Projects Quartier international de Montréal
Maps of the project
Publications
Prizes and distinctions
- Honorable mention - International Urban Design Contest2008 Quito Biennale
- Brownie Award 2008 - Best overall project Canadian Urban Institute
- Prix pour le meilleur projet d'aménagement - Place des designers québécois 2008 IFA's 9th Global Conference on Ageing
- Grand prix d'excellence en transport 2008 - Prix Transport collectif AQTR
- Urban Leadership Award 2008 - Urban Renewal Canadian Urban Institute
- Mention 2007 Mouvement québécois de la qualité
- Prix Fondateur - Élexir 2006 Project Management Institute (PMI), Montreal
- National Urban Design Award 2006 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
- Honorable mention 2005 METROPOLIS - Berlin
- Project of the Year Award 2005 Project Management Institute (PMI), Pennsylvania
- Certificate of recognition 2005 Project Management Institute (PMI), Pennsylvania
- Prix Ulysse 2005 – Attraction touristique – 50 000 visiteurs ou plus Tourisme Montréal
- Prix d'excellence en architecture - Design urbain 2004-2005 Ordre des architectes du Québec
- Prix du Choix des enfants 2004-2005 Ordre des architectes du Québec
- Prix spécial du jury 2004 Nouveautés touristiques Bienvenue Québec
- Prix Thomas-Baillargé 2004 Ordre des architectes du Québec
- Prix Entreprise 2004 Institut de design de Montréal
- Prix Canada (urban planning) 2004 Institut de design de Montréal
- Prix de la Métropole (landscape architecture) 2004 Institut de design de Montréal
- Prix infrastructures urbaines 2004 Association du génie-conseil québécois
- Prix d'excellence en immobilier 2004 Institut de développement urbain du Québec
- Gold Award 2004 - Landscape Architecture National Post Design Exchange Awards
- Prix Orange 2004 Sauvons Montréal
- Prix aménagement 2004 Les Arts et la Ville et Télé-Québec
- Mention prix orange 2004 Transport 2000
- Gold Award 2004 - Urban Design National Post Design Exchange Awards
- Prix du public 2004 Nouveautés touristiques Bienvenue Québec
- Prix du design industriel 2003 Salon international des inventions, Genève
- Médaille d'or 2003 Salon international des inventions, Genève
- Prix Canada (industrial design) 2003 Institut de design de Montréal
- Plaque témoignage 2003 Destination centre-ville
Interventions
Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Located between the new entrance of the Palais des congrès and that of the CDP Capital Centre, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is a new public space built on a former parking lot and a covered section of the Ville-Marie Expressway.
The square is an ideal setting for the sculpture-fountain by Riopelle called La Joute (The Joust). In keeping with the artist's vision, the central sculpture, a prodigious and important work, is set in a fountain encircled by a ring of fire (see below for the fountain’s “performance” schedule).
The square also features 88 trees in an urban forest comprising 11 species from Maple to Hickory (indigenous to the Montréal region). These mature trees are randomly positioned just like computer circuits. Mist blowers and lights underground are activated, as "La Joute" is activated at nightfall.
The square has become a popular spot to eat lunch and a point of interest for visitors who come to see the sculpture's 30-minute spectacle. The dramatic effect of water, mist and lighting brings Riopelle's vision to life.
La Joute by Riopelle
Schedule of the fountain’s “performance”:
(Mid-May to Mid-October):
- 6:30 p.m. to 7:05 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m. to 10:05 p.m.
- 10:30 p.m. to 11:05 p.m.