Mathieu Koch, David-Alexandre Côté and Steve Blanchette, three Montreal designers from the firm BCK design, have won the first prize in the ideas competition for the illumination of the Gesù facade for their proposal, entitled "Rencontre sur les marches de l'église".
As part of the contest organized by the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, the Gesù and Design Montréal, the jury chose from among 37 entries submitted by a wide array of creators from three continents. The entry from BCK design drew the attention of the jury with its evocation of the soft and fragile glow of candlelight. They were awarded the $10,000 first prize in the competition.
The $5,000 second prize went to Martin Labrecque and Jean Laurin, both Montreal-based lighting designers, for their submission “Deux mondes, un lieu”. James Long and Athena N. Anders, architects from New-York, won the $3,000 prize for Light Shadow Dream.
Members of the public were also invited to vote for their favourite lighting design concept during the Lighting Up the Gesù exhibition. The $2,000 People Choice Award went to Jonathan Barro and Stéphane Caissy of Montréal, the creators of “Gesù architectural”.
