Place
d'Armes
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Client
City of Montreal
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Location
Montreal, Canada
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Year
2008-2011
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Mandate
Landscape, Urban and master planning
2 Awards
2013
Excellence Award, category: Urban Design
Canadian Institute of Planners
2013
National Honour, category: Design
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects

This area was a gathering and event space when Montreal was first founded. To recapture that spirit, Lemay unified and enhanced the square and the surrounding streets with a granite cobblestone mosaic and an original take on street furniture.
Pedestrians and car owners move about seamlessly within this “living street” concept, confirming the square’s role as a focal point in the heart of the old city.