The PHI ecosystem – which includes the PHI Foundation, the PHI Center and PHI Studio – will be integrated into a new cultural venue in Old Montreal in 2026, a space called PHI Contemporain. The investment of more than $ 70 million will be used to turn four heritage buildings into a new digital arts center that will prominently house avant-garde works and exhibitions.
The infrastructure project was presented by PHI on Friday. Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, and Quebec’s Minister of Culture and Communication, Nathalie Roy, announced at the same time a joint investment of $ 26.6 million, in equal parts, in the creation of PHI Contemporain.
Building […] will be an institution dedicated to the critical analysis of the contemporary through the prism of art and culture, the cultural institution said in a press release. The project will bring together the full range of PHI’s public cultural offerings under one roof.
In addition to offering an exhibition space, PHI Contemporain will include studios as well as spaces for mediation and research.
A project estimated at over 70 $ m
PHI Contemporain will take place in four historic buildings, located east of Old Montreal, as well as in a building to be built on a currently vacant lot.
The budget will total more than $ 70 million, of which the private sector is investing $ 48 million in addition to amounts provided by the two levels of government.
The new project will provide the space of the highest architectural quality that will allow PHI to maintain its offer to some degree; cultural, technological, environmental, social and economic, while making a significant contribution to civic lifesummarized in a press release Eric Albert, CEO of PHI.
PHI launched an international architectural competition on August 26 to determine the architectural company that will think of designing the new center. The call for applications attracted the interest of 65 architectural firms from 14 countries, of which 11 were selected to compete.
The winning proposal will be announced on July 15, 2022.
Source: Radio-Canada
