Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

In order to enhance the visibility of professional artistic practice in the Eastern Townships region, the city of Sherbrooke decided in 2002 to construct a performing-arts production centre. Unique to the region, this new centre, dedicated to providing spaces tailored to the production needs of Sherbrooke's professional dance and theatre companies, was to be situated within the heart of Sherbrooke on a city block bordered by Wellington (an important commercial artery), Aberdeen, des Grandes-Fourches, and Dépôt streets. This project is included in an art-facilities development plan aimed at revitalizing the urban fabric of the city centre. The project was also to express its "attachment" to the city by respecting the alignments and architectural scale of the neighbourhood. In addition, proposals were to consider the historically significant CN train station situated near the site and its imminent recycling into a regional bus terminal.

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