Standing in the great hall of the reimagined Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, little evidence remains of the slightly staid, ageing interior that welcomed the grand hotel’s last guests before its 2016 closure. Renovated and reopened, Montréal’s largest hotel now returns to the downtown core with a new aesthetic, and a much closer relationship with the city around…
Standing in the great hall of the reimagined Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, little evidence remains of the slightly staid, ageing interior that welcomed the grand hotel’s last guests before its 2016 closure. Renovated and reopened, Montréal’s largest hotel now returns to the downtown core with a new aesthetic, and a much closer relationship with the city around…
Les Faiseurs, designed by Catherine Catherine.
New café and pottery studio Les Faiseurs—located at 6564 Saint-Laurent Blvd.—is now open for business. Customers are invited to discover contemporary ceramics in a unique space which combines a boutique showcasing artwork by local ceramists, a pottery studio offering classes and introductory workshops, as well as a café serving beverages…
The newly opened Monville Hotel is a new-build boutique hotel addressing Montréal’s busy rue de Bleury but with its longer façade sliding down narrow rue de la Gauchetière. It is a fine example of a return to hotels intended as defining moments within the cityscape. Atop a minimalist, street-hugging glazed podium, a narrow, 16-storey precast…
The newly opened Monville Hotel is a new-build boutique hotel addressing Montréal’s busy rue de Bleury but with its longer façade sliding down narrow rue de la Gauchetière. It is a fine example of a return to hotels intended as defining moments within the cityscape. Atop a minimalist, street-hugging glazed podium, a narrow, 16-storey precast…
On June 26th, IDC’s nationwide DesignEx series is making it’s long-awaited return to Montreal — offering IDC members more than 50% off the regular DesignEx pricing. Alongside the typical IDC member discount, an additional 50% discount has been added for this event. Non-members pay $190, where Registered members pay $40, Interns $20 and Students $15. Act…
Sid Lee Architecture is proud to announce that Espace C2 has been shortlisted, among four finalists, in the Event Spaces category at the AHEAD Americas Awards 2018. The gala awards dinner will take place on Tuesday, June 12, at the Faena Forum in Miami.
AHEAD is the new global celebration of hospitality experience and design. The…
Sid Lee Architecture, in collaboration with owner Ivanhoé Cambridge and operator Hôtel W Montréal, recently completed the transformation of three Extreme WOW Suites at the W Montréal.
Located in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier International, in the historic Bank of Canada building, the W Montréal is a luxury hotel with a hip identity, sophisticated yet fun-loving,…
One of North America’s largest public transportation projects, the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) will transform the Greater Montreal Region public transport experience with some of the nation’s most inspiring, meaningful and transformative architecture and design.
Award-winning firms Lemay, Perkins+Will and Bisson Fortin will design an integrated, sustainable system of light-rail train stations, woven into urban, industrial…
Just in time for springtime, Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles is pleased to welcome Space Monkey, a new architectural projection by New York’s Dawn Of Man creative studio. From April 5 until May 31, get ready to meet the galaxy’s friendliest simian across the Quartier!
Space Monkey outside Saint-Laurent Metro Station. Photo: Louise-Édith Vignola
Since returning to Earth…