Quebec Museum Competition Canada : Architecture

Quebec Museum Competition International design competition to select architects for a new national museum of fine arts in Quebec City. Process: three-stage Est. value : $90m Extension to the Quebec Provincial Museum Deadline for submission of candidacies : 21 Aug 2009 at 3 pm, local time photo © Les Photographes Kedl, 2004 Quebec Museum Pavilion Competition - Introduction International Architectural Competition The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) wishes to build a new pavilion on a site adjacent to its present complex on the Plains of Abraham in the heart of Quebec City. In order to choose the most significant project, it is organising an international architectural competition under the aegis of the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) and the government of Quebec. This competition will observe the OAQ’s Guide des concours d’architecture with respect to both the manner in which it is held and its rules for fairness. The firm chosen to carry out the mandate must in addition conform to Quebec legislation, with respect in particular to that concerning the exercise of the architectural profession. The construction of a new pavilion for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec promises to be decisive both for its intrinsic novelty and for its opening onto the urban space of the Grande Allée. The MNBAQ is looking for an unhesitatingly contemporary gesture which will transcend the heritage nature of its environment. When the project is complete, the Museum will be notable for having architectural components dating from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. In this context, the new pavilion will enable the institution to enter the future by combining cutting-edge technology and a sustainable development approach. Architectural firms with experience in a related field who wish to meet the challenge launched by the MNBAQ can obtain all the information necessary to participate in the competition at the web site www.mnba.qc.ca. The competition will be held in French, the official language of Quebec. Small image of the site: photo © Les Photographes Kedl, 2004 Quebec Museum Pavilion Competition - Programme First Stage : 15 teams shortlisted, 5 from Quebec When : mid-June 2009 Shortlist selection based on experience with related projects Design ideas submitted Second Stage : 5 finalists shortlisted When : mid-Nov 2009 Third Stage : winner selected When : Feb 2010 Building to open in summer 2013 Organiser : Quebec Museum Foundation Total cost of the project : 90 million Estimated cost of the new building : 42 million International Architectural Competition Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, Quebec City, QC G1R 5H3, Canada agrandissement@mnba.qc.ca www.mnba.qc.ca/concours.aspx