Architecture
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Place d’Armes – Just a Pretty Picture?
Spend a half an hour in the square and you’ll watch this scene on repeat: A tour bus wheezes up to the curb and releases a flood of tourists into...
By Alanah Heffez -
Thinking beyond the Shuko
« I like the way you comb your hair I like the stylish clothes you wear It’s just the little things you do That makes me want to sleep with you. » –...
By Émile Thomas -
Slow Down, Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent
The Public Consultation Bureau of Montreal has finally released their report and recommendations following the deposition of over 30 memoirs and a...
By Alanah Heffez -
Architectours 2009 : being a tourist in your own home
« Un petit chez soi vaut mieux qu’un grand chez les autres. » – Proverbe français Let’s face it. This summer was garbage. It rained; then...
By Émile Thomas -
Architects’ Journal on Comic Book Cities
Architects’ Journal has cooked up a list of the greatest illustrated urban spaces. More than a backdrop for the action, comic book cities like...
By Alanah Heffez -
L’Adresse Symphonique First Public-Private Partnership in Quebec
Unveiled last May, the new home of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal initially appears to be quite promising. Despite the uninspired “shoebox” design...
By Timea Jakab -
Photo du Jour : Biosphere Paint Job
Photo taken June 20th, 2009. The biosphere on Ile Ste-Hélène has been just a skeleton since the covering burnt in 1976. It’s currently getting a...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Bordeaux
The prison located in the northern part of the island was built in 1912 and houses about 1200 male inmates serving sentences of under 2 years.
By Alanah Heffez -
Marché Adonis, boulevard Des Sources
Si vous aviez à aller en randonnée dans le West Island, le Supermarché Adonis sur le boulevard Des Sources (Google Maps) est une destination...
By Cédric Sam -
The latest on the Lower Main
Spacing commentor Louis Rastelli called me out on this one: it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to critique the plans for 2-22 Ste-Catherine East...
By Alanah Heffez -
2-22 Ste-Catherine – A whole new street
2-22 Ste-Catherine by night. Image by Société de Redéveloppement Angus, Paul Andreu, Aedifica & Gilles Huot, May 21 (PDF). It may be ugly, it may be...
By Alanah Heffez -
Makeover proposed for the Palais de Justice
Back in the dead of winter, I did a short post that included a photo of the austere, East-facing wall of the Palais de Justice. My immediate reaction was...
By Jacob Larsen