Concordia University occupies 16 acres of land in downtown Montréal. As the campus expands, there is an obvious desire to define its urban surroundings and establish a new high-quality living environment. To create a structured and identifiable campus, Quartier Concordia highlighted the uniqueness of the site through four significant projects: developing Norman Bethune Place as a key landmark and driving force of public life; reducing automobile traffic and revamping the road system; standardizing the pavilion ground floors to establish continuity with public areas; and creating a network of differentiated spaces.
The project represents a formal vision, practical reallocation treatment and a shared management approach to provide an overall direction to the establishment’s development. The final report is the culmination of two years of deliberation and urban planning to establish a high-quality urban plan consistent with inhabitants’ and scholars’ quality of life.
