The City of Pierrefonds-Roxboro has announced that the new Pierrefonds library, designed by Chevalier Morales architects in consortium with DMA architectes, is nominated for the 2020 Award of Excellence of the Ordre des architectes du Québec. Until March 27, the public is invited to submit its vote for the Pierrefonds library! VOTE HERE!
The library is designed as a crossroads between a park and a commercial hub, which constitute third highly frequented places, the library innovates in particular through the ecosystem vision that it puts in place, which is as interested in the various programs it houses as it is in the relationships that these programs maintain.
A veritable network of social and informational exchanges, all of these relationships take shape in a complex circulation structure that makes it possible to renew the library experience each visit.
The design of the Pierrefonds library also innovates in its relationship to the landscape, in its discreet technological approach, but also actively participates in the scenography of the premises and in the enhancement of the collections, as well as in the way the collections are structured by thematic poles in order to increase their accessibility
The 2020 Award of Excellence of the Ordre des architectes du Québec
Since 1978, the Awards of excellence in architecture have recognized the contribution of architects and their clients to the quality of the built environment. These awards, presented annually since 2019, aim to highlight exemplary architectural achievements designed by Québec architects and to raise public awareness of architectural quality and the role of the architect.
The call for nominations is launched in the fall and applications must be submitted in the winter. The awards of excellence will be presented on April 3, 2020 at the Théâtre St-James.
