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The Quartier des spectacles Partnership productions

The Partnership is tasked with programming cultural activities in the Quartier that enhance the existing cultural offering.

This initiative has resulted in the establishment of annual events during low-traffic seasons, notably Luminothérapie during the winter and 21 Swings in the spring.

The Partnership is also responsible for the development of the Luminous Pathway and its ambitious video projection path, which is the world’s largest network of building façades dedicated entirely to the presentation of artistic content.

Moreover, in collaboration with other area stakeholders, the Partnership is behind several creative urban installations that draw on the fields of lighting design, immersive environments and interactive digital spaces. The Quartier is in effect a huge outdoor museum for cutting-edge public art.

Luminous Pathway

The embodiment of the Quartier’s visual identity on its territory, the Luminous Pathway highlights the richness of the neighbourhood. Today, more than 30 public spaces and cultural venues are illuminated, with more being added to the list every year. The Luminous Pathway has three elements: the shared lighting signature, architectural lighting and video projections.

The Luminous Pathway aims to make the Quartier des Spectacles an urban branding touchstone while respecting dark sky principles (reduction of light pollution through the use of energy-saving technologies). LED lighting, used in the majority of projects, draws five times less energy than conventional lighting and lasts 25 times longer.

Acknowledged as innovative, environmentally friendly and cost-efficient, the Luminous Pathway has been awarded several national and international prizes. It has also been featured on the front cover of 10 specialized magazines worldwide.

The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership has produced the Luminous Pathway since 2006, under the artistic direction of Ruedi Baur and Jean Beaudoin of Intégral. The project has been made possible through financial contributions from the City of Montreal, the Secrétariat de la région métropolitaine and participating public spaces and cultural venues.

Awards and honours

The Quartier des Spectacles has been honoured with numerous awards, particularly for its urban design, Luminous Pathway and artistic installations.

Please note that this list omits awards handed out to the Quartier’s 80 cultural venues and the 40 events held by our partners.

Events and installations

2016

THE ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Merite Certificat Urban Design, Category Urban Fragments
Awarded to Quartier des Spectacles Partnership for the initiative Luminothérapie.

THE ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
National Urban Design Award, Category Urban Fragments
Awared to Lateral Office and CS Design, for Impulse

THE ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
National Urban Design Award, Category Urban Fragments
Awared to Kanva, for Entre les rangs

APPLIED ARTS
Category Experimental /Artistic
Awarded to Daniel Iregui for 5 architectural video projections (Impulse – Luminothérapie 2015-2016)

2015

APPLIED ARTS
Category Entertainment, Arts & Tourism
Awarded to Daniel Iregui for Diagonals (McLaren 2014)

GRAND PRIX GRAFIKA
Animation graphique
Awarded to Champagne Club Sandwich for Trouve Bob (Luminothérapie 2012-2013)

2014

GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN
Lighting
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY (IES)
Prix éclairage extérieur
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)

BOOMERANG
Interface interactive autre que web et mobile for McLaren Mur à mur
Awarded to NFB

NUMIX
Production culturelle – projection immersive
Awarded to Champagne Club Sandwich for Trouve Bob (Luminothérapie 2012-2013)

2013

BOOMERANG
Grand prix des environnements interactifs & prix de la créativité technologique pour Mégaphone Created by Moment Factory and directed by Etienne Paquette

INTERACTION DESIGN AWARDS
Best in Show & Best in category, Engagement for 21 Balançoires
Awarded to Daily tous les jours

SHENZHEN DESIGN AWARD FOR YOUNG TALENTS
Grand Prix for 21 Balançoires
Awarded to Daily tous les jours

2011

CORE77 DESIGN AWARDS
Speculative objects / concepts – Notable Professionnal for Musée des Possibles
Awarded to Living with our time – Mouna Andraos, Mélissa Mongiat and Kelsey Snook

NUMIX
Production culturelle – Section Expérientielle for Sphères polaires
Awarded to Lucion Média

CONCOURS GRAFIKA
Grand Prix – Design événementiel pour l’animation multimédia de la fontaine de la Place des Festivals
Awarded to Moment Factory

Luminous Pathway

2015

BOOMERANG
Environnement interactif non commercial
Awarded to Lüz Studio for Fascinoscope (Luminothérapie 2014)

2014

CONCOURS GRAFIKA
100 meilleurs projets de l’année – Contenu de vidéoprojections pour quatre façades
Awarded to Eltoro studio

2013

IES MONTRÉAL – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY (Volet local de l’IESNA)
Éclairage architectural intérieur pour La Vitrine culturelle
Awarded to Moment Factory

IES MONTRÉAL – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY (Volet local de l’IESNA)
Éclairage architectural extérieur pour l’église St. John The Evangelist
Awarded to Lightemotion

2012

CONCOURS GRAFIKA
Grand prix for Period – Mutek 2011
Awarded to Baillat Cardel & fils, Pointbarre and Iregular

2011

IESNA – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
Illumination Design Award 2011 – for the best architectural and prestige lighting for Métropolis
Awarded to Moment Factory

LUMIVILLE
Trophée Lumiville 2011 – for the Métropolis marquee
Awarded to Moment Factory

BOOMERANG
Grand prix volet Marketing interactif – Catégorie Fou mais formidable pour Period – Mutek 2011
Awarded to Baillat Cardel & fils and Iregular

2008

CRÉATIVITÉ MONTRÉAL
Grand prix catégorie Intégration urbaine – Aménagement urbain for the interactivity of the dynamic marquise of La Vitrine culturelle for the 2008 Montreal Nuit blanche
Awarded to Axel Morgenthaler, Photonic Dreams and Moment Factory

2007

IESNA – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
Energy and Environmental Design Award of Excellence for the Quartier des Spectacles luminous signature
Awarded to Axel Morgenthaler and Photonic Dreams

IES MONTRÉAL – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY (Volet local de l’IESNA)
Illumination Design Award for the Quartier des Spectacles luminous signature
Awarded to Axel Morgenthaler and Photonic Dreams

IES MONTRÉAL – ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY (Volet local de l’IESNA)
Illumination Design Award for the Luminous Pathway pilot project
Awarded to Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

2006

CRÉATIVITÉ MONTRÉAL
Grand prix catégorie Artère commerciale for the Luminous Pathway pilot project
Awarded to Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

urban planning and design

2016

PRIX ULYSSE, TOURISME MONTRÉAL
Category Innovation, Product development
Awared to Quartier des Spectacles Partnership for Jardins Gamelin

2015

SHENZHEN DESIGN AWARD FOR YOUNG TALENTS
Merit Award
Awarded to Pépinière & co. and collaborators for Les Jardins Gamelin

ORDRE DES ARCHITECTES DU QUÉBEC
Prix d'excellence en architecture - catégorie Aménagement urbain
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)

GRAND PRIX DU GÉNIE-CONSEIL QUÉBÉCOIS
Prix Léonards - Catégorie infrastructure urbaine
For the development project of the Quartier des Spectacles
Awarded to WSP and the city of Montréal, Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

2013

AZ AWARD MAGAZINE AZURE
Prix d'excellence – Catégorie Architecture de paysage for Place des Festivals
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

AZ AWARDS MAGAZINE AZURE
Choix du public – Catégorie Architecture de paysage for Place des Festivals
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

AZ AWARD MAGAZINE AZURE
Prix d'excellence – Catégorie Architecture commerciale de moins de 1000 m2 pour les Vitrines habitées
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

AZ AWARDS MAGAZINE AZURE
Choix du public - catégorie Architecture commerciale de moins de 1000 m2 pour les Vitrines habitées
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

ORDRE DES ARCHITECTES DE L’ONTARIO
Prix Design d’excellence pour la Place des Festivals et les Vitrines habitées
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

2012

MÉDAILLE DU GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL EN ARCHITECTURE
Pour la Place des Festivals et les Vitrines habitées
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

FACTEUR D
Prix Design urbain/Urbanisme pour le secteur de la Place des Arts
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

2011

ORDRE DES ARCHITECTES DU QUÉBEC
Prix d’excellence en architecture – Catégorie Design urbain pour la Place des Festivals
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

ORDRE DES ARCHITECTES DU QUÉBEC
Prix d’excellence – Catégorie Bâtiments commerciaux de moins de 2M$ pour les Vitrines habitées
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

2009

DESIGN EXCHANGE
Médaille d’argent – Catégorie Design urbain for Place des Festivals
Awarded to Daoust Lestage inc. architecture design urbain

COMMUNICATIONS

2014

INFOPRESSE - STRAT
Meilleure utilisation du média dans une initiative marketing
For Luminothérapie 2013/2014
Awarded to ESPACE M & lg2

Tourist destination

2011

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS’ (SATW)
Phoenix Award Awarded to Quartier des Spectacles