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Inaugurated in the fall of 2024, Parc des Gorilles is the product of an extraordinary citizen movement that Jane Jacobs would undoubtedly have supported. The design of this new urban space is highly unconventional: a diagonal strip of land cutting through the backyards of former industrial buildings. A brief historical overview helps explain the site’s […]

Located in Montréal’s Grands Jardins District, the Franciscan Commemorative Park is part of a string of green spaces planned to keep alive the memory of the large estates that made up the area prior to 20th-century urbanization. The green corridor is now complete, and it extends from Cabot Square, along Atwater Avenue, all the way […]

Place Monique-Mercure Place Monique-Mercure is located in Montreal, North America’s largest French-speaking city, known for its friendly neighborhoods, its dynamic cultural life, and its commitment to design. There are several theaters in the city, among them the Outremont Theatre, which dates to the early Twentieth Century. This remarkable Art Deco building’s main entrance faces Bernard […]

In the fall of 2019, after years of preparation, the University of Montreal will inaugurate the first of a series of buildings that will shape its second campus. The MIL Campus is located slightly north of downtown Montreal on a decommissioned railway yard. One of the major challenges faced by the university during the planning […]

Montreal, celebrated for its historical architecture and its vibrant urban life, is known for its unique setting on a major waterway, the St. Lawrence River, and for its small, highly emblematic mountain rising from the downtown core. Mount Royal is a protected natural site, which has always been a magnet for Montrealers and visitors to […]