Rethinking Our Rivers/Revons nos rivières
It is open to landscape architects, urban designers, architects, city planners, and other envi-ronmental design professionals who can propose ambitious yet realistic concepts to guide the transformation and conservation of Québec City’s rivers, their banks, and the natural and developed areas that border them.
| Category | Idea Competition |
| Type | International, Idea, Open, Single-Stage, Anonymous |
| Genre | Environment |
| Country | Québec, Canada |
| RegDeadline | 30 June 2017 GoogleCal iCal |
| 25 August 2017 (via Online) GoogleCal | |
| Eligibility | Landscape architects, urban designers, architects, city planners, other environmental design professionals |
Description
The City of Québec is launching an international call for ideas to rehabilitate the major rivers flowing through its territory, i.e., the Cap-Rouge, St. Charles, Beauport, and Montmorency rivers. Although they each have their own specific physical characteristics, history, potential, and issues, these rivers share a rich legacy as tributaries of the mighty St. Lawrence that runs alongside Québec City and has shaped its identity since the city was founded in 1608.
This call for ideas comes at a critical time, when city officials are planning measures to develop and ensure the sustainability of Québec City’s rivers. It will inspire and eventually guide the planning of a broad range of medium- to long-term initiatives. It will also be an opportunity to create a hallmark for each river in the plan or a common thread between them.
The main purpose of the international competition is to inspire city officials to develop and implement a master plan to meet the following objectives:
- Improve river accessibility while preserving river quality
Protect and promote sensitive natural areas
- Overcome recreational limitations and use the rivers year-round
- Enhance residents’ sense of ownership of the rivers and their surrounding environments
- Link existing and future recreational and tourism facilities
- Identify urban development and renewal opportunities in specific areas of interest
- Build more connections with neighbourhoods
- Promote culture and heritage
Jury
Jandira Hoeskstra, directeur, H+N+S Landscape architects
Claude Cormier, Landscape architecture, Canada
Jérôme Dupras, Environment (biologie, ecologie), Canada
Ken Greenberg, Urban design, Canada
Julie Lemieux, Représentante de la Ville, Canada
Jacques Soignon, Environment, France
Annie Tardivon, Landscape architecture, France
Prize
1st place: C$100,000
2nd place: C$60,000
3rd place: C$40,000
Entry Fee
$200
Timetable
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: September 11, 2017
Organizer
Québec City