Lab-École has unveiled the architectural designs for the elementary schools to be expanded or built-in Gatineau, Maskinongé, Québec City, Saguenay, Shefford, and Rimouski.
Quebec – Interior view Photo credit: Lab-École
With the exception of the sketch for the Québec City school, which was produced by the Lab-École team, all of the winning designs stem from the ?Imagining the Schools of Tomorrow, Together? architectural design competition.
This was the first school building design competition to be held in Quebec in nearly 50 years. The five winners include: Étienne Bernier Architecture (EBA) + APPAREIL Architecture + BGLA (Saguenay Lab-École school); DMA Architectes (Gatineau Lab-École school); Pelletier de Fontenay + Leclerc Architectes (Shefford Lab-École school), L??UF + Lapointe Magne & Associés (Rimouski Lab-École school); and Paquet-Taillefer + Leclerc Architectes (Maskinongé Lab-École school). Shefford – Interior view Photo credit: Pelletier de Fontenay et Leclerc architectes
?We felt that holding an architectural design competition was a logical way to keep up our innovative momentum. Competitions generate a wide variety of designs. They also help demonstrate Quebeckers? immense creativity, which will be put in service of the educational sector. It was important for Lab-École to step off the beaten path and invite novelty. The impressive number of proposals we received also shows that Quebec architects want to contribute to...