Length: 1 CEU
Topic: Advanced Technology
Delivery Mode: Online On-Demand
What's Included: Video, Quiz, & Certificate
Registration Fee: Members $50 | Intern $35 | Student $25 | Non-Member $75
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2025 Conference on Architecture!
The presentation focuses on the design development and approval process for two projects in particular, developed and built in sensitive areas: the 230 Notre-Dame, built on the city's founding route established by François Dollier-de Casson, one of the last vacant sites in Old Montreal, and the other, the 900 Saint-Jacques, a 200-metre tower located just west of Old Montreal, in the station district, on a cramped site below the Bonaventure autoroute and the main train station. Numerous issues of urban integration and the relationship with architectural heritage, and even intangible heritage, were raised during the development of these new buildings, and the answers provided have enriched our practice. It is these reflections and discoveries that we wish to discuss and share here. Another advantage of this presentation for participants is that both projects are within easy walking distance of the city center and the conference venue.
Demonstrate their knowledge of the historical development of Old Montreal and the Quartier des gares.
Recognize the contextual issues surrounding project development in a heritage environment.
Discuss the notion of context by assigning it a creative value.
Develop design and presentation strategies that will feed the project and explain it better.
Subject Matter Experts:
Sergio Morales
Architecte, MScA, MOAQ, MIRAC
Associate Principal Architect, Chevalier Morales
Sergio Morales co-founded the architectural firm Chevalier Morales in 2005 with Stephan Chevalier. The firm has won or been shortlisted in over twenty national and international architectural competitions and projects, including the Saul-Bellow Library in Lachine, the Maison de la littérature in Quebec City, the Drummondville and Pierrefonds libraries in Montreal, the Agora des Arts concert hall in Rouyn-Noranda and, most recently, the new Beaconsfield Cultural Centre. Sergio currently acts within the firm as manager, technical resource and designer on a multitude of projects in the cultural, university, educational and residential fields. The quality of the office's work has been recognized by several awards and Grand Prix d'architecture from the Ordre des architectes du Québec, two Governor General's Medals in Architecture from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and several Awards of Excellence from Canadian Architect magazine. In 2018, the office won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Emerging Architectural Practice Award, and in 2022, its Pre-Occupied Architectures project was selected as one of the finalists for Canada's official representation at the 18th Venice Biennale in Architecture. Sergio is a graduate of the Université de Montréal, with a master's degree in planning and more specifically in the history and theories of modern architecture. He previously worked for the Montreal firm Saucier + Perrotte architectes. He has been a guest lecturer and critic at several architecture schools in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa, as well as at Cornell University. For nearly twenty years, he has also been a popular teacher of design workshops in the master's program at the Université de Montréal, and continues to be involved in the program through the studies committee. Sergio is regularly invited to lecture, exhibit and publish the firm's work, both in Canada and internationally. He has served as a jury member for several architecture awards, and as a jury member for the Montreal Design Awards, for the City of Montreal, and for the Research and Innovation Awards of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
Stephan Chevalier
Architect, MOAQ, MIRAC
Principal Associate Architect, Chevalier Morales
Stephan Chevalier co-founded the architecture firm Chevalier Morales in 2005 with Sergio Morales. The firm has won or been shortlisted in over twenty national and international architecture competitions and projects, including the Saul-Bellow Library in Lachine, the Maison de la littérature in Quebec City, the Drummondville and Pierrefonds libraries in Montreal, the Agora des Arts performance hall in Rouyn-Noranda, and more recently, the Beaconsfield Cultural Centre. Stephan is currently acting as co-designer for the new central library in Saskatoon. The quality of the firm’s work has been recognized with several awards and Grand Prix in architecture from the Ordre des Architectes du Québec, two Governor General’s Medals in Architecture from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and multiple Awards of Excellence from Canadian Architect magazine. In 2018, the firm received the Emerging Architectural Practice Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and in 2022, its project Architectures pré-occupées was selected as a finalist for Canada’s official representation at the 18th Venice Biennale in Architecture. Stephan graduated from the Université de Montréal and previously worked for Patkau Architects and Busby + Associates in Vancouver. He has taught and served as a guest critic at architecture schools in Montreal, Quebec City, Dalhousie, Ottawa, and Cornell University (USA). Stephan is regularly invited to give lectures, exhibit, and publish the firm’s work both in Canada and internationally. He has served on the board of directors of the Association of Private Practice Architects of Quebec since 2017. He has also been a jury member for several architecture competitions and awards, including the Prix de Rome from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Emerging Architectural Practice Award, and the Gold Medal from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
This webinar is in French. Closed captions have been provided in both English and French.
Pricing
Member: $50 / Non-Member: $75
Intern Member: $35 / Intern Non-Member: $75
Student: $25 (must be an RAIC student associate member)