Design Montréal has announced the winners of the architectural competition for the construction of the Caroline-Dawson Library and the redevelopment of Le Prévost Park. L’OEUF is very proud to be part of the team that won this multidisciplinary competition!! This is a highly inspiring project aiming for LEED-NC and PassivHaus certifications (which attest to a building’s energy performance); according to Design Montréal, it will be the first PassivHaus-certified project in Montreal and the first Canadian library to receive this certification.
https://designmontreal.com/en/calls/bibliotheque-caroline-dawson-and-parc-le-prevost?section=4243
The Éva Circé Coté Library, by L’ŒUF Architectes and LM&a, received the 2024 Award of Merit from the Prestigious Canadian Architect!!!! Awsome! The awards ceremony was in Toronto on February 20th. Sudhir was there!
L’OEUF and LM&a advance in finals of the pluridisciplinary architectural competition for the renovation and expansion of the Éva-Circé-Côté library in Pointe Saint-Charles!
We are honored to have, once again, an opportunity to contribute to the development of Pointe Saint-Charles. We are entering this second phase of the competition with great enthusiasm, strongly hoping to continue the work started with the neighborhood community with the Bâtiment 7 project and its recently inaugurated blue-green alley.
Many thanks to our superb team for the efforts put in so far…and for what’s coming! : Dupras Ledoux Ingénieurs, L2C Experts Conseils En Structure, Vinci Consultants and our Landscape Architects collaborators to be revealed.
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We are proud to be among the following 4 finalists of the first stage of the international architectural competition for the Montreal Holocaust Museum.
Atelier TAG + L’OEUF Architectes en consortium
Saucier+Perrotte Architectes
KPMB Architects + Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker
Pelletier de Fontenay + NEUF architect(e)s
” These four teams of architects have been invited to participate in the second stage of the competition, which will end with the jury’s selection of the winning project in July 2022.
Taking into consideration the objectives and evaluation criteria set out in the competition rules, the jury selected four finalists whose proposals stood out for their quality and for their potential for development in the second stage of the competition. The jury also wished to emphasize the relevance and thoughtfulness of the projects proposed and the diverse approaches taken by the finalists in addressing the museum’s vision and program for its new building.
The Montreal Holocaust Museum would like to express its gratitude to all the teams that took part in this first stage of the competition. »
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“Today we are recognizing a group whose architectural practice is focused on social equity and environmental balance.” Christian Samman – President ASFQ
Thank you to all our partners who work with us every day to realize projects that are true to our values!
Also, our heartfelt thanks to all the people who support our work, your messages have touched us.
A big BRAVO to all the winners for their superb achievements: Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker, Kanva Architecture, Neuf Architectes, CannonDesign, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte, MSDL, Colmeyer Architecture, Smith Vigeant Architects, ACDF Architecture, Blouin Tardif Architectes, la Shed Architecture, Alain Carle Architecte, Jean Verville Architecte, DMA Architectes, Jérome Lapierre Architecte, Sophie Lanctot (Société Logique).
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Sustainable mobility: Three winning initiatives
Three projects stood out at the Leaders in Sustainable Mobility awards, organised by the Metropolitan Travel Management Centres.
The awards, whose virtual unveiling was held at the Phi Centre a few days ago as part of an event organised in partnership with the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM), highlight inspiring initiatives carried out with a view to deploying sustainable modes of transportation. Of the eleven projects selected for the competition, three were finally chosen as winners by the 2020 selection committee.
Parc Jean Drapeau (PJD) [front page photo] is placing sustainable mobility at the heart of its new 2020-2030 master plan. Awarded the Prix Interentreprises, this initiative is characterised by a common strategy among PJD’s island partners, such as the Casino de Montréal, La Ronde and the Biosphere, to ensure the sustainable mobility of employees and visitors. And for good reason: “Transportation to and on the islands [Notre-Dame and Sainte-Hélène] has been centred around the car for decades. The park now has 8,000 parking spaces and car congestion is a problem,” says Pascal Malléjas, PJD project manager for transport and mobility.
Hence the importance of federating the island’s partners around common solutions. In particular, to concentrate and pool parking at two entrances to the islands and to deploy a wide range of interventions, including the development of infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists, the offer of a collective taxi service on demand to access places not served by the bus network, or the granting of allowances to employees who travel by public transport, active transport or carpooling.
Sustainable mobility is part of L’OEUF Architects’ sustainable design and construction projects. This architectural firm, which received the Jury’s Coup de Coeur award, designs its projects in such a way as to connect the various aspects of a building to the needs of the community, including transportation. “We seek to reduce carbon emissions while ensuring sustainable development that is accessible to all, and that improves well-being and social cohesion,” explains Jennifer Benis, architect at L’OEUF. This is why the firm designs its projects in synergy with stakeholders on the basis of an integrated design that encourages upstream collaboration with the community and users, sustainable mobility stakeholders and experts from various disciplines. The objective is to find simple and inexpensive solutions to support changes in habits in favour of public and active transport. How can this be done? For example, by reducing parking space in favour of green spaces when there is an alternative transport offer, or by temporarily closing a street to car traffic to give it back to children and pedestrians at the end of school.
https://novae.ca/mobilite-durable-trois-initiatives-gagnantes/
Daniel Pearl, a trail-blazer and innovator in sustainable and environmental architecture, has been hailed as Montreal’s number one eco-architect. Focused on sustainable architecture, urban housing, residential and commercial renovation, his integrated approach to design has helped shape the industry, creating demand for green buildings, and a legacy of new talent inspired by his work.
https://www.cagbc.org/News/EN/2019/20190530_News_Release.aspx?WebsiteKey=0556eafc-5821-480f-b7ac-35e79a6a8535
Awarded annually from 2008—2017, the Curry Stone Design Prize (CSDP) honored innovative practices using design to address pressing social issues in local communities around the globe.
The Curry Stone Design Prize defined design broadly, to include architectural, urban, landscape, product, art activism and graphic design, as well as projects that incorporate design thinking.
Over the decade it sponsored the CSDP, the Foundation amassed a global community of visionaries, activists and game changers. Today we continue to support these practices, assist in forging connections within our network and promote our winner’s work in a way that inspires others.
The prize was borne out of the Curry Stone Foundation’s belief that while design is concerned with the built environment and people’s places within it, its application is too often limited to the upper segments of society. The Foundation’s hope was—and is, to support pioneering social design practitioners and to use their work to inspire others to apply design approaches to improving their own community’s vitality.
Nominees were chosen anonymously via a network of around 200 international design professionals. The ultimate winners were determined by a jury comprised of Foundation members and invited international experts. The financial award also varied, from $10,000-$100,000.
Beginning in 2017, the Foundation chose to direct all of our resources to the Curry Stone Design Collaborative & Foundation, forwarding slum development projects in India and to our educational initiative, supporting the Social Design Insights podcast series. Currently our allocations are directed to funding these initiatives; we do not accept any unsolicited applications for funding.
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L’OEUF (l’Office de l’Éclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel) is a Montreal-based design practice with an international reputation for sustainable architecture, urban housing, residential and commercial renovation. L’Oeuf’s work is characterized by its broad interpretation of ‘sustainability,’ striking a balance between affordability, ecological efficiency and architectural detail.
Founded by Daniel Pearl and Mark Poddubiuk in 1992, L’Oeuf emphasizes building community over building buildings. Or, more precisely it examines the relationship between the two and the interplay between building, occupant and environment creates the potential for design innovation at multiple levels.
One of their influential projects was the world’s first government-subsidized, large-scale, community-driven neighborhood renewal project, a site called Benny Farm. Originally conceived in 1947 as housing for families of returning World War II veterans, Benny Farm was a flourishing community until the late 1970’s when it faced the challenges of aging residents and an increasingly decrepit infrastructure. In 1989, plans were made to demolish the old structures and sell some of the land to finance new buildings. L’Oeuf’s success was in navigating the competing concerns of ecological sustainability, affordability, working with government agencies and stimulating the necessary changes to legislation in order to avoid private development of the site.
“Sometimes you have to know how to measure your luck, and believe me, I am well aware of how lucky I am: nothing is more gratifying for an oaQ president than to present the best of Quebec architecture. once again, a large number of entries – 175 architectural projects – were submitted for this edition of our awards of excellence. This proves that architecture is alive and well and that architects are proud of their projects.
The jury, made up of personalities and experts, did a wonderful job of shortlisting 58 buildings and then analysing their characteristics in detail before choosing 15 winners. In addition to looking at the technical aspects, it was able to highlight the emotion generated by the architectural gesture, while at the same time sending out a strong message about the role that architecture plays in society.
The public prize, for its part, attracted a high level of participation, with over
4000 votes. This is a fine way of reminding us that architecture is not only a matter for professionals or clients; it is for everyone, users and citizens.
I would like to congratulate the winners, as well as the clients who are behind the projects presented in this booklet. I leave it to you to admire them, and I hope that this will encourage you to desire a quality built environment.
Nathalie Dion, Director of the OAQ
The jury particularly liked this project, which combines the reuse of an existing building with advanced sustainable development intentions, while not neglecting architectural elegance and the comfort of the inhabitants. Beyond the technical dimension, man is indeed placed at the heart of the project, thanks to a reflexion on the uses and the way of living, different according to the seasons. The environmental strategies, although present, are discreet. The house, which makes good use of the site, adapts. It is in a way both active and passive. The value of this project lies in the fact that it is not an academic approach to sustainable construction, where one ticks off a list of criteria, but rather an intuitive approach that leaves plenty of room for inventiveness.
https://www.oaq.com/ordre/prix-distinctions/prix-dexcellence-en-architecture/archives-des-laureats/