Tag Archives: Montréal Hospitals
MUHC Superhospital Plan Lacking Access (yet provides ample parking)
Who’d have thought the much maligned MUHC Super Hospital would come up short? The experts who said ‘super hospitals’ were already obsolete? (relevant) Or the pundits who want to know why our two-language health-care system is still, hopelessly, divided on … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, 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 Montréal Design, Montréal Hospitals, Urban Redevelopment
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The Montreal Children’s Hospital – how do we manage institutional space?
With construction of the new MUHC Superhospital already well underway, and the subsequent realization that the project will likely be over budget and incapable of fully replacing each of the hospitals it was ostensibly designed to replace, we as citizens … Continue reading
If only I had a machine to rage against… {MUHC Superhospital WTF!}
So today I was treated to a lecture by a McGill architecture prof on the history of Montréal hospitals, with a focus on the Royal Victoria Hospital as an interesting perspective on local social history. Among several key themes, the … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Montréal Architecture, Montréal Hospitals, Montréal Politics, Montréal Society, MUHC Superhospital, Québec Politics
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The Future of Institutional Space in the Mountain Domain
An important public forum will take place at the Maison Smith up on Mount Royal Thursday night beginning at 18h00 and dealing with the future of the soon to be vacated hospitals within the ‘Mountain Domain’. The forum will be … Continue reading →
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