ESPACE 67 PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU MONTREAL 2019 ANDREW KING FOR LEMAY
FOUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES
RECREATE THE SPIRIT OF EXPO 67 similarly expo 67, make Montreal shine internationally; recreate the euphoria of expo 67
A DESTINATION IN ITSELF position the site in respect to montreal and amongst similar internationally acclaimed places; affirm the collective experience proper to the Parc Jean-Drapeau, enhance the creative and festive spirit of montreal
NATURE CULTURE put forward the artificial quality of the islands (“mtl-made” with backfill sourced from the construction of the metro network); adopt a formal language which reunites important components.
REVEAL THE BRILLIANCE OF THE SITE discover Parc Jean-Drapeau as an island, open the shores and reveal the site; create a symbolic call for the coast; concentrate the montreal spirit and dynamic into an ecosystem
following the four major objectives, a fifth was articulated to compliment and thus enhance the reconversion of the space. In hopes to enhance and magnify the experience of the visitor, the WONDERLAND, provokes awe and drama through immense gestures scattered throughout the vast site