Greening of Place de l’Acadie Landscape Architecture Competition

The Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville is holding a Québec-wide landscape architecture competition, in two (2) stages, for development of a green area at Place de l’Acadie, located southwest of the intersection of boulevards de l’Acadie and Henri-Bourassa.

The project includes the revegetation of the site and the addition of mist makers. The preliminary budget is of the order of $1 million and the total area of the space involved is 3152m².

Purpose of the Competition

The competition will address challenges related to the formal representation and planning of a public square and its harmonious integration with the surrounding urban landscape. The main thrust of the project is the laying out of a green area to help combat the urban heat island effect.  

The purpose of the competition is to allow for the elaboration and evaluation of different concepts, leading to the selection of a winning project. After the choice of winning project is ratified by the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, the winning team will be awarded a contract to develop the technical drawings, plans and insure worksite surveillance.

The clarity and transparency of the process favour equal access for all prospective entrants. The competition stems from an approach promoting quality landscape architecture in Québec. Evaluation of both experience and ideas will result in the selection, once the competition process is complete, of a qualified winning team able to produce an innovative solution for the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Eligibility

This competition is open to all landscape architects in Québec who are members in good standing of the Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec (AAPQ).

Stage 1 - Call for candidates: All interested parties are invited to submit an application portfolio to the jury. Entrants shortlisted by the jury after this first stage will then be invited to continue as finalists.

Stage 2 - Finalists’ submission: Each finalist will submit a conceptual sketch, for which they will be compensated. One winning project will then be selected by the jury and recommended to the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville for awarding of a contract.

Site Visit

A site visit will take place on December 14, 2010 at 10am, at Place de l’Acadie, in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Philippe Drolet, competition organizer, will be on hand to field candidates’ questions.

Documents

The competition documents (rules and program) may be obtained as of December 8, 2010 when registrating to the competition.

Registration

Please send an e-mail message to [email protected], providing a valid address for correspondence at which the information and addenda relative to the competition may be received.

A printed copy of the competition regulations will also be available (for consultation purposes only) at the borough office. To consult it one must make an appointment with Philippe Drolet by calling 514 281-3090.

Address for Submissions and Deadline

Entry documents must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on January 17, 2011 at the following address:

Landscape architecture competition for the greening of Place de l’Acadie
Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
555 rue Chabanel Ouest, Suite 600
Montréal, QC  H2N 2H8

Care of: M. Philppe Drolet, architect, competition organizer

www.phd-architecture.com