New Facilities
- 2-22 Sainte-Catherine Est, a cultural centre and ticket office at the corner of Saint Catherine Street and Saint Laurent Boulevard, designed by French architect Paul Andreu.
- Théâtre Telus, a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) theatre, formerly the Berri Cinema.
- An expansion to the Society for Arts and Technology.
- A new cultural space over the Saint-Laurent metro station, housing LADMMI, Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montréal.
- A new lighting plan by Axel Morgenthaler.
- Maison du festival de Jazz, occupying the former Blumenthal Building.
- Maison du développement durable, adjacent to the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, only the second in building Canada to obtain the sustainable building certification LEED Platinum.
- Louis Bohème, a 28-storey condo tower, approved by the city despite objections from Montreal International Jazz Festival president Alain Simard.
- Montreal Symphony House, a new concert hall for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
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