What to do with all these “terrains vagues”?
How timely! … a competition asking us what we think about les terrains vagues … these abandoned spaces that are littered (excuse the pun) here and there across our cities.
What to do with these blights on our otherwise polished and taxable cityscapes? If you have ideas, insights, a project in mind, or just some abstract ranting you’d like to get off your chest, I would suggest getting your entry in before June 1st, 2010. Here are the details.
I love it. In case you hadn’t guessed, I (and my friends) have many ideas for abandoned (industrial) spaces in Montréal … (here’s one of our favourites, right here in Mile-End):
I wonder if the committee reading submissions would believe me that just by leaving these things be … and inviting nature to run its course (more or less) you could end up with a place that merits field guides, guided botanical and wildlife tours, and otherwise just being called a ‘biodiversity conservation site’ (or something of the sort).
…anyway, I’ll give it some thought. You should too!
:)
