Connection Catalyst resulted from a summer
studio based in Montreal focused on infrastructure
and urbanism. The project identifies a lost
opportunity to develop Rue Peel in to a walkable
corridor. The street enjoys a strong commercial
presence where it intersects Rue St Catherine but it
is missing a point of attraction South of Boulevard
René Lévesque to create an armature.
between the service access to a hotel and a boarded
up industrial building.
Connection Catalyst proposes a Research Campus
where Montreal’s four universities can collaborate.
This will create an intensity of use and, when
integrated with a Peel LRT line, create a point
of connection to reinvigorate the Peel corridor.
Infrastructure, Program and Culture come
My urban study identifies a physical and together to catalyze rejuvenate one of Montreal’s
psychological choke-point where Rue Peel meets under utilized corridors.
Rue Notre Dame. A narrow corridor is created
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CONNECTION CATALYST
CONNECTION CATALYST
1st YEAR MASTER STUDIO