A well-deserved award for Montreal’s architecture and design

Montreal native Rick Andreoli has always been proud of his hometown – and for good reason. He blogs about the Canadian city’s many achievements. For today, he looks at a well-deserved award for Montreal’s penchant for architecture and design.

Back in 2006, no less than the United Nations bestowed upon Montreal the title of City of Design and included the Canadian city into its Creative Cities Network. This honor recognizes the efforts made by Montreal’s government to support the creativity of Montreal residents and pursue design.

Being a member of the Creative Cities Network means that Montreal will draw upon the creative talent of its citizens for future progress. And today, design and creativity have been used alongside industrial and economic means to lift the city up and provide a better quality of life for its residents. And it comes as a very welcome reality that Montreal happens to have a high number of design talent to make this vision a reality.

There are 40 member cities of the UN’s Creative Cities Network, and 246 member cities in other fields such literature, gastronomy, design, crafts and folk art, music, media arts, and film.

Montreal’s City of Design status was renewed in 2016, 10 years after it was given. Rick Andreoli notes that his city has more than proven to the UN and to the world that it’s architecture and design have contributed largely to Montreal’s push into the future.