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Identification extérieure de la Place des Arts

Stage 1

Cormier, Cohen, Davies, architectes (Atelier Big City) / Studio Maurice Cloutier Designers / Andrew Foster, artiste (Winner)

Dupuis et LeTourneux, architectes / Ruedi Baur, designer / Claude Maufette, designer industriel

Hal Ingberg, architecte / Ary Alavanthian, designer industriel / Stéphane Huot, designer graphique

winner

Cormier, Cohen, Davies, architectes (Atelier Big City) / Studio Maurice Cloutier Designers / Andrew Foster, artiste

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION

Year	2001
Location	260, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Stage	One stage
Competitors	3

Initial project cost	420,000 $

Client	Société de la Place des Arts
Professional advisor	Pierre Beaupré
Jury president	Albert Leclerc, Directeur
Doc. level	75%

Description

The Société de la Place des Arts opened this architectural competition aimed at exterior identification of the building and societies contained within, in September of 2001. The objective was to design signage elements in order to facilitate recognition of the Saint-Catherine Street entrance of this performing arts complex. The new exterior signage was also to identify the various tenants of the interior commercial area as well as resident performance companies and different events organized by the Société de la Place des Arts.

This single-phase competition by invitation, permitted projects by Atelier Big City, Dupuis Le Tourneux and Hal Ingberg to be developed to a preliminary state. Formation of multidisciplinary teams, under the direction of an architect, was strongly encouraged as the signage and architectural identification called upon the expertise of several disciplines such as; industrial, graphic and exhibition designers and artists.

Atelier Big City, associated with Studio Maurice Cloutier Designers and the artist Andrew Foster, were the winning team of this competition. Their project consisted of a translucent blue glass information wall surmounted by a luminous glass marquee. Their scheme, however, was unfortunately not constructed.

Jury comments

List of Competitors

Competition staff and jury

Jury president	Albert Leclerc, Directeur
Jury	Raouf Boutros, Architecte
	Pierre Boyer-Mercier, Architecte
	Marie-Josée Lacroix, Commissaire au design
	Albert Leclerc, Directeur
	Frederic Metz, Professeur.e
	Francyne Morin, Directrice
	Clément Richard


Technical Commitee	Pierre Beaupré
	Claude Gravel
	Bill Kovacevic
	Danielle Robitaille

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Press Review

Revues spécialisées:

ARQ #119, mai 2002

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