The winners of Montreal?s International Multidisciplinary Urban Design Competition to reinvent McGill College Avenue have been announced.
The concept, designed by the civiliti + Mandaworks (Sweden) and SNC Lavalin, in collaboration with Lasalle-NHC, UDO Design, Biodiversité Conseil, Lamontagne Consultants and ÉVOQ aims to ?bring nature to the heart of downtown? by including water and forestation, in commitment with the city?s goal of increasing its tree canopy.

Located in the heart of downtown, Avenue McGill College connects McGill University to the north, to Place Ville Marie to the south, where students, workers and tourists travel along it every day.
The area around Avenue McGill College is surrounded by the redesign of Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, the arrival of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) downtown, and the revitalization of Place Ville-Marie and its esplanade, as well as the renovation of the Eaton Centre. Makingmtl.com reports that the avenue will be transformed into an ?imposing public space spanning its entire length, from Rue Cathcart to Rue Sherbrooke.? The winning team was mandated to create the detailed project design and to develop plans and specifications for the completion of Lot 1 (Cathcart to De Maisonneuve).
This vision is reflected in the following five development objectives, according to Makingmtl.com:

Deploy abundant vegetation within an iconic landscape on Avenue McGill College.
Bring out the spirit of the place by taking into account ...