Comments on: Michel Dallaire to design new downtown street furniture http://spacingmontreal.ca/2007/12/17/michel-dallaire-to-design-new-downtown-street-furniture/ Sat, 19 May 2012 20:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rob http://spacingmontreal.ca/2007/12/17/michel-dallaire-to-design-new-downtown-street-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-18257 Rob Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:23:17 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=384#comment-18257 what is the smoke effects in the top photo? is that actually being released from some sort of vent in the seating area? that would be amazing if that's the case. what is the smoke effects in the top photo? is that actually being released from some sort of vent in the seating area? that would be amazing if that's the case.

]]> By: BJ http://spacingmontreal.ca/2007/12/17/michel-dallaire-to-design-new-downtown-street-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 BJ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:23:12 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=384#comment-1395 The article's title is taken from a Georges Brassens song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlmyNpn_mnc The article's title is taken from a Georges Brassens song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlmyNpn_mnc

]]> By: Alex http://spacingmontreal.ca/2007/12/17/michel-dallaire-to-design-new-downtown-street-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Alex Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:38:32 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=384#comment-1359 It just seems so simple, so elegant and easy. $ 25,000 seems very low for designs that will look good and have the best interests of the City and it's inhabitants in mind. Of course there is the manufacturing and installation costs but I bet overall this will be fairly reasonable given that the City will have control as to where they go and how many are installed. When you don't have to pay for illuminated advertising panels or large flat surfaces that take ads I am sure the costs to make these pieces are even less. Too bad we are saddled with Astral Media as our design partner. I notice that they are still advertising all over the downtown core with their huge, illegal vinyl billboards. This was supposed to stop as part of their winning the Toronto street furniture RFP. What ever happened with this condition? And why do we have to request that they don't hang illegal adverts all over the City in the first place? It just seems so simple, so elegant and easy.
$ 25,000 seems very low for designs that will look good and have the best interests of the City and it's inhabitants in mind.

Of course there is the manufacturing and installation costs but I bet overall this will be fairly reasonable given that the City will have control as to where they go and how many are installed.

When you don't have to pay for illuminated advertising panels or large flat surfaces that take ads I am sure the costs to make these pieces are even less.

Too bad we are saddled with Astral Media as our design partner.
I notice that they are still advertising all over the downtown core with their huge, illegal vinyl billboards. This was supposed to stop as part of their winning the Toronto street furniture RFP.
What ever happened with this condition?

And why do we have to request that they don't hang illegal adverts all over the City in the first place?

]]> By: BARAY http://spacingmontreal.ca/2007/12/17/michel-dallaire-to-design-new-downtown-street-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 BARAY Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:06:55 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=384#comment-1346 How refreshing! Good on you Montreal for understanding what design is all about. Toronto will regret going the way of long-term contracts major advertising companies to supply their street furnishings. Dallaire's work is elegant and wonderfully demonstrates how furnishings should behave in the public realm. How refreshing! Good on you Montreal for understanding what design is all about. Toronto will regret going the way of long-term contracts major advertising companies to supply their street furnishings. Dallaire's work is elegant and wonderfully demonstrates how furnishings should behave in the public realm.

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