Location: Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Site included in a sector defined by the Autoroute des Laurentides (A15) and by boulevards Henri-Bourassa and l’Acadie.
Type of project: Development of a public space or park
Program: Call for municipal projects of the Montréal UNESCO City of Design initiative to encourage the implementation of an urban project (with a dimension in design) by competition process (2010-2011 edition).
Area: 3,152 m2 (gross)
Principal contractor:
Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Winner: NIP Paysage
First selection: Candidate submission
Second selection: Paid presentation
Number of competitors: 11
Number of finalists: 3
Scope: Provincial (Québec)
Targeted professionals: Landscape architects
Type of presentation: Before a jury
Public presentation: None
Professional advisor: Philippe Drolet
Steering committee: No
Technical committee: Yes
Competition documents:
- Program prepared by the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in collaboration with the professional advisor.
- Competition rules prepared by the professional advisor.
Competition duration: 3 months
Launch of call for candidates: November 30, 2010
End of stage 1 (selection of finalists): January 13, 2011
End of stage 2 (selection of winner): February 22, 2010
Jury deliberations: February 25, 2011
Subsequent stages:
Ground-breaking ceremony: N/A
Official inauguration: May 2, 2014
Funding source(s):
- Building Montréal UNESCO City of Design project*
- Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
*An initiative of the Bureau du design de la Ville de Montréal and the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environment at the Université de Montréal funded equally by the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire, the Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal and the Ville de Montréal.
Competition budget: $84,200
Fees paid to the 2 finalists: $21,600
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $41,000
Production budget: $1,080,000
Professional fees of the winner represent 11.57% of the project’s production budget.
Competition costs represent 7.80% of the project’s production budget.
Activities:
- Exhibition
Videos (in French):
- Le nouveau visage de la place de l’Acadie
- Le processus de planification du parc de la place de l’Acadie
- Le nouveau parc et ses aménagements
- Verdir une oasis de fraîcheur. Un exemple de développement durable.
- L’importance de l’implication citoyenne pour l’aménagement du parc
- Épilogue et inauguration du parc de la place de l’Acadie
