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When I was invited to participate in Design Montreal’s student workshop about the future of Place d’Armes, a historical square in Old Montreal, I expected to be the sole artsy in a room full of technically-trained urban planning students and lanscape architects. Turns out I haven’t seen such an eclectic spectacle since Indyish’s last Monthly [...]

I’m usually reluctant to let city planners lose on our precious public spaces - especially ones with great historical significance like Place d’Armes. However, an afternoon spent in the square revealed to me that there is indeed room for improvement in the site’s design. For one thing, the square is disconnected from the urban fabric, an island lost in a sea of traffic and tour busses.