Tag Archives: Montréal Design
Pointe-à -Callière Going Underground
The Pointe-à -Callière historical and archeological museum is going underground and expanding for the city’s 375th anniversary. Perhaps borrowing a cue from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (whose pavilions are connected underground though unfortunately still not directly accessible from the … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Arts & the City, Cultural commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Archeology in Montreal, Architecture of Montreal, Culture of Montreal, History of Montreal, Montréal Design, Montréal Landmarks, Montréal Urban Planning, Montreal History, Museums of Montreal, Old Montréal, Old Port, Place d'Armes, Place d'Youville, Place Royale, Pointe-à -Callière, Quartier Internationale, RÉSO, Underground City
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The Case for Cabot Square
Poor John Cabot, we hardly new ye. Most people don’t know who he is or why there’s a sizeable chunk of prime downtown property in a state of seemingly perpetual disrepair named after him. In fact, it’s not even actually … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Scenes from the City, Urban Redevelopment, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Atwater Avenue, Cabot Square, Dawson College, History of Montreal, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Design, Montréal Landmarks, Montréal public-space, Montréal Urban Design, Montreal Forum, Montreal History, Parks in Montreal, Public Transit in Montreal, STM, Urban design issues, Urban Squares in Montreal, Westmount
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Austerity Measures & Bad Design in Montreal Public Transit
Not exactly the kind of news regular users of Montreal’s public transit system want to hear, but it looks like the city’s public transit agency is facing a budget shortfall of $20 million, and this apparently is going to result … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Design, Métro de Montréal, Metro of Montreal, Montréal Design, Montréal public-transit, Montréal Urban Design, Public Transit in Montreal, STM, Urban design issues
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A hipster doofus waltzes about the city…
Posted in Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs
Tagged Culture of Montreal, Instagram, Life in Montréal, Montréal, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Design, Montréal Society, Montréal Urban Living, Photographs of Montreal, Urban Life in Montreal
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Montreal’s Ugliest Building
Came across an interesting conversation on Montreal City Weblog that started out about a bit of news that the Hilton Bonaventure is up for sale but ended up on the subject of some of our city’s ugliest buildings. The question … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Waddayoutink?, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged 1200 McGill College, Architecture, Brutalism, Buildings in Montreal, Centre Capitol, Hilton Bonaventure, Late Modernist Apartment Design, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Design, Montreal City Weblog, Montreal Forum, Montreal's Ugliest Building, Place Bonaventure, Urban design
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Three-Alarm Fire Nearly Destroys Historic Snowdon Theatre
That was a close one. According to the Journal de Montréal, the fire at Montreal’s historic Snowdon Theatre, though severe, was not so bad it weakened the structure. Damage seems to have been concentrated on the roof. The three-alarm blaze … Continue reading →
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