Comments on: Inside Montreal’s “Grand Urban Gesture” http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/05/16/inside-montreals-grand-urban-gesture/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:17:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: place Emilie-Gamelin’s evolution « urban-ism http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/05/16/inside-montreals-grand-urban-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-94806 place Emilie-Gamelin’s evolution « urban-ism Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:09:41 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/05/16/inside-montreals-grand-urban-gesture/#comment-94806 [...] music store and fast food restaurants, to the hotel des gouverneurs at place dupuis, to the grande bibliotheque nationale. The development of this range of activity is closely related to the square’s role as a [...] [...] music store and fast food restaurants, to the hotel des gouverneurs at place dupuis, to the grande bibliotheque nationale. The development of this range of activity is closely related to the square’s role as a [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/05/16/inside-montreals-grand-urban-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-50658 Patrick Sat, 19 May 2007 21:21:47 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/05/16/inside-montreals-grand-urban-gesture/#comment-50658 I share your views about the library. It's certainly grown on me. The interior is great. The exterior still seems very boxy and particularly unimaginative--those horizontal slats are a bit overused these days. They're number 2 on my top 10 list of "least favourite things about turn-of-the-millennium" architecture, right after "raw" concrete columns. Nevertheless, it looks ok at night when all lit up. Hey... we should start a series about libraries. I've got one coming up soon. I share your views about the library. It’s certainly grown on me. The interior is great. The exterior still seems very boxy and particularly unimaginative–those horizontal slats are a bit overused these days. They’re number 2 on my top 10 list of “least favourite things about turn-of-the-millennium” architecture, right after “raw” concrete columns. Nevertheless, it looks ok at night when all lit up.

Hey… we should start a series about libraries. I’ve got one coming up soon.

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