Comments on: New Pavilion for the McGill University Schulich School of Music / Saucier + Perrotte architectes

By: Julian Day

Julian Day — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:59:54 +0000

These stills are quite impressive. But the actual building feels more like a cenotaph than a place dedicated to the finest of the arts. Ever been inside? I can think of few buildings that fail so spectacularly to live up to their purpose. If architecture is frozen music this place is John Cage.

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Taegu.Kwon 권태구 — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:01:21 +0000

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By: sullka

sullka — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:39:26 +0000

I agree with Chicago, there’s too much going on there, it looks like a frankstein made out of pieces from several Saucier + Perrote buildings.

I see in sketch 2, that the opaque wall as the response to the next door building was actually intended. That’s fine but a translucent (opened) one seems to fit better, not negating it, but aknowledging the presence of the building. By swapping positions between the circulation core and the hallway, this would had been achieved.

Still great building indeed.

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By: negin

negin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:05:01 +0000

very beautiful facad.

By: Derek

Derek — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:37:09 +0000

Beautiful building.

But it was built years ago…? Ive gone by it dozens of times.

By: lady gaga music

lady gaga music — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:55:19 +0000

Fantastic project. I like the composition and subtle material patterns

By: chicago.g

chicago.g — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:52:13 +0000

the project seems a bit fussy. feels like the architect is trying to achieve too much within this 10,000 sm builidng, both exteior and interior, too many lines, materials, in-and-out, up-and-down.

By: JDR

JDR — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:26:36 +0000

Those drawings makes me feel so fine. It just shows how careful the architects treated this project.

But,
I think the project itself lacks a bit of character. The curtainwall shows almost no activity, the other facades are to closed. As NMiller said, it does not charge its surroundings with its presence. It is therefor hard to imagine what kind of building it is, and this makes it difficult for the environment to really accept it. And I think that is important in an architectural project.

By: NMiller

NMiller — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:38:02 +0000

Fantastic project. I like the composition and subtle material patterns, but I wish some of the warmth of the performance hall translated more to the exterior and into the lobbies.