Claude Cormier + Associés becomes CCxA

A new milestone in the trajectory of our firm. The evolution from "+" to "x" reflects not only the expanding leadership team, but also reinforces a practice of hybrids between design and art, nature and artifice, real and surreal. CCxA is also expanding into new hybrids of practice and collaboration, multiplying talents and insights towards new experiences and emerging solutions in the complex public landscape.

1994

CLAUDE CORMIER ARCHITECTES PAYSAGISTES INC (CCAPI)

A nod to the past: Artificial, not Fake – rigor, pleasure and necessity of digging, crafting a knowledge and a bubbling spring of creativity that is shared cheerfully, while cultivating a bold attitude that is humble, courageous and fun.

Acknowledging Claude’s heartful presence and relationship-driven leadership, an essence to preserve, develop and promote. Building a team that embraces a mindset of positive & generous design thinking, creative problem solving – often à côté de la track – through an open-ended iterative design process that reaches out physically and intellectually, and builds on consensus.

2022

CCxA - 2022

A nod to the future: A legacy firm that crosses the unexpected towards new hybrids of practice, where efforts are multiplied and focused through explorations in meaning, technique, and beauty. Projects led in an open-dialogue to deploy smart bold intentions, to invent & reinvent best practices for a better landscape – hors des sentiers battus – and to reconcile urban realm complexities to the inherent personality of each site.

Minimal, yet maximal – a grounded yet elevated experiential landscape where ecological, social and cultural treasures are explored and revealed, and where the real and surreal are gems that we all care for.

A landscape architecture journey, based in Montréal, without boundaries – towards an inclusive horizon filled with audace, humour and sense of belonging.