The Ville-Marie borough is launching an open and anonymous urban design ideas competition on March 28, 2012, as a preliminary step in the implementation of the Quartier des Spectacles - Quartier Latin Hub Urban Planning Program (PPU).
The competition focuses on issues related to the development of new residential typologies and urban planning in the Quartier des Spectacles - Quartier Latin Hub in Montreal. The competition has two components: (A) Architecture and (B) Landscaping. Component B - Landscaping - focuses on shaping the public spaces that comprise the urban development, enabling the client, at the end of the competition, to establish a planning program during the implementation of the PPU for the sector in question. The competition aims to highlight innovative approaches that ensure the harmonious integration of the proposed concepts into the urban landscape.
(From the jury's report)
(Unofficial automated translation)
General recommendations from the jury regarding the follow-up to the competition
The uniformity of the projects, which in some proposals sometimes seem to lack originality: It was suggested that it would be interesting to call on a wider pool of designers, including interns and external contributors from the social or artistic community, to enhance the process and also to consider the visual renderings and presentations of the projects, which could incorporate new technologies.
Sometimes certain projects seem a little detached from the reality of the neighborhood, the population that lives there, and the young entrepreneurs who may be interested in living in the neighborhood, but also from the temporality of the neighborhood, the seasons, the different uses of the neighborhood during the day and at night, etc. All of the neighborhood's potential must be addressed.
The issue of traffic is also important. It seems surprising that in most projects, cars are eliminated rather than integrated, as the goal is not to saturate the neighborhood but to find a balance between different modes of transportation.
The jury questioned the integration of different important centers of activity or life (such as the Jeanne-Mance housing complex, for example): How can different functions or spaces coexist?
Finding common ground for sharing public space: how can the nighttime economy be combined with safety? How can services such as public toilets and small street shops (fast food, etc.) be provided that are adapted to the neighborhood's population, thereby encouraging a greater diversity of people to take ownership of the area?
Anticipating the transformation of public spaces over time by making the neighborhood accessible to everyone.
Finding a balance between shops and housing (densification), with spaces adapted to different uses.
Understanding the importance of public involvement, thinking outside the box, successfully responding to demand from the population, while anticipating the future of the neighborhood. Thinking outside the box in terms of urban planning in order to respond to current and future demand in the neighborhood, in a context where ways of appropriating public space are changing.
Promote pilot projects, test on a small scale so that they can subsequently be adapted to a larger scale.
How to bring services and revitalize the neighborhood at any time of the day or night.
Consider the question of dissemination; projects are rich in content, but the debates they subsequently raise are just as rich.
(From the jury's report)
(Unofficial automated translation)
(Consult the competitors' projects for specific comments from the jury)
| Jury president |
Nik Luka, Professeur agrégé
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| Jury | Luc Couillard, Conseiller en aménagement, service du développement et des opérations, Direction des transports, Ville de Montréal |
| | Saint-Arnault Julie, Architecte paysagiste – Vlan paysages |
| | Isabelle R. Laliberté, Architecte |
| | Claire Néron-Dejean, Directrice de projet en urbanisme chez BC2FP |
| | Mark Poddubiuk, Architecte |
| | Monique Savoie, Présidente fondatrice et directrice artistique - Société des arts technologiques |
| | Sylvain Villeneuve, Urbaniste et chef de la division de l'urbanisme - Direction de l'aménagement urbain et des services aux entreprises - Arrondissement de Ville-Marie |
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March 27, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Publication of the call for proposals and availability of documents
April 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - Site visit with bidders
April 17, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Deadline for schedule changes (ref: Art. 6.2)
April 24, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - End of the question period
May 1, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Deadline for answering questions
May 1, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Deadline for addenda (ref: Art. 6.2)
May 8, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Submission of proposals
May 14 and 15, 2012 - Jury meeting
May 16, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Submission of the jury's recommendation to the borough
May 17 to May 31, 2012 - Online public voting
Early June - Announcement of the winners
(From the program and brief)
(Unofficial automated translation)
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