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Rainville-Sangaré, 2017 Phyllis-Lambert Grant recipients

Since 2008, the Ville de Montréal has recognized the talent of up-and-coming designers by awarding them the Phyllis Lambert Grant. True ambassadors for Montréal, the winners are young professionals working in all disciplines of design. About the project: Designers Rainville-Sangaré are fascinated by the unique architectural details that give spaces authenticity and identity – details such as those found in the facades of urban buildings to create a visual and tactile interface between users and the city. This is why the pair is travelling to Helsinki, Finland, UNESCO City of Design, to undertake a professional development project entitled “Compléments de l’architecture” (Complements of Architecture). The project is, in one sense, a reaction to the “bunker” architecture often found in cities, where smooth glass or concrete facades are increasingly commonplace. These often anonymous facades convey closure rather than inviting citizens to take part in a more humanistic urban development. The reason for choosing Helsinki and Finland is simple: the designers have long been fascinated by this Nordic city and the immense cultural legacy of local design bestowed on Finland and the rest of the world by architects such as Alvar Aalto. Designers Rainville and Sangaré anticipate that the architectural details they study in Helsinki will speak volumes about the city’s cultural identity, and they hope to return to Montréal inspired to create architectural components that accentuate the features typical of Montréal architecture. In addition to drawing inspiration from the pioneers of Finnish design by touring architectural highlights and museums, the pair also plan to visit well-known Finnish manufacturers such as Arabia, Artek, Hackman, and Iittala. They hope to learn how Finnish designers and artisans – who value sharing know-how – work together, and they want to probe the artisanal roots of the country’s design, history, and post-industrialization in order to gain a new perspective on local identity. For more information: https://designmontreal.com/en/grant Produced by: Urbania Media