The team eventually selected by the jury must design a unified concept for Place des Festivals showcasing Montréal in wintertime, and consisting of a participatory sound and light installation as well as video projections on the nine building façades of the Quartier des spectacles.
For this sixth edition of Light Therapy, the Quartier des spectacles is innovating by merging the two components of the design competition. The team eventually selected by the jury must design a unified concept for Place des Festivals showcasing Montréal in wintertime, and consisting of a participatory sound and light installation as well as video projections on the nine building façades of the Quartier des spectacles.
The design competition encourages the formation of multidisciplinary teams and entries from both emerging and experienced creators.
The Place des Festivals installation must be striking both by day and by night, and enable interaction with audiences of all ages. The video projections, to be presented after dusk, must be an extension of the work presented in Place des Festivals, adding to its narrative elements.
From December 10, 2015, to January 31, 2016, Montrealers and visitors alike will be able to explore the wonders of winter in a playful, creative atmosphere.
The competition is:
- open;
- free;
- multidisciplinary;
- Canada-wide; and
- held in two stages, the first consisting of anonymously submitted proposals, and the second consisting of presentations before the jury, with compensation, by a maximum of five finalists.
Any team that meets the following conditions at the time of competing is eligible to enter the competition and submit a proposal at Stage 1:
Works (at least as concerns the team’s lead designer) in the fields of planning and design (architecture, landscape architecture, land use, urban design, interior design, environmental design, event design, industrial design, graphic design) and/or in the fields of multimedia, the stage arts (set designer, director, choreographer, musical director, lighting and video designer) as well as the visual and media arts;
Is based (at least as concerns the team’s lead designer) at a head office located in Canada at the time of competing.
The establishment of multidisciplinary teams, with members from different fields of practice, is strongly encouraged.
To be an eligible contestant, each team must be registered for the competition.
The jury comprises the following nine members:
- Marc-André Carignan, urban design and architecture journalist
- Mikaël Charpin, Associate Director responsible for the Luminous Pathway, Quartier des Spectacles Partnership
- Pascale Daigle, Director of Programming, Quartier des spectacles Partnership
- Pierre Fortin, General Manager, Quartier des spectacles Partnership
- Émilie F. Grenier, narrative experiences designer
- Benoît Lemieux, Director of Operations, Quartier des spectacles Partnership
- Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau, multimedia director
- Judith Portier, environment designer
- Catherine Turp, Creative Director, Moment Factory
Registration is compulsory and free of charge. It enables contestants to obtain the competition documents and to ensure liaison with the professional advisor’s communications network.
Download the Registration Form (Appendix A) (French only)
Download the Rules and Regulations (French only)
To register, the completed Registration Form must be sent via e-mail to: @email before expiry of the deadline stipulated in the calendar contained in the Rules and Regulations.
Proposals from teams that have not correctly registered and not registered within the prescribed time limit will not be considered.
Proposals and presentations must be submitted to the following address, under the sole responsibility of entrants, per the timetable specified in the calendar:
Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles
Concours Luminothérapie
1435, rue Saint-Alexandre, bureau 500
Montréal (Québec) H3A 2G4
Stage 1: May 11, 2015, noon local time
Stage 2: June 16, 2015, noon local time
All communications pass solely through the professional advisor, Véronique Rioux. Any questions or requests for details from an entrant or finalist regarding the competition must be e-mailed directly and solely to the professional advisor, at @email during the question period specified in the calendar contained in the Rules and Regulations.