Place des Montréalaises
2017
Montréal, Quebec, Canada- Landscaping
- Urban spaces
- Square
The City of Montréal has identified the redevelopment of the area surrounding the Ville-Marie Expressway as a priority urban project, grouping together a series of interventions under the term "Projet Secteur Champ-de-Mars". This project aims to define an attractive, high-quality urban setting that will repair the break caused in the sector by the construction of the Ville-Marie Expressway in the 1970s.
The vision for the entire Champ-de-Mars sector is that of a crossroads between the old city and the city that has developed outside its walls. Initiated with the Quartier international de Montréal (QIM), which has restored a high-quality link between Old Montréal and the central business district, the development of this eastward crossroads aims to restore the links between the historic city and its old suburbs and to enhance a network of high-quality public spaces from Victoria Square to Viger Square.
This vision is the result of a participatory codesign process launched in 2014 and is based on numerous studies conducted by the City of Montréal in relation to the Champ-de-Mars sector. It is based on five major development principles derived from the diagnosis of the sector:
- the appropriation of the sector by users
- the quality of the urban design
- the user-friendliness of the mobility links;
- the enhancement of a rich and diversified heritage;
- the enhancement of a monumental landscape.
In response to the City's desire to redevelop the Champ-de-Mars sector, the MTMDET is currently covering a portion of the Ville-Marie Expressway to allow for the development of Place des Montréalaises, a new public square near the Champ-de-Mars metro station. This work is a legacy of the Quebec government to mark the 375th anniversary of Montreal.
In an effort to generate the most innovative and creative design ideas, the City is launching a multidisciplinary international landscape architecture competition for the permanent development of this new public square, including a pedestrian bridge leading to the Champ-de-Mars. Through the meeting of ideas, the competition will aim to produce innovative and quality solutions.
(From competition program)
(Unofficial automated translation)
The vision for the entire Champ-de-Mars sector is that of a crossroads between the old city and the city that has developed outside its walls. Initiated with the Quartier international de Montréal (QIM), which has restored a high-quality link between Old Montréal and the central business district, the development of this eastward crossroads aims to restore the links between the historic city and its old suburbs and to enhance a network of high-quality public spaces from Victoria Square to Viger Square.
This vision is the result of a participatory codesign process launched in 2014 and is based on numerous studies conducted by the City of Montréal in relation to the Champ-de-Mars sector. It is based on five major development principles derived from the diagnosis of the sector:
- the appropriation of the sector by users
- the quality of the urban design
- the user-friendliness of the mobility links;
- the enhancement of a rich and diversified heritage;
- the enhancement of a monumental landscape.
In response to the City's desire to redevelop the Champ-de-Mars sector, the MTMDET is currently covering a portion of the Ville-Marie Expressway to allow for the development of Place des Montréalaises, a new public square near the Champ-de-Mars metro station. This work is a legacy of the Quebec government to mark the 375th anniversary of Montreal.
In an effort to generate the most innovative and creative design ideas, the City is launching a multidisciplinary international landscape architecture competition for the permanent development of this new public square, including a pedestrian bridge leading to the Champ-de-Mars. Through the meeting of ideas, the competition will aim to produce innovative and quality solutions.
(From competition program)
(Unofficial automated translation)