Heritage Montreal

Heritage Montreal is a Canadian non-profit organization that is dedicated to the protection of the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal.[1] It was founded by architectural activist and Canadian Centre for Architecture founder Phyllis Lambert in 1975.[2] It was preceded by the creation of Save Montreal, a volunteer group co-founded by Michael Fish, formed after the controversial demolition of the Van Horne Mansion by developer David Azrieli in 1973 under the mayoralty of Jean Drapeau.[3]

Héritage Montreal
Héritage Montreal
Headquarters100, rue Sherbrooke Est
Suite 0500
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 1C3
Official language
French, English
Executive Director
Robert Turgeon
Policy Director
Dinu Bumbaru, C.M.
Head, Programs and Activities
Amélie Renouf
Websiteheritagemontreal.org

In October 2009, Heritage Montreal, Lambert and others announced that they would be participating in a think tank called the Institut de politiques alternatives de Montréal, to advise the city on a range of matters including urban planning, development and heritage.[4][5]

History

Heritage Montreal played a key role in efforts to halt demolition and redevelopment in the McGill Ghetto, also known as Milton Park.[6]

References
  1. "Heritage Montreal website". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. "Phyllis Lambert and the Canadian Centre for Architecture". Canadian Centre for Architecture. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  3. Germain, Annick; Damaris Rose (August 2000). "A Metropolis in Transition; Montreal's Built Form — French Heritage, Victorian Legacy and Modernist Ambitions" (PDF). Montreal, The Quest for a Metropolis. Wiley. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-471-94907-7.
  4. "New think tank will act as conscience for mayor". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. October 15, 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. "Launch of the Institut de politiques alternatives de Montréal – IPAM". Institute of Policy Alternatives of Montreal. October 14, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. John Pierce, Ann Dale, ed. (May 2000). Communities, Development, and Sustainability Across Canada. UBC Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-7748-0722-9.


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