The architect Luc Laporte
Architect Luc Laporte’s entire process reflected a distinctly conceptual approach, with ideas finding their full expression through close consideration of a project’s main themes. On the one hand, it drew on familiarity with the typology and morphology of both the city and the specific structure in question, as well as a special sensitivity for Montréal’s urban culture.
On the other, it involved a more intuitive approach in which the act of building, in its poetic dimension, is the sole carrier of the essence of architecture, becoming part of the design process. Laporte’s projects all convey a rare timelessness and artisanal quality, midway between contemporary and traditional. Luc Laporte died in Montréal on March 15, 2012.