Urban Design / Design urbain
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Dead Ends and Signs of Life Inside the Point St. Charles Collector
A view through the original Point St. Charles collector sewer, constructed in 1862. Perhaps the most interesting underground features in the Montreal area...
By Andrew Emond -
Photo du jour : L’ancien externat Sophie-Barat
Étant à l’étude depuis près de 10 ans, le projet de restauration de l’ancien externat Sophie-Barat semble progressé puisqu’une enseigne...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Ville Mont-Royal : elle a de beaux restes
Tirée à quatre épingles et bourrée de fric, Ville Mont-Royal (VMR à ses amies) incarne l’archétype de la beauté urbaine. Un véritable village verdoyant au...
By Émile Thomas -
Le mardi des arbres: Bleu, blanc, jaune
Visite guidée mardi prochain (18 août): Les arbres du 19 ième et les récents arrivés, campus McGill, détails à la fin de l’article. Parmi les noms...
By Bronwyn Chester -
Montage du jour : La maison Hubert Lacroix
1963-2009 Source : Archives de la ville de Montréal VM94-U90-2 ***Version originale d’un texte publié dans le journal Le Devoir le 10 août 2009.**...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
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 -
Montreal’s Wastewater Treatment, Part I – A History of Problems
The grit removal tanks of Montreal’s wastewater treatment plant. Montreal’s wastewater treatment plant can be found at the far east end of the...
By Andrew Emond -
Request for Submissions : Public art for l’Adresse symphonique
In conjunction with my earlier post about l’Adresse symphonique, an RFP has been publicized for a new work of public art to accompany the future...
By Timea Jakab -
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 -
Big Bang Planning vs Emergent Urbanism
Architect and urban planner William Galloway recently wrote an op-ed piece at Archinet entitled “Big Bangs, Slums, and Suburbia” (via...
By Alanah Heffez -
Discontent over the Turcot grows stronger (and more political)
Source: MTQ Sitting in the over-heated community centre in St. Henri, hearing one presenter after another condemn the Turcot project, it became clear that...
By Jacob Larsen -
Photo du Jour : Buldozed Slum
I rarely venture into the northern part of the island, and on a trip along Boul Henri Bourassa last week I was surprised to find an entire city block...
By Alanah Heffez