McGill College, l'avenue réinventée / McGill College, the Reinvented Avenue
2019
Montréal, Quebec, Canada- Landscaping
- Urban spaces
- Development area
This Competition is for the spatial design of Place de l'Avenue McGill College, located in downtown Montréal. The Place is to be created by pedestrianizing Avenue McGill College over its full length, comprising four sections, from Rue Cathcart to Rue Sherbrooke Ouest. The aim of the Competition is to select a spatial design concept for the entirety of Place de l'Avenue McGill College that meets and even surpasses the City's expectations regarding the challenges posed by the Project that is the subject of the Competition, and which are described in the Program.
Avenue McGill College is an urban space that is emblematic of downtown Montréal. As well as being the site of office buildings that house businesses, organizations and government bodies playing a key role in Québec's economic and political life, it provides a singular user experience, punctuated by some of the city's most significant markers of identity and culture.
Having undergone multiple restructurings, today Avenue McGill College is experiencing a renewal, with major public- and private-sector urban renovation projects under way in the area. These large-scale projects are all directly adjacent to Avenue McGill College, and will contribute to redefining its user experience and street life.
The Ville de Montréal, a member of the UNESCO Cities of Design Network, is committed to actively implementing its design action plan, which is part of its economic development strategy. As such, it is launching a multidisciplinary international urban design competition to redevelop Avenue McGill College. Titled McGill College: Reinventing the Avenue, the competition aims at selecting a design concept that's exemplary in terms of the sustainability of urban public spaces.
At the competition's conclusion, the winning multidisciplinary team will be awarded a professional services contract to implement the project. This includes, for the first phase (between Rue Cathcart and Boulevard De Maisonneuve), finalizing the design, preparing the plans and estimates, and providing technical assistance during the construction work for the surface redesign and upgrading of underground infrastructures. The winner will also be tasked with drawing up the overall plan and providing guidance to the Ville de Montréal. This detailed design will be executed later by another consultant.
The competition has three main stages. The first consists in developing a preliminary design concept that will help determine the finalists for the second stage. At that second stage, each finalist will have the opportunity to refine their design and demonstrate the project's technical and financial feasibility. At a third, optional, step, the jury will conduct additional interviews with two grand finalists. The details of these three stages and the evaluation criteria for each are described in the Competition Rules.
(From competition program)
Avenue McGill College is an urban space that is emblematic of downtown Montréal. As well as being the site of office buildings that house businesses, organizations and government bodies playing a key role in Québec's economic and political life, it provides a singular user experience, punctuated by some of the city's most significant markers of identity and culture.
Having undergone multiple restructurings, today Avenue McGill College is experiencing a renewal, with major public- and private-sector urban renovation projects under way in the area. These large-scale projects are all directly adjacent to Avenue McGill College, and will contribute to redefining its user experience and street life.
The Ville de Montréal, a member of the UNESCO Cities of Design Network, is committed to actively implementing its design action plan, which is part of its economic development strategy. As such, it is launching a multidisciplinary international urban design competition to redevelop Avenue McGill College. Titled McGill College: Reinventing the Avenue, the competition aims at selecting a design concept that's exemplary in terms of the sustainability of urban public spaces.
At the competition's conclusion, the winning multidisciplinary team will be awarded a professional services contract to implement the project. This includes, for the first phase (between Rue Cathcart and Boulevard De Maisonneuve), finalizing the design, preparing the plans and estimates, and providing technical assistance during the construction work for the surface redesign and upgrading of underground infrastructures. The winner will also be tasked with drawing up the overall plan and providing guidance to the Ville de Montréal. This detailed design will be executed later by another consultant.
The competition has three main stages. The first consists in developing a preliminary design concept that will help determine the finalists for the second stage. At that second stage, each finalist will have the opportunity to refine their design and demonstrate the project's technical and financial feasibility. At a third, optional, step, the jury will conduct additional interviews with two grand finalists. The details of these three stages and the evaluation criteria for each are described in the Competition Rules.
(From competition program)