Urban Design / Design urbain
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Save the Main
A feature interview with Eric Paradis, organizer of Save the Main, about the city of Montreal’s plan for Boulevard Saint-Laurent.
By Adam Bemma -
The right scale?
Earlier this week, Montreal’s city council approved the development of two 32-storey Waldorf-Astoria hotel and condominium towers near the corner of Guy...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Car sharing in the city
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Montreal-based car share service Communauto. Being the oldest network of its kind in North America, Communauto has...
By Adam Bemma -
Quartier Bonaventure public consultations
The OPCM has already begun public consultations for the Quartier Bonaventure which will drastically overhaul the no-man’s land between Griffintown...
By Alanah Heffez -
État d’urgence
Arguably the biggest public space event of the year. Montreal-based arts collective ATSA (Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable) is hosting État...
By Adam Bemma -
Le Turcot : Projet autoroutier esseulé au Nouveau Monde écolo ?
« Nous leur demandons seulement d’aimer leur prochain autant que leur voiture. » – Gilbert Cesbron Durant une visite, il y a quelques...
By Émile Thomas -
Windsor Station : A brief history of development
The Berlin Wall fell when East German authorities announced the opening of its borders to everyone, November 9, 1989. Many historical scholars, however...
By Émile Thomas -
New AMT Windsor station hub examined
Image from The Gazette This week the AMT released a plan to build a new transit hub directly south of Windsor Station, whichwould permit the historic...
By Jacob Larsen -
IPAM sets the stage for more inclusive long-term planning
Just when Montreal was in need of a superhero, the Institut de Politiques Alternatives de Montreal enters the scene with an all-star team to tackle urban...
By Alanah Heffez -
The BAPE Speaks: Turcot report released (and analyzed)
On Tuesday, November 10, a half day after being leaked in La Presse story, the recommendations of the province’s environmental assessment commission...
By Jacob Larsen -
Highways, health and the economy: Political winds on the Turcot may be changing
Opposition to the Turcot reconstruction project has climbed even farther up the ladder. La Presse reported that in a parliamentary committee on Wednesday...
By Jacob Larsen -
Campus Martius – Champ de Mars
« I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It’s about...
By Émile Thomas