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Parc Hydro-Québec

Cormier, Claude
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/166435
Date
2008-2012
Description
View of the western end of the park where it meets the sidewalk running along Rue Sainte Catherine next to the Maison du Developpement Durable (Centre for Sustainable Development); Located in the heart of the vibrant Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal, adjacent to the Centre for Sustainable Development, Parc Hydro-Québec (0.8 acre) unfolds like a huge metal grill suspended above a naturalized ground surface, a play upon the urban tree grate. Completely permeable, the grill raised on support beams permits the creation of growing conditions comparable to that of a forest, allowing rainwater to flow naturally into the soil and protecting the ground from compaction. A composition of native plants forms the groundcover surrounded by a grid of thirty honey locust trees planted unevenly, transforming this space into a vault of freshness. Source: Claude Cormier + Associes [website]; www.claudecormier.com/en/ (accessed 5/9/2014)
Type of Work
vest-pocket park
Subject
botanical, contemporary (1960 to present), City planning, parks (recreation areas), urban renewal, pocket park, Twenty-first century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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