FollowFor over four centuries, as a primary gateway to North America, Quebec City and the Saint Lawrence Valley have provided a meeting place for encounters and exchanges between the French and British colonial nations, the First Nations, and generations of European immigrants. …
Métissage first came about as an imperfect translation of these foreign influences into original and often unexpected mixtures of plan, program, construction techniques and materials. Architectural métissage was influenced by cultural references, and shaped by site constraints, construction materials and the savoir-faire of both the local and immigrant builders. It spoke to the social concerns and technical means of the population. Métissage can be seen at all scales of intervention: landscapes, urban environments, buildings, interiors.
Abstracts are to be submitted by March 1, 2014.