The ancient meets the modern in FABG's project for the upgrading and expansion of the Verdun auditorium and Denis-Savard arena, in which the historic architecture is redeveloped and flanked by a contemporary metal shell, which modernizes the interior's complex
Ancient meets modern. Comparing architectures in the expansion of an auditorium
The major transformation of the Verdun auditorium and Denis-Savard arena by FABG is a project aimed at re-evaluating the historical architecture of the auditorium through the encounter with a modern structure
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The project seeks a temporal as well as geographical connection because the river borders the city. The meeting between these two architectures takes place in an emblematic axis, the foyer. The project also aims to equip the complex with a new energy-efficient refrigeration system, in addition to obtaining LEED GOLD certification
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Top image, content and gallery images: M. Steve Montpetit