Setting Up Shop: Grand Marché de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
PROJECT Grand Marché de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
ARCHITECTS Bisson associés + Atelier Pierre Thibault
TEXT Olivier Vallerand
PHOTOS Maxime Brouillet…
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Quebec City
Stage Jewel: Le Diamant Theatre, Quebec City, Quebec
A Quebec City theatre explores the past lives of its urban site.
National Treasure: Pavillon d’accueil de l’Assemblée Nationale du Québec, Quebec…
A new welcome centre for the Parliament of Quebec defers to the historic building, while creating a suite of inviting spaces for public gathering and democratic…
State of the Nation: Quebec
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Pierre Lassonde Pavilion
"The success of this project is in its sectional diagram, as a snaking form that connects through the principal public spaces and suggests links to the rest of…
Urban Forest: Place Sainte-Foy Parking Garage, Phase 1
In Quebec City, a parking garage rises to the level of high art.
Governor General’s Medal Winner: Maison de la littérature
Given the significant programming requirements and the difficult and somewhat hidden access to the main spaces of Wesley Temple, designers Chevalier Morales…
Civic Art: Pierre Lassonde Pavilion, Quebec City, Quebec
OMA's new pavilion for a Quebec City museum puts generous public spaces and an international-calibre art collection in the foreground.
Emerging Talent: T B A
Thomas Balaban laughs when I tell him he’s still an “emerging architect.” After working for Frank Gehry and Saucier + Perrotte, Balaban established his own…
Vive la Littérature! Vive la Liberté! Maison de la littérature de l’Institut…
A young Quebec firm experiments with a unique program in a heritage setting.