"The Jardins de Métis is currently working on the preparation of a multi-phase development project that anticipates, among others, the implementation, as of the year 2000, of an international contemporary garden art festival - a unique forum of innovation in landscape architecture."
(From call for candidates, July 1999)
In 1999, an architectural and landscape architectural ideas competition was launched by the Jardins de Métis. Following a public Call for Candidates, three teams of designers were selected from a total of approximately twenty candidates and were invited to participate in a seven-day on-site workshop. This competition was aimed at the global planning of the garden and festival site, as well as the design and production of the site's visitor welcome and service installations.
By means of this contest, a contemporary landscaped garden of the 21st century, equally inspired by the physical and historical characteristics of the Métis site, was to be created. As specified within the programme, the issue was to, "contribute, by the creation of a veritable Park/Landscape, to attributing a strong, coherent, original and significantly rich landscaping identity to the entire site. This new identity should be perceptible from the entrance to the site by the design of its approach, access and the visitor reception zone. It should also contribute in various manners to the overall experience of the visitor." The basic premises also stipulated the necessity for teams to work with a general unifying concept enabling the transmission of images to future visitors.
(Consult the competitors' projects for specific comments from the jury)
| Jury president |
Alexander Reford, Directeur
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| Jury | Kurt Forster |
| | Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec, Architecte paysagiste |
| | Alexander Reford, Directeur |
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June 2, 1999: Definition of the competition formula
June 4, 1999: Agreement on team accommodation arrangements
June 9, 1999: Consultation with OAQ and AAPQ
June 18, 1999: Launch of the call for entries: Development program: Draft version
July 9, 1999: Completion of development program: Final version: Receipt of applications
July 15, 1999: Selection of teams and notification of selected teams
July 16, 1999: Press release announcing selected teams
August 1 to 7, 1999: Workshop held
August 9, 1999: Selection committee meeting
August 13, 1999: Announcement of Workshop results
(From competition documentation)
(Unofficial automated translation)
Articles de presse:
La Presse 05-01-02
Le Soleil 28-06-03
Le Devoir 20-09-03
Revues spécialisées :
ARQ #123, mai 2003
- Pamphlet résumé
- Programme
- Règlement
- Appel de candidatures
- Liste des membres du jury
- Rapport du Conseiller Professionnel
- Règlement
- Rapport du Conseiller Professionnel
- Rapport du Conseiller Professionnel
- Rapport du jury (global)
