A New Playscape in Pittsburgh focuses on Sparking Communal Connection
The Urban Conga
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Sean Carroll
A New Playscape in Pittsburgh focuses on Sparking Communal Connection
The Urban Conga
Together's open-ended design breaks the space into a variety of different social opportunities.
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Sean Carroll
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
The innovative concept: Original and designed with Montreal’s winter-loving spirit in mind, the Skating Loop inspires citizens to return to downtown Montreal and reclaim space vacated after the pandemic. A play of illuminated installations, exciting musical atmosphere, constant heated comfort and optimal skating experience in an urban environment—challenge met, hands down!
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
All the senses are engaged during the Skating Loop experience. On the elevated structure poised 2.5 meters above the ground, skaters are treated to a breathtaking view of the urban panorama, enhanced by large-scale video projections on the facades of surrounding structures, the Wilder Building and UQAM President Kennedy Pavilion. Hundreds of LED tube lights add extra enchantment to this icy course, while a state-of-the-art sound system broadcasts a playlist compiled just for the event throughout the site.
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Skating is a tradition embedded in Montreal's DNA
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
In 2022, nearly 25,000 skaters enjoyed the spectacle that is the Skating Loop.
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
An aerial 1000-feet-long skating trail with immersive sound and light ambience
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Now, this gem of Québec engineering is ready to be presented for the first time to visitors from around the world!
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Giant projections on the surrounding buildings
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
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A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Bringing to life a project as elaborate and audacious as the Skating Loop presented its share of challenges. The team wanted the installation, which would occupy the entire Place des Festivals, to have a positive visual impact not only for skaters on the ice, but also for people admiring it from outside the rink. The design of this impressive aerial structure had to include supporting the weight of bystanders plus 4 inches of ice, coolant…and an 8,300-pound Zamboni!
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Jacques Primeau, general manager of MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, initiated the far-reaching project. Now in its 24th year, the Festival has developed unparalleled expertise in Nordic-context events and illuminated animation. Highlighting skating as a central activity of the festival seemed a natural, since its history is intimately linked to that of the city of Montreal.
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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
An elevated structure 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) above ground level
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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
A figure skater glides along the 1000-foot-long path
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
An immersive skating experience
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
A path illuminated by 265 LED tube lights
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
A rink made of 300 meters (1,000 feet) of artificial ice
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
85m3 of ice on a cooling mat
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A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Public rinks have long been important socio-cultural gathering places that, much like hockey, unite communities. A true hallmark of our “Montréalness,” hockey always has been played in small and large arenas across the city.
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Victor Diaz Lamich for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
The 24th edition of MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, presented by Loto-Québec in collaboration with Scotiabank, takes place from February 16 to March 5, 2023 at Quartier des Spectacles.
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
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A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
The team wanted the installation, which would occupy the entire Place des Festivals, to have a positive visual impact not only for skaters on the ice, but also for people admiring it from outside the rink.
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Erected in the heart of the Place des Festivals, a bustling social and culinary hub, the Skating Loop is also surrounded by heated oases specially designed to ensure the skaters’ comfort: a chalet in which to put on skates sheltered from the cold and a covered and heated terrace at the Bistro SAQ where everyone is invited to relax after a few laps.
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Benoit Rousseau for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Even fresh snow does not stop the skater’s enthusiasm!
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
An installation designed to maintain the centuries-long tradition of skating in Montreal. Skate rental is free of charge for the public.
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
An installation designed to maintain the centuries-long tradition of skating in Montreal. Skate rental is free of charge for the public.
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Frédérique Ménard-Aubin for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Jacques Primeau, General Manager, MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE with some members of his team
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Benoit Rousseau for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE
A Winter Experience Like no Other in the World. The Montréal en Lumière Festival Opens a 1000-Foot-Long Aerial Skating Trail with an Ambience of Immersive Sound and Light
Montréal en Lumière
Official poster of the MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE festival by artist Caitlin McDonagh
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ADA 2022 Award Ceremony: Design Excellence Showcased in Milan
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ADA 2022 Award Ceremony: Design Excellence Showcased in Milan
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ADA 2022 Award Ceremony: Design Excellence Showcased in Milan
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