

Smith Vigeant Architectes’ award-winning beauty for the Montréal aqueduct

04-05-2022

Smith Vigeant Architectes’ award-winning beauty for the Montréal aqueduct

Canadian architectural studio Smith Vigeant Architectes designed a building for the Montreal aqueduct, a delicate project in the natural setting of the green banks of the canal in a public park which has conquered the local citizens and been awarded the Order of Architects of Quebec’s Prize for Excellence in Architecture 2022 in the industrial buildings category.

Montréal’s UQAM Design Centre presents Henning Wagenbreth’s

29-04-2022

Montréal’s UQAM Design Centre presents Henning Wagenbreth’s "Graphic Design for All Ages"

UQAM design centre in Montréal, Canada has opened a solo show by German artist and illustrator Henning Wagenbreth under a particularly inclusive title: Graphic Design for All Ages. The idea behind the exhibition, curated by Marc H. Choko, is not to seduce or entertain visitors but to launch social and political messages through the sarcastic humour for which the artist is known.

Îlot Balmoral, sustainable creative building in Montreal designed by Provencher_Roy

12-04-2022

Îlot Balmoral, sustainable creative building in Montreal designed by Provencher_Roy

The 13-storey Îlot Balmoral building, designed by the Canadian Provencher_Roy studio is one of the last developmental pieces for completing the Quartier des Spectacles in the centre of Montreal. The spectacular façade architecture aims to obtain the Gold LEED-NC Environmental Certification.

Atelier Pierre Thibault designs contemporary house on Brome Lake

14-10-2021

Atelier Pierre Thibault designs contemporary house on Brome Lake

The relationship with the surrounding landscape, the vivid colours and the enchanting scenery on the shores of Brome Lake are the strengths of the residential project designed by the Atelier Pierre Thibault studio in the Eastern Townships administrative region in southeastern Quebec, in Canada. “La Résidence du Lac Brome ” is a contemporary home that allows its inhabitants to live in close contact with the natural environment. With its full-height transparent windows and very few opaque structural elements, it stands as a large covered terrace from which to enjoy wide panoramic views of the lake and of the surrounding mountainous landscape.

In Montreal, vacant shops become studios for emerging artists

22-09-2021

In Montreal, vacant shops become studios for emerging artists

Thanks to the Créer des Ponts ("Building Bridges") project, created through the alliance between the downtown commercial real estate community and representatives of the Canadian city’s vibrant visual arts ecosystem, 30 vacant retail spaces in 22 buildings in Montreal’s city centre have recently become art studios for 60 emerging artists.

Saltbox Passive House by Atelier L’Abri

23-08-2021

Saltbox Passive House by Atelier L’Abri

The Canadian firm L'Abri has built the Saltbox Passive House near Montreal. This family home has received LEED Platinum and PHIUS 2018+ certifications from the Passive House Institute US, becoming the third house in Quebec to obtain passive house certification.

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