Montréal’s Griffintown is a neighbourhood facing multiple transformations. Formerly a
working class district gathered around warehouses and industries based along the Lachine
Canal, it is home today to various avant-garde artistic groups. It is simultaneously
under pressure of rampant condominium redevelopment. This thesis explores a means of
reinforcing the identity of the area based on the re-use and celebration of existing, industrial
artifacts.
Existing infrastructure is examine as a potential host for related programs of renewable
energy, recycling, waste treatment, and urban agriculture, thus Acting as a means to regenerate
a public engagement with public utility processes.
The rail viaduct in particular is explored as a means of incorporating both a new public utility
as well as remaining an existing means of public transportation. The architecture of this
new urban armature extends to engage with two buildings of great heritage and cultural
value, both in need of being preserved and valorized before it is too late. These buildings
have the potential to become urban anchors and community landmarks, particularly in
conjunction with development of adjacent urban plazas and landscapes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/13345 |
| Date | 22 March 2011 |
| Creators | Lavallée, Félix |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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