Light Therapy in Quartier des spectacles 2013

General information

Location: Quartier des spectacles
Type of project: Turnkey
Program: None
Sites:

Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ)
Centre de design de l’UQÀM
Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Place de la Paix (Hôtel Zéro 1)
Place Émilie-Gamelin (Gouverneur Hôtel Montréal)
Président-Kennedy building of UQÀM
UQÀM Bell Tower
Next to the Saint-Laurent métro station

Principal contractor: Quartier des spectacles Partnership
Winner: Champagne Club Sandwich

Competition format

First selection: Anonymous proposal
Second selection: Paid presentation

Number of competitors: 14
Number of finalists: 3

Scope: National (Canada)
Targeted professionals: Lead designer working in the field of multimedia or visual and media arts + one or more designers working in the fields of stage arts design (set designer, director, choreographer, music, lighting and video designer), architecture, or design.

Type of presentation: Before a jury
Public presentation: None

Professional advisor: Véronique Rioux
Steering committee: No
Technical committee: No

Competition documents:

Program prepared by the Quartier des spectacles Partnership and the Bureau du design de la Ville de Montréal in collaboration with the professional advisor.
Competition rules prepared by the professional advisor.

Timetable

Competition duration: 2 months
Launch of call for candidates: April 23, 2013
End of stage 1 (selection of finalists): May 28, 2013
End of stage 2 (selection of winner): June 25, 2013
Jury deliberations: June 28, 2013

Subsequent stages:
Temporary installation: December 11, 2013 to February 2, 2014
Official inauguration: December 11, 2013

Financial information

Funding source: Ville de Montréal

Competition budget: $19,000
Fees paid to the finalists: $3,000
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $10,000

Production budget: $75,000

Turnkey project comprising production and professional fees.
Competition costs represent 25.33% of the project’s production budget.

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