Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP
Associate Professor :: Associate Director :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo

Construction of L'École Nationale de Cirque

Lapointe, Magne et Associes Architects

Montreal, Quebec

 

Project Information:

The new circus school in Montreal opened in 2003 and is the only institution of its kind in Canada. These images were taken in spring 2003 while the building was still under construction, by Sylvie Boulanger, of the CISC Quebec Region.
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 > engineer: Dessau-Soprin,
> architect: Lapointe, Magne et Associes,
> contractor: J.E. Verreault

completed building

Project Images:

Ironworkers sitting high atop the structure towards the Head office of Cirque de Soliel.
View alongside the splayed steel frame at the front wall of the building.

Connection detail at high level truss.
Connection detail at high level truss.

Detail view of the projecting steel that will hold the solar shading devices.
Detail of base connection of columns at front of building.
View up main front wall.
View from inside towards sloped steel at main front wall.
View between structural planes along front of building.
End elevation of building.
Steel components on site.
Strut pieces that will be used to stabilize the sloped wall.
Interior connection detail.
Members on site ready for installation.

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These images are for educational use only and may not be reproduced commercially without written permission. tboake@sympatico.ca

Updated September 25, 2005