Grey Nuns propose revitalization of Montreal’s Youville Mother House

At A time when there is widespread concern over the future of religious heritage buildings, the congregation of the Grey Nuns of Montreal is pleased to present a major conservation project for the former Hôpital Général de Montréal, located in Pointe-à-Callière, known today as the Youville Mother House. This heritage-designated building complex includes architectural elements that…

February 11, 2019

News

Imagined urban landscapes exhibit comes to Montreal’s UQAM

Carole Lévesque went in search of Montreal’s terrains vagues, abandoned or undeveloped patches of land, such as empty lots and wild greenspaces. The exhibition La précision du vague is the result of three and a half years of work carried out by this professor at the UQAM School of Design. Working with a team of assistants, she…

February 8, 2019

Products

New Corridor gallery by Lambert & Fils lights up Montreal

Lambert & Fils has launched a new gallery in Montreal with the inaugural exhibition “Feu de camp”, an artistic installation created by Swiss designer Adrien Rovero. Corridor is a new gallery, founded by Lambert & Fils, with the goal of fostering cultural exchange and enriching Montreal’s creative community. It is located beside Lambert & Fils’…

January 28, 2019

Responsible for overseeing the design and public art program for many of STM’s stations, influential Montreal architect Jean Dumontier has died. Image via STM.

News

Jean Dumontier, architect and artist of Montreal subway stations, dies

Jean Dumontier, an architect who helped design Montreal’s subway and adorned its walls with his art, has died in his early 80s. A spokesperson for the city’s transit agency confirmed the death, which Montreal’s La Presse reported was due to cancer. Responsible for overseeing the design and public art program for many of STM’s stations, influential Montreal…

January 2, 2019

Products

Luminothérapie comes to Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles

he Quartier des Spectacles Partnership is pleased to announce that domino effect by Ingrid Ingrid is the winner of the 9th edition of Luminothérapie. The participatory installation, composed of a set of giant sonorous and illuminated dominos, will be presented until January 27, 2019 at Place des Festivals, located in the heart of the Quartier…

December 21, 2018

News

Montreal’s TBA creates veterinary hospital in abandoned studio space

A mixed-use renovation and extension, Hôpital Vétérinaire du Parc squeezes a state-of-the-art veterinarian hospital, SPCA emergency clinic, and four residential units in and on top of a small abandoned photo studio. Designed by Thomas Balaban Architecte, the project aims to redefine the veterinary experience for the Mile End neighbourhood, the dilapidated storefront space and dark basement…

November 22, 2018

Products

‘Our Happy Life’ exhibition coming to Montreal’s CCA

The Canadian Centre for Architecture’s (CCA) exhibition Our Happy Life is a three-act study on the tactics used to legitimize new spatial models founded on the ideology of happiness; including a dissection of the political project behind methods of city data collection and application, an investigation of the “emotionalization” of the real estate market, and a demystification…

October 26, 2018

Products

UQAM exhibit opens design dialogue between Quebec and Belgium

The fall focus on Belgium continues at the UQAM Centre for Design with the exhibition “Entrer:en interférence- cinq architectures en Belgique/cinq architectures au Québec” (Interference: Five Architectures in Belgium/Five Architectures in Quebec). Produced in partnership with Wallonie-Bruxelles Architectures, the exhibition brings together projects by five Belgian architectural firms and sets them side by side with…

October 24, 2018

News

Sid Lee lead bold reinvention of Montreal’s Place Ville Marie

As part of the $200-million revitalization of the Place Ville Marie Esplanade, Montreal foodies will soon enjoy a brand-new concept: A gourmet biergarten in the heart of downtown Montreal, Le Cathcart Restaurants et Biergarten. Imagined by Sid Lee Architecture and A5 Hospitality, and executed by Sid Lee Architecture and Menkes Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architects in…

September 5, 2018

Products

élément de base launches Old Montreal pop-up space

Montreal online furniture brand, élément de base, launches another new pop-up experience in Old Montreal until September 30, 2018. Nestled for a limited time at 395 Notre-Dame St. West, élément de base unveils a selection of fresh new sofas in an immersive and unconventional creative space, alongside notable design collaborators. Montreal light fixtures designer duo,…

August 14, 2018