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École nationale de cirque

Stage 1

Lapointe, Magne, architectes et urbanistes et associés (Winner)

Affleck + de la Riva, architectes / Brière / Les architectes Tétreault, Parent, Languedoc et associés / Ove Arup & Partners

Les architectes Fortin, Gilbert, Julien, Ouellet

Allaire, Bergeron, Courchesne, Perras, Gagné, Moreau, architectes (ABCP arch.-urb.)

Pierre Thibault, architectes / DMG, architectes

Provencher Roy + associés, architectes

winner

Lapointe, Magne, architectes et urbanistes et associés

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION

Year	2001
Location	8181, 2ème Avenue Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Stage	One stage
Competitors	6

Surface area (m²)	8206 m²
Initial project cost	14,248,779 $

Client	École nationale de Cirque (monsieur Marc Lalonde, directeur)
Professional advisor	Louise Amiot
Doc. level	75%

Description

This architectural competition was organized in 2001 for the study and realization of the École nationale de cirque (National Circus School), a national institution of higher-learning dedicated to circus arts and specialized in the professional training and perfection of performing artists.

Part of a vast undertaking that included the establishment, in Montréal, of the Cité des arts du cirque – a highly concentrated ensemble devoted to circus training, creation and production activities, this project for a circus district, under construction since the spring of 1999, was the result of a partnering and multi-sectarian approach involving a multitude of private and public partners. More specifically, the Cité des arts du cirque can be defined as, “a major physical and permanent grouping of people and circus infrastructure in the field of training, research, creation and production; a physical and virtual intersection, at a planetary scale, encouraging multicultural and multidisciplinary interaction; the cultural centre of the Saint Michel Environmental Complex, a major urban project for the revitalization of the Miron Quarry.” In addition to the expansion of the Cirque du Soleil building and the construction of the École nationale de cirque, this project included several other facilities such as; the reception pavilion and the Chapiteau des arts (Arts Big Top).

The school building was to occupy a prominent place within the Cité, because it represented, “the cornerstone of its circus arts development mission.” (From the competition programme, section 1.3 – Structural Context.) The programme anticipated various spaces devoted to teaching including; three large-scale studios, a palestra, two multifunctional dance studios, a physical training room, practice cubicles, a laboratory for the design and fabrication of accessories, a wardrobe, classrooms, a computer laboratory, a documentation centre, offices, an entrance hall, service rooms and parking.

Jury comments

List of Competitors

Competition staff and jury

Jury	Louise Amiot, Architecte
	Charles-Mathieu Brunelle, directeur général des Muséums nature de Montréal
	Frédéric Carrier, Architecte
	Bruno Duguay, Administrateur
	Pascal Jacob, Scénographe
	Marc Lalonde, Administrateur
	Robert Terradas y Muntanola, Architecte

Calendar

(click French version to see the schedule)

Press Review

Articles de presse :

La Presse 13-02-01

La Presse 09-06-01

La Presse 30-10-01

La Presse 30-10-01

La Presse 02-04-02

Revues spécialisées:

ARQ #121, novembre 2002

List of general documents

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Cahier du jury
Programme
Rapport du jury (global)
Rapport du comité technique
Rapport du jury (global)
Règlement
Article de presse
Appel de candidatures
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Lettre

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