The Olympic Park recently announced the winners of a competition aimed at upcycling the materials used for the current roof of the Olympic Stadium, which will be dismantled and replaced.
A total of 54 proposals were processed and analyzed by the jury, chaired by an architect and an engineer Jean Beaudoi. Of these, eight were selected, including four in the subject category and four in the student category.
“The jury had the difficult task of choosing from a wide range of exceptional and bold ideas for recycling roofing materials,” said Beaudoin. “We hope that this ideation exercise will inspire the community so that these concepts can ultimately become a reality.”
The following is a list of the winners.
Professional winners:
Flow by Populous (Alex Ogata Khurtsbileg Erdenetsogt, Samantha Garza, Wendy Chen and Yuhan Gu) (United States). Development price.
Re_Source by NIPPAYSAGE and PXP ( Michel LangevinMélanie Mignault, Claude CournoyerRenee Chamberland, Vincent Clarizio, Margot Greenbaum, Sacha Vasseur, Vincent Proulx, Claudia Fabricatore and Thomas Grégoire) (Quebec). Price in innovation, process and environmental impact.
Les Toits by STGM Architecture (Stephan Langevin, Pascale Bornais-LamotheFrédérique Trotter, Étienne Vigneau, Carlos Ospina, Alex Langevin and Marie-Pier Bazinet) (Quebec). Design price.
Module V by Nyta (Lingzhe Lu and Only Chen) (United States). Product development award (Mass Manufacturing).
Student winners:
Echo Olympique by Audrey Thomas Joyal, Sarah Boisvert and Hawa Timbely (Quebec). Design price.
Estate by Julien Ouellette, Caterina Tomassini and Simon Birtz (Quebec). Product development price (mass production).
Flotte-de-lis by Massimo MontanariMehakpreet Bhutta, Duha Ismail, Laila Kirton and Nava Mahouri Monfared (Ontario). Development price.
Ionosphere by Benedikt Huber, Doruk Ozturk, Diego Munoz and Emile Meunier (Quebec). Price in innovation, processes and environmental impact.
In addition to the eight winners, a special mention was awarded by the jury for the Les Jardins du Renouveau project Samuel Fournier and Libéro Rutilo (Quebec).
Since its inauguration, the Olympic Park has hosted thousands of sporting, cultural, social, civic and public events that have shaped Quebec’s history. The Olympic Park, designed by the architect Roger Taillibert, manages five main assets: the Olympic Stadium, the Montreal Tower, the Sports Centre, the Esplanade and the largest underground car park in the country.