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Camilla Siggaard Andersen - Architect and Urban Planner - 5 Selected Projects and CV
2012-2015
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Contact Contact Information Name
Camilla Siggaard Andersen
Address
Hveensvej 25, 3.th.
DK-2300 Copenhagen
Tel.no.
0045 30271768
Email c.s.andersen@hotmail.com Work email camilla.andersen@gehlarchitects.dk
References
Current Employer
Camilla van Deurs
Partner, Head of Design, Architect MAA, PhD
Gehl Architects
0045 26807377
camilla@gehlarchitects.dk
Thesis Tutor
Deane Simpson
Professor, the Royal Danish Academy of Arts
School of Architecture
deane.simpson@kadk.dk
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Camilla Siggaard Andersen
Curriculum Vitae Work Experience
Professional Skills
2015-date
Architect MAA and Urban Planner Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Languages
Fluent in Danish and English (TOEFL Score: 118/120) Knowledge of French, German and the Nordic languages
2013-2014
Intern Architect Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
IT
Advanced User Of: Microsoft Office Package Adobe Master Collection: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Rhinoceros 3D drawing AutoCAD 2D drawing User Of: SketchUp 3d drawing 3D Studio Max rendering
2011-2015
Designer and company owner Studio Siggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008
Quality Controller China Outsourcing Company, Xiamen, China
Selected projects: Holstebro City Strategy (DK), Valby Public Space Plan (DK), Landscape Strategy for Postgrunden (DK), Nordland Lively Cities Seminar (NO) Link to example work: www.nfk.no/Handlers/fh.ashx?FilId=36172 Website for more example works: gehlarchitects.com
Selected projects: Oslo Public Space Plan (NO), Oslo Terror Prevention Workshop (NO), Gladsaxeliv (DK) Link to example work: issuu.com/gehlarchitects/docs/issue_1242_oslo_bylivsunders__kelse
Selected projects: Instructive Graphics for the Danish Technical University, Surflodge Building Design, Graphics for Miele displays for Logos Design A/S
Responsibility: Factory visits and on-site quality control of Danish design products
Education
Other Public Speaking Writing/Journalism Graphic Design and Communication
Personal Achievements 2014 -date
Blogger, Gehlarchitects.com Writer of work-related articles
2014-2015
Amager Volleyball Club Sports Committee member and women’s representative
2010-2014
Meeting of Design Students Danish Representative and Organiser
2015
Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture Royal Danish Academy of Arts School of Architecture
2012/13
One-year Master’s Exchange Study McGill School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada
2011 Publishing of short story in ”Oprør”, BoD Publishers Writer
Studio course: Architecture and Writing in Architecture
2012
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Architecture Royal Danish Academy of Arts School of Architecture
2010-2011
2008
STX (Danish High School Exam) Nærum Gymnasium
Studio course: Urbanism and Societal Change Thesis subject: Smart City/Smart Community
Studio course: Architecture and Design Bachelor subject: Tactical Urbanism
A levels: Math, Danish, English, History
2009-2013 Copenhagen Rotaract Club Member
European Architecture Student Assembly Participant and co-organiser of intermediate meeting
2007/2008 Yngling World Championships Participant 2003 Junior Danish Diving Championship Winner Additional
Besides working and keeping in touch with friends and family I enjoy sailing, windsurfing, volleyball, writing articles, reading and travelling.
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Contents/ 2012-2015
Camilla Siggaard Andersen
Selected Projects Urban Design / 2012
POETRY ON THE EDGE page 06 Furniture Design / 2012
Sidewards Chair page 10 Building / 2013
a Canadian Embassy in Cuba page 12 Building / 2014
SUPERSTRUCTURE
Urban Planning / 2015
SAINTE-MARIE SMART COMMUNITY
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Urban Design / 2012
POETRY ON THE EDGE The project seeks to create a literary platform in Copenhagen that addresses both a narrow group of dedicated readers of fiction and poetry, the wider group of general readers in Copenhagen, and the development of the city that has taken place along the harbour canal throughout the last decade. The proposal consists of three main parts. 1) the construction of a pier that in choice of material and shape reflects the quay’s rough maritime environment, 2) the seasonal attachment of a chain of pods, that offers rest and shelter and 3) a platform with a screen, to accommodate situations when poetry readings take place. “Poetry on the Edge” is a world between the city and the harbour that encourages its visitors to be seduced into a universe of literature and poetry.
MODEL PICTURES RENDERING OF READING PODS
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ACCESS QUAY
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DETAIL / POD ATTACHMENT
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Urban Design / 2012
PLAN
we long
curiousity has the upper hand the feet are moving of what
forced in the direction of
we obey
we are teased wondering about the phenomenon
lured towards the entrance mysteriously rising on the quay at once repelling and compelling the journey that architecture articulates it is not a place to pass but to arrive
there is but one direction here we can walk disappearing from the world but we must focus
we say our goodbyes we arrive from the thundering hordes of people stubbornly overtaking each other riding the waves against the current in the harbour
ELEVATION SECTIONS
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let our gazes sweep the horizon that never disappears
the dreams of people stir between buildings sweep across the ocean
always lined by the city
and merge into ours
Camilla Siggaard Andersen we are cleansed
without the pressure the noise our thoughts are unhindered floating with the blue mass that on every side line our quest
released
as promised the story unfolds our object of desire is revealed the world is still
release
choose a space it will frame your escape the light dances on the still surface of the water reflecting our dreams
we are we are excitedly waiting hopeful the road, the journey, the distance there will be a sense a meaning
we halt
feel the place that now only exists listen to the ocean peripherally not the noises of life on the other side
in the world of poetry that does not exist if not here in ours
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is there anything stirring on the edge insisting
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Furnitur Design / 2012
Sidewards Chair The majority of chair design encourages only one way of sitting, whereas in reality, chairs are used in many different ways. People do not just sit down – they lean sideways, sit backwards, support themselves and include other objects in their sitting process. This chair fills in the gaps in the day that are used for fixing one’s boots, flipping through a magazine or resting during a short conversation. It allows its user to stretch towards and lean against its asymmetrical sides. It aspires to be sculptural as well as useful, and it challenges our perception of how chairs are designed to be used.
MAIN DRAWINGS
770 mm
820 mm
45 mm
Width 45 mm
1/2 height
1/8 height
450 mm -10°
Mirroring axis
+10° 1/2 height
Radius 450 mm
320 mm
1/2 width
610 mm
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DETAIL
PHOTO OF 1:1 MOCK-UP
Sidewards Chair occupies the gaps of everyday life
CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
Furniture screw 15x20 mm
13x0,7 mm veneer Plywood disc 26x13 mm
Gevind 0.6x6,0 mm
The chair is assembled from three pieces that can be given any colour and so fit into any context
13 mm steel
Cross rod
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Building / 2013
a Canadian Embassy in Cuba Typology of Barriers. Definition of Barriers: A barrier is a real or imaginative line that distinguishes differences of spaces.
Absolute Physical Parameters.
Level of Functionality.
Relation to Context.
Solidity of Barrier.
Character of Material.
Transparency of Material.
Define on what level the element functions as a barrier.
Define the physical relation of the barrier to the ground level of the seperated spaces.
Define the overall solidity of the barrier.
Define the materiality of the construction elements.
Define the visual quality of the material.
Input of variable parameters.
On Barriers
primary -
secondary
tertiary +
added -
nullified
subtracted +
dense -
porous
light +
hard -
lithe
soft +
opaque -
permeable
1. The idea of an impregnable wall is an illusion. No matter their purpose, shape and function, barriers are above all psychological. 2. The human mind is naturally curious. Therefore anything hidden, veiled or suggestive will always invite further investigation. 3. Barriers are omnipresent. The connection between human kind and the construction of barriers is historically, culturally, socially, politically, psychologically and aesthetically evident. Cemetary, Igualada, Spain
Bicycle lane, Copenhagen, Denmark
The project seeks to create a Canadian embassy in Cuba that challenges the typically strong demarcations around embassy structures. The interest in boundaries emerged from a study of Cuban history. Since the Spanish conquistadors ‘discovered’ the island in the 15th century, the population of Cuba has had to fight for their freedom against restrictions laid upon them from both exterior and interior forces. Most recently the communist regime of Fidel Castro, which resulted in an American embargo of Cuban trade, contributed to isolating the country and its people from the rest of the world, as well as regulating the Cuban’s private daily lives. At the same time, Cuba is known for its free spirits; the rhumba, the rum and the Havana nights. In this tension I found an opportunity to develop a language of architecture that could create the necessary security zones without imposing further limitations on the neighbourhood. My concept derived from these considerations and can be summed up as this: dissolution of barriers, fragmented density and public green leisure spaces. The dissolution of barriers involves blurring the transition zones between spaces, by combining them with features that benefits both areas. This is achieved by shifting the edges of the buildings to create unpredictable paths and corners, and by using vegetation, water features and banisters as both practical and decorative elements. The fragmentation of the program creates a scale for the buildings that fits into the residential neighbourhood, in which the embassy is located. In this way the building does not appear as a monumental semi-public building, but rather as a natural part of the existing street scape. The public green spaces are implemented as a tribute to the neighbourhood, the visitors’ of the embassy and the employees. The executed project consists of nine buildings that vary slightly in shape and size. They are scattered across the grounds in a way that directs the circulation between spaces, without completely closing any of the site edges. The security and privacy enhances vertically, which frees up most of the ground floor areas for public or semi-public circulation. The square buildings have cut-outs which either create balconies or serve to blur the edges with vegetation, water features or banisters. The buildings are linked with walkways and platforms that are semi-covered. The outdoor circulation enhances the relationship between the people working in the embassy and the Cubans in the public green spaces. The tropical climate is taken into consideration with three main elements. Firstly, the insulation on the southfacing walls is enhanced, in order to prevent heating of the inner spaces during the peak sun hours of the day. Secondly, the screens that are both banisters and barriers also function as sunshades for the most exposed spaces. The third climate control factor is in the organisation of the buildings, which allows for the North-East winds to enter the site and naturally ventilate all the buildings. The project is fully developed in terms of inner spaces and site organisation, but the public green spaces have been left ambiguous to suggest the natural growth that would take over the area with time; a reflection of the wild Canadian nature and the free Cuban spirit.
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Hedge, Yorkshire, England
Fountain, Illinois, United States
Chainlink fence, Montréal, Canada
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Camilla Siggaard Andersen Relative Physical Parameters.
Relative Psychological Perception.
Width in Context.
Height in Context.
Character of Material.
Level of Visibility.
Character of Functionality.
Define the horisontal stretch of the barrier in relation to human perception and the physical context.
Define the vertical stretch of the barrier in relation to human perception and the physical context.
Define the materiality of the construction elements of the barrier in relation to its physical context.
Define the visual quality of the barrier in relation to the human scale.
Define the character of the tributary elements and purpose of the barrier. offensive -
neutral
defensive +
Output of barrier effect assessment.
gradual
narrow +
high -
average
short +
cold -
temperate
warm +
opaque -
permeable
transparent +
negative -
passive
positive +
Remarks.
1. Barriers are made of several variable parameters. These listed variable parameters offer 59049 different combinations for barrier constructions. 2. The psychological impacts of a barrier are always individual. This analysis systematizes the physical factors to aid the psychological assessment. 3. All design should be informed design. This analysis is also a guide to discovering the many options and possibilites of barrier design. Moat, Ceuta, Spain
Fence, North Carolina, United States
Wall and bench, Surrey, England
Watch tower, Bethlehem, Palestine
Exterior wall, Mexico City, Mexico
CONCEPT MODELS
Dissolution of barriers
Public green spaces
Fragmented density
Combined concepts
CONCEPT SKETCHES
Freedom
Restriction
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embassy entrance
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immigration office parking
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security point
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embassy parking
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reception
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outdoor employee area
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employee lounge
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immigration office reception
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immigration office interview area
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immigration office
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residence entrance
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security point
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residence private parking
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residence guest parking
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private entrance
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storage space/technical support
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laundry room
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employee space
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guest wing
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covered courtyard
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public green spaces
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administration office
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copy station
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courtyard
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green roof
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police and defence office
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employee kitchen
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multipurpose room
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ambassador office
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meeting room
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kitchen
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ambassador courtyard
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private livingroom
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child bedroom
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master bedroom
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master bathroom
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private office
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child bedroom/office
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private circulation
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private pool
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rooftop garden
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private tv room
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private study/library
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North Elevation
East Elevation
Organisation of spaces
multifunctional meeting room
horisontal circulation livingroom
ambassador office bedrooms
rooftop pool
police and defence office administration
rooftop garden horisontal circulation kitchen
commercial and political office reception hall
guest restrooms
rooftop garden press and cultural affairs consular services
patio
dining hall
horisontal circulation laundry and utility room storage
consular office guestwing
staff room
reception
residence staff rooms
immigration
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Transformation / 2014
SUPERSTRUCTURE In the Southern Harbour of Copenhagen, several stereotypical office complexes were built for a series of large tech companies in the late 90ies and early 00s. These office buildings were all constructed of rectangular concrete slabs and pillars placed at regular intervals along the quay. The space in between these structures was programmed for parking. Since then, much has changed in Copenhagen and the need for integrating the Southern Harbour as a more urban and diverse part of the city has emerged. Today, the tech companies have vacated the buildings to move further out of the city, and the site has been taken over by a large university institution instead. The university brings many desirable attributes to the area, but the buildings, and the limited use of the outdoor spaces between the buildings, do not mirror an inspiring learning environment. Hence this transformation project.
CONCEPT: DENSIFICATION OF EXISTING OFFICE BUILDINGS
The Superstructure swallows seven individual office complexes into one massive hybrid that embodies multiple functions and types of spaces. The existing seven office buildings are stripped of their facades, leaving slabs and pillars exposed on the quayside to be integrated into the superimposed structure that creates connections and open spaces where needed. The result is a massive densification of the site for a much more suitable and progressive complex to be taken into use by the faculties of the university.
VISUALISATION
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SITEPLAN
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THE BLUE-GREEN WALK
THE URBAN WALK
AUDITORIUM
FLEXIBLE SPACE
THE BLUE-GREEN WALK
CAFETERIA
GAMES ROOM
THE URBAN WALK
DISCUSSION
COMPUTER LOUNGE
INDOOR
LECTURE
OUTDOOR
SELF-STUDY
SOCIAL
MATRIX OF TYPES OF SPACES
INTIMATE
LOUNGE
PREP ROOM
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FLEXIBLE SPACE
INFORMAL
THE BLUE-GREEN WALK
DINING HALL
THE URBAN WALK
NATURAL SCIENCE LIBRARY
LECTURES
MEETINGS
OFFICE
OUTDOOR SOCIAL
INDOOR SOCIAL
INDOOR INTIMATE
OUTDOOR SOCIAL
INDOOR INTIMATE
OUTDOOR INTIMATE
THE CROSS SECTION EXPERIENCE
THE BLUE-GREEN WALK
THE SOCIAL PATH
THE URBAN WALK
THE STUDY ROUTE
PREP AREA
AUDITORIUM
AUDITORIUM
PREP AREA
THE BLUE-GREEN WALK
CAFETERIA
PRINCIPLES OF CIRCULATION
ORGANISATION OF SPACES
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Urban Planning / 2014
SAINTE-MARIE SMART COMMUNITY
The project is located in the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie, Montreal, under and around the Jacques Cartier Bridge. The main aim of the project has been to minimise the impact of the bridge as a barrier through the local community by re-appropriating the vacant spaces surrounding it. To kick-start this regeneration, the project proposes to stage an event in Sainte-Marie – the Smart City Expo – to create pedestrian infrastructures and anchors of activity, from which the long-term development of an attractive urban fabric can grow. In doing so, the project investigates how elements of different architectural scales, layered over time, can support an organic and sustainable long-term growth. Vision from the initial project program: The main ambition of the project is to give the Montreal neighbourhood Sainte-Marie a defined public place in the heart of the quartier, where the residents are encouraged to meet and exchange ideas of innovation. The vision is to achieve this by using the momentum of the Montreal 2017-celebrations, in combination with the Smart-Montreal movement, to kick-start an urban regeneration of both the local fabric and the local identity.
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ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY / CITY SCALE EXISTING ELEMENTS
ADDED ELEMENTS
ESTABLISHING A NEW QUARTIER
THE BRIDGE AS A ”THROUGH” ROAD
PATCHING THE ”ACROSS” ROAD GAPS
EXTENDING THE CENTRE LOOP
The central quartiers are joined by the new Smart Community neighbourhood that is established by the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
In accordance with the grid and character of the “through” roads, the spaces underneath the Jacques Cartier Bridge are established as the spine of the new Smart Community.
The break in the movement of the “across” roads is patched by improving Saint-Catherine Street for commercial and pedestrian activities.
By improving the urban environment around the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the centre-loop achieves conditions for an extension northwards, encompassing Sainte-Marie.
MIXING NEEDS AND AMBITIONS MONTREAL
ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY / NEIGHBOURHOOD SCALE
FROM UNDEFINED EDGES...
Two main drivers in Montreal.
2017 TRIPLE-CELEBRATION
SMART MONTREAL
Montreal is planning a series of events to celebrate and commemorate its 375th birthday, Canada’s 150th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Expo67 in 2017.
Montreal is preparing to become a smart city, marked by the establishment of the Digital Smart City Office and by the Smart City Conference ultimo 2014.
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TO A DEFINED SPINE
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FROM A REPELLENT....
TO AN ATTRACTOR
FROM CAR PRIORITISED...
TO PEOPLE-ORIENTED
FROM A THOUROUGHFARE...
TO A DESTINATION
THE FESTIVE SPIRIT AND DRIVE THAT IS GOING TO COLOUR THE ATMOSPHERE OF 2017, MAKES IT THE PERFECT TIME TO LAUNCH MONTREAL’S SMART CITY AMBITIONS TO THE PUBLIC IN A
SMART CITY EXPO BY CONNECTING THE POTENTIAL OF A SMART CITY EXPO IN MONTREAL WITH THE DREAM OF A SMART COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SAINTE-MARIE, THE CITY OF MONTREAL BENEFITS FROM THE COLLECTIVE BRAIN OF ITS RESIDENTS, WHILE THE COMMUNITY OF SAINTE-MARIE BENEFITS FROM A REGENERATION AND RE-PROGRAMMATION OF ITS MOST DILAPIDATED AREAS.
THE SMART COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHICH ENCOURAGES INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY TO TAKE PLACE AMONG PEOPLE AND IN THE PUBLIC
CITÉ DES ONDES
PÔLE DE CRÉATION
Sainte-Marie has been branded as Montreal’s centre for telecommunication, and today these businesses are very much present in the quartier, albeit quite introvertedly.
Sainte-Marie has a relatively large amount of residents working in creative industries, and is currently being rebranded as Montreal’s hub of creativity.
Two main brands of Sainte-Marie.
SAINTE-MARIE
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SPHERE, FUSES SAINTE-MARIE’S TWIN IDENTITIES.
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Urban Planning / 2014
SMART AND DIGITAL CITY OFFICE
PLACE SAINTE-MARIE the heart and meeting place of the quartier
governmental representation
SPORTS SQUARE urban playground for the area’s youth
EXPLORATORY LANDSCAPE urban test-bed and public city laboratory
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KNOWLEDGE NUCLEUS open and inclusive education facilities
VIEWPOINT views of the city
CREATIVE OFFICE HUB start-up tech businesses and innovation platform
FLYOVER
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a dramatic connection to the waterfront
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