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Stephanie Troeth is the director of interactive technology at a Montreal digital branding agency.
A.J. Kandy is Chief Creative Generalist at Marks & Pixels, Inc.
They live in different neighborhoods of the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal.
Although friends since 2003, they only discovered they had a common interest in New Urbanism in 2007. They chose the Village Griffintown project as their first collaboration, largely because it is literally in one of their backyards, and a perfect example of where good urbanism can reconcile both commercial and residential needs.
This blog is the online extension of a presentation originally given at the 2nd Pecha Kucha Night at the SAT in Montreal, QC. Since then, it’s evolved into a repository of news, images and updates on Projet Griffintown, and for the authors’ own thoughts and critiques.
Inspirations include James Howard Kunstler, the New Urbanist movement, and Carfree Cities. They’re concerned about the coming decline in cheap energy and the huge impacts this will have on society, particularly in the relationship and continuing functioning of cities, suburbs and agricultural regions.
Need to contact us directly? Drop us a line at savegriffintown@gmail.com.
