Promenade Samuel-de Champlain
2008
Location
Quebec City
Client
Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec
Studio role
Project and design architect
Consortium
Daoust Lestage
Williams Asselin Ackaoui
Option Aménagement
Services
Complete services in urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, industrial design, graphic design
State of completion
Phase 1 : Completed in 2008
Phase 3 : Construction documents in progress
Statistics
Rehabilitation of more than 2.5km of shoreline with a structured riverside promenade (Phase 1)
2.6 millions visits annually (source: Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec, 2013)
Jury comment, Médaille du Gouverneur général en architecture
2008
« Le projet ne s’impose pas aux promeneurs; en plus d’être réalisé avec finesse, les moments construits manifestent un équilibre serein entre allusion historique et culture contemporaine. »
David Theodore, Azure magazine
2009
« …the project represents an elegant example of a worldwide urban design movement to revitalize former industrial waterfronts, like those in Barcelona and Seattle – and even Bilbao. […] It’s a wonderful moment: the go-local move has made for international success. »
Photo Credits
Marc Cramer