For the past year, the bimonthly Pecha Kucha Nights provide Montreal creators (designers, architects, artists, etc.) with the opportunity to dive into the scene and come out with a good dose of inspiration; the summer session will take place Wednesday, July 9 and will surely not disappoint.

Latitude Nord prepared a lovely event in honour of the Baccarat House, a celebration of historical and creative luxury, represented by its artistic director Chantal Granier and designer extraordinaire Arik Levy.

Although it will only be held May 1-31, 2009, the next Biennale de Montréal was officially launched last Monday, May 26; three projects requiring an active participation from the general public will transpire throughout the coming year, and the results will be presented at the end of the next twelve months.

In spite of the rain, there was not a dreary moment for the many visitors during the Open House days organised by Design Montreal on May 3 and 4.

The second edition of "Montréal du futur" invites you to spend one week discovering dozens of models and plans of architectural projects, approved or pending, providing a glimpse of the future of Montreal over the next 25 years.

This week, the SAT will hold another Pecha Kucha Night, three months after the latest one, which delighted urban design and architectural fans; the program for this fourth edition will combine urban planning, architecture, industrial design and graphic design.

The fifth edition of the Montreal All-Nighter, which will take place Saturday, March 1st, as part of the Montreal Highlights Festival, offers night owls about a hundred cultural activities.

During its winter semester, the school of architecture at the Université de Montréal is presenting a series of public lectures entitled "Modeling Tools: Constructing the Paradigm".

There will always be the Salon des métiers d'art, but for original, artist-made gifts, there is also Souk@Sat, a must-attend event for those who love contemporary design.Better, bigger, but still true to its mission of showcasing Montréal creations, Souk@Sat (now in its fifth year) will reunite in the same space and showcase about 60 Montréal designers.Discover clothing, accessories, furniture, decorative objects, jewellery, toys, etc.

The lineup of the 3rd annual Pecha Kucha Montréal, which took place on December 5 at the Sat, was a delight for urban design and architecture enthusiasts alike.Twenty images displayed for 20 seconds each for a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds is the time that each participant is allowed.

More than 400 people gathered last Thursday, November 1 at Locoshop Angus for the second annual Créativité Montréal - Business Design Awards Gala.

During the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)'s 13th edition of the Interuniversity Charrette in architecture, design and landscape design, 124 students from 6 universities presented their projects on the theme Recréer la rue comme un monde (Recreate the street like the world).