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Innovative Affordable Architecture

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Francois Goulet
10 December 2004 - 10:00am

With an architectural competition, the City of Montreal challenged the construction industry to design innovative, affordable residential solutions.

"Good architecture should not be a luxury only for the rich. If that is what it has become, it is only because of the laziness of developers and architects themselves...This project is the result of a call for proposals launched by the city in May 2004, which challenged the construction industry to design innovative residential solutions for households wanting to own a home in the city. Eleven promoter-architect teams—a record number—submitted proposals."

Full Story: Designing at the right price
Source: The Montreal Gazette, December 4, 2004
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