Au Québec comme dans la plupart des pays, les informations rétrospectives nous permettent de constater que de nombreuses modifications des comportements démographiques sont apparues dans un premier temps dans les villes pour ensuite se répandre à travers l’ensemble du territoire, empruntant l’un ou l’autre des nombreux réseaux de relations qui cimentent ses divers espaces et milieux. Perceptibles à l’échelle agrégée, ces modifications ne sont toutefois finement observables et explicables qu’à l’échelle où elles se produisent, c’est-à-dire au sein des familles et ménages qui composent les populations urbaines locales. La famille au sens large se retrouve ainsi au cœur de ces transformations. C’est dans ce cadre que s’articulent et se négocient les projets individuels (éducation, travail, etc.) de même que les projets plus collectifs (procédures d’héritage, achat d’un terrain/maison, hébergement de parents ou autres, etc.). Comprendre les transformations sociales en milieu urbain c’est donc aussi comprendre la famille ou ce que l’on nomme la dynamique familiale.
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31 mars 2010 à 21 h 42
The addition is a beautiful airy contemporary box. It would fit Toronto, or New York very well but seems a little out of place for a historic city like Quebec City – a city known for it’s old charm. I’m not suggesting that the city become Disney-fied (like much that has happened to the city within the old walls). But the city is missing out on a wonderful chance to do something truly unique. Being a modern city doesn’t necessary mean you need to erase the past, much like what most of North America has done. I live in Toronto where much of our historic core has been replaced. Quebec City is old by North American standards but globally – its just a baby. The city should cherish what history it has. Can you imagine if Paris, London or Rome kept destroying its past? It would not have the charm that they are now reknown for. A truly modern city is one that understands the complexity of what it means to be « urbane. » It appreciates and celebrates the many layers of it’s identity. It is forward thinking but yet is rooted in it’s past.
In terms of the design to the new addition of the museum, I wish it kept more of the old monastery and added the glass addition. An excellent example would be the Louvre or the Royal Ontario Museum, you have the juxtaposition of a Beauxs Art building alongside something that is post-modern. Albeit controversial, garnering the gamut of opinions from ghastly to inspiring – it is truly eye catching.
The problem of most modern architecture is that it doesn’t have much of a reference to its surroundings. Look at some of the Brutalist government buildings along Grand Allee. It looks absolutely hideous alongside the charming historical buildings in the neighbourhood. I’m sure when it was first build it was considered ‘modern’ and thus beautiful. But now 30 years later it looks downright awful. I’m afraid that this new extension might become the same 30 years down the road when glass box architecture falls out of vogue.
I really wished the architects did a better job trying to reflect the character of the city and the neighbourhood in their design.
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