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Light on the Gesù: An Ideas Competition
The setting for the lighting of the first “electric candle” in Canada, Montreal's only entirely baroque church houses the oldest operating performance hall in Quebec. This highly symbolic venue is about to come out of the shadows.
As part of the ideas competition for the illumination of the Gesù’s facade, designers and other creative professionals were invited to submit their proposals for architectural and scenographic lighting that will reveal the singular personality of the Gesù, classified as a cultural asset since 1975. The challenge of the competition was to express, through a lighting design concept, the artistic and cultural vocation of the Gesù, while honoring its scared, private and silent dimensions.
A jury composed of members known for their activities in the fields of architecture, heritage conservation, lighting and the arts, chose from among 37 entries submitted by a wide array of creators (architects, designers, students, etc.) from three continents. They had the authority to evaluate projects submitted to the competition, along the following criteria:
- The concept's ability to highlight the heritage that the Gesù represents;
- The degree to which the concept communicates the Gesù's identity and presence within the broader context of Quartier des Spectacles;
- The innovative and aesthetic qualities of the project as well as the experience created by the installation.
THE WINNING PROPOSALS ARE:
1st prize: RENCONTRE SUR LES MARCHES DE L'ÉGLISE ($10,000)
Mathieu Koch, David-Alexandre Côté et Steve Blanchette
Montréal
Proposal
2nd prize: DEUX MONDES, UN LIEU ($5,000)
Martin Labrecque et Jean Laurin
Montréal
Proposal
3rd prize: LIGHT SHADOW DREAM ($3,000)
James Long and Athena N. Anders
New York
Proposal
An initiative of the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, the Gesù and Design Montréal fromt the City of Montreal, as part of the Lighting Plan
22.10.2008
Files:
Contest Rules
Synthèse de la table ronde : Le Gesù, patrimoine culturel vivant du Quartier des spectacles (French only)
Plan lumière du Quartier des spectacles - Résumé (French only)
Historique du Gesù (French only)
Entrant Identification Form
Photo - Façade principale (Est) - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Entrée principale (Est) - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Façade principale (Nord-Est) - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Façade principale (Nord-Est) 2 - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Façade principale (Sud-Est) - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Façade Sud - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Photo - Façade principale (Sud-Est) - Crédits: Martine Doyon
Programme du Gesù (French only)
Press release, November 7, 2008
Eflyer
Elevation - Bleury Street facade
Elevation - Saint-Edward Street facade
Area Plan
Press Release: Announcing the winning proposals
First Prize: Rencontre sur les marches de l'église
Second Prize: Deux mondes, un lieu
Third Prize: Light Shadow Dream
Public choice award: Gesù architectural
Rapport du jury (French only)