Typically, P3s are a practice reserved for obligatory urban projects such as hospitals, highways, and airports where aesthetic concerns are simply not in the budget. They essentially harness private capital to build public works, something that may begin to taint the construction of cultural facilities in Canada. In the case of L\u2019Adresse, the government (or taxpayers) will pay 40% of the initial cost, which for 30 years will be going towards private profit. Lavalin will also have sole control of the entire budget, and unlike a public project, is not required to publicize how the cost is divided. As you can imagine, design integrity was not given top (or let alone high) priority in the budgetary allocations. In her article last month in the Globe & Mail, Lisa Rochon writes,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concert hall is being designed by a consortium, not a chief architect. Lowest bid won the commission. Its technical requirements for an excellent acoustical experience will be met. My concern has to do with how a symphony hall, imagined for 50 years, can be reduced to the vagaries of a money-making operation in which issues of visual impact, finely tuned construction and inspired movement from the surrounding streets barely get discussed. In bookkeeping, aesthetics are too messy to mark on a score sheet.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"news_bigimage\"](\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2009\/07\/news_bigimage.jpg\" "\\"news_bigimage\\"")
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With a building virtually identical to the Four Seasons Opera House Diamond & Schmitt designed for Toronto, our beloved L\u2019Adresse symphonique lacks a certain quality and spark. Given the cultural significance of the project for Quebec, Montreal and the OSM, as well as the financial investment, one would hope that a more unique design with more specific design intentions would have been central to the planning. Concert halls, let alone public buildings are not built often and each one should posses a distinct identity that will stand apart from what already exists. For now, Montrealer\u2019s await the opening in autumn 2011 \u2013 will the new home to the OSM prove to be worth the wait, despite the potential loss of design integrity?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Unveiled last May, the new home of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal initially appears to be quite promising. Despite the uninspired \u201cshoebox\u201d design and disregard of its immediate urban condition, the lit glass box showcasing a Quebec beech wood interior will imaginably be a positive addition to the disparate Place des Arts. 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