Marie-Chantal Croft
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Marie-Chantal Croft (born c. 1969) is an architect in Quebec, Canada. She teaches architectural design at the School of Architecture of Laval University.{{cite web |url=https://www.arc.ulaval.ca/actualites/confrence-la-bibliothque-de-charlesbourg-du-concept-au-dtail.html |title=Marie-Chantale Croft présente: "La bibliothèque de Charlesbourg, du concept au détail." |date=5 November 2009 |language=fr |publisher=Université Laval}}
Biography
She graduated from Laval University in 1992.
She was a co-founder of the firm "Croft Pelletier" architectes. In 1995 together with Patkau Architects, "Croft Pelletier" architectes designed the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal.{{cite web |url=http://www.scom.ulaval.ca/contact/hiver02/09.html |title=À l'assaut de la Grande Bibliothèque du Québec |publisher=L'Association des diplômés de l'Université Laval |language=fr}} The firm also won the competition to design a major expansion to the bibliothèque de Charlesbourg in Quebec City{{cite web |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/features/between-the-lines/ |title=Between the Lines |work=The National Review of Design and Practice |publisher=Royal Architectural Institute of Canada}} and received the Henry Adams Certificate of the American Institute of Architecture.
Awards
Croft has received the Ronald J. Thom Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, the {{Interlanguage link|Médaille Raymond-Blais|fr}} and the Prix Marcel-Parizeau from the Ordre des architectes du Québec.{{cite web |url=http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/2005/09/19/une-firme-de-quebec-remporte-un-prix-prestigieux-en-architecture/ |title=Une firme de Québec remporte un prix prestigieux en architecture |work=Québec Urbain |language=fr |date=September 19, 2005}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185237/https://www.coarchitecture.com/marie-chantal-croft Profile at Coarchitecture] (archived copy, in French)
- “Marie-Chantal Croft, Architecte Senior Principale, MOAQ, Mirac, Responsable Architecture, Culture Et Collectivités.” Écobâtiment, https://www.ecobatiment.org/equipe/marie-chantal-croft-architecte-senior-principale-9/
- Chassé-Dumont, Justine. “Marie-Chantal Croft : " Une Architecture Responsible, C'est Valoriser Ce Qui Est Déjà Existent ".” Index, https://www.index-design.ca/article/marie-chantal-croft-une-architecture-responsable-c-est-valoriser-ce-qui-est-deja-existant
- Vallerand, Olivier. “Stage Jewel: Le Diamant Theatre, Quebec City, Quebec.” Canadian Architect, 26 Oct. 2020, https://www.canadianarchitect.com/stage-jewel-le-diamant-theatre-quebec-city-quebec/
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Category:Canadian women architects
Category:People from Quebec City
Category:Université Laval alumni
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