Provencher_Roy?s team behind the Port of Montréal?s Grand Quai project and Eleonore Leclerc, Principal at Stantec Architecture, are finalists in the international Female Frontier Awards: Powered by WAN competition, in the Team of the Year and Emerging Architect of the Year categories.

The Grand Quai project team carried out the rehabilitation of an old pier, and transformed it into a River promenade that serves to extend the Old Port?s linear park. Beginning as a simple installation modernization mandate, the project has become a daring and compelling initiative that counts itself amongst Montréal?s 375th anniversary legacies.

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Partner Architect at Provencher_Roy, Sonia Gagné, led her team and clients to results above and beyond expectations: ?Through presenting a design with remarkable aesthetic appeal and innovative refurbishments, Sonia Gagné has become an essential and inspiring role model for emerging architects of the firm:Her work once again attests to the audacity, determination, and listening skills that are often required to produce distinguished projects,? says Provencher_Roy.
Beyond the architectural merit of the project, the firm describes this award as a celebration of ?the savvy and audacity of women in architecture, by encouraging them to assume their rightful place in design, management and innovation.?

?The Grand Quai was designed by women in key roles, which undoubtedly influenced project vision and archite...