2024-05-07T02:59:18-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150311192/benighted-quebecois-architect-claude-provencher-passes-away-at-72 Josh Niland 2022-05-26T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2cb63f746d7c9ef25101ddc1cca5d84d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Canadian architecture landscape is in mourning following the announcement that <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/87493914/provencher_roy" target="_blank">Provencher_Roy</a>&rsquo;s co-founder Claude Provencher passed away in Montreal on May 6th.</p> <p>Provencher founded the firm along with Michel Roy in 1983 and went on to become a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and was honored as a Knight of the Ordre national du Qu&eacute;bec in 2021 for his commitment to his <em>m&eacute;tier</em> and dedication to bettering life in the great city.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59009992475e67fda8fcf56d859eb0ef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59009992475e67fda8fcf56d859eb0ef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Provencher_Roy's design for the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts was a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/98683464/winners-of-the-2014-canadian-national-urban-design-awards" target="_blank">2014 Canadian National Urban Design Award winner</a>. Photo: Marc Cramer.</figcaption></figure><p>Known for his quintessential pursuit of projects that came to define the avant-garde of new urban architecture in his native country, Provencher created a number of award-winning designs, including Montreal&rsquo;s World Trade Centre complex, the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the recent headquarters for th...</p>