Michèle Champagne
@michelechampagne.com
Graphic artist, M.Des. Studies mandatory positivity and its effects on freedom of expression, architecture media, and “smart” cities. Invited to Harvard, MICA, McGill, and UQAM.
“The US commerce department said: ‘Only one person booed, and it was Al Gore’.” And Christine Lagarde walked out.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
“The US commerce department said: ‘Only one person booed, and it was Al Gore’.” And Christine Lagarde walked out.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Look at this graphic design and typesetting. And forget drop caps. Look at this mega cluster drop on page xvii:
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Look at this graphic design and typesetting. And forget drop caps. Look at this mega cluster drop on page xvii:
Bloomberg characterised this as “solid” growth and prices rising “steadily”, but its own information graphic tells another story: growth was dramatic and now a modest slowdown from a wild peak is spooking investors.
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Bloomberg characterised this as “solid” growth and prices rising “steadily”, but its own information graphic tells another story: growth was dramatic and now a modest slowdown from a wild peak is spooking investors.
Génial : portrait de Mlle Eva Landry, en 1939 (gauche). On dirait une publicité pour Erdem (droit), maître de la manche bouffante.
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Génial : portrait de Mlle Eva Landry, en 1939 (gauche). On dirait une publicité pour Erdem (droit), maître de la manche bouffante.
Joint statement on Greenland: from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, and Denmark.
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Joint statement on Greenland: from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, and Denmark.
Here is Carney’s own statement on the other platform. It carries the same textual structure: ‘we hate Maduro’ upfront followed by mentions of democracy and the rule of law.
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Here is Carney’s own statement on the other platform. It carries the same textual structure: ‘we hate Maduro’ upfront followed by mentions of democracy and the rule of law.
Why does Evan Solomon look like George H. W. Bush?
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Why does Evan Solomon look like George H. W. Bush?
By Clara Gutsche, this photograph is brilliant, Les ateliers de la Belding Corticelli, vue intérieure, 1985.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
By Clara Gutsche, this photograph is brilliant, Les ateliers de la Belding Corticelli, vue intérieure, 1985.
This afternoon, at Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal with author Daniel Canty, we noted an amazing photograph in the book, Regards sur un paysage industriel : le canal de Lachine. By David Miller, the photograph is, La Northern Electric et la Belding Corticelli, détail des toits, 1985.
December 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This afternoon, at Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal with author Daniel Canty, we noted an amazing photograph in the book, Regards sur un paysage industriel : le canal de Lachine. By David Miller, the photograph is, La Northern Electric et la Belding Corticelli, détail des toits, 1985.
For Contact Photography Festival in 2013, Martin Parr’s “Food” collection was exhibited at Toronto Pearson Airport and Metro Hall.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
For Contact Photography Festival in 2013, Martin Parr’s “Food” collection was exhibited at Toronto Pearson Airport and Metro Hall.
R.I.P. Martin Parr. Thanks for animating my favourite books, postcard sets from @phaidonpress.bsky.social, and covers from @social.architectural-review.com.
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
R.I.P. Martin Parr. Thanks for animating my favourite books, postcard sets from @phaidonpress.bsky.social, and covers from @social.architectural-review.com.
2. La langue française, autre valeur culturelle, qui mérite également d’être défendue. Elle est considérée comme sacrée mais son financement est réduit depuis longtemps dans le cadre de la CALQ. Pourquoi ? J’aimerais en savoir plus à son sujet et sur son lien avec le numéro 1.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
2. La langue française, autre valeur culturelle, qui mérite également d’être défendue. Elle est considérée comme sacrée mais son financement est réduit depuis longtemps dans le cadre de la CALQ. Pourquoi ? J’aimerais en savoir plus à son sujet et sur son lien avec le numéro 1.
The pavilion exhibition is called “Internalities” and it was curated by Roi Salgueiro and Manuel Bouzas. The publication, maquettes, samples, and photography are extraordinary. They showcase the work of the trades and the artists, designers, architects, and engineers involved.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The pavilion exhibition is called “Internalities” and it was curated by Roi Salgueiro and Manuel Bouzas. The publication, maquettes, samples, and photography are extraordinary. They showcase the work of the trades and the artists, designers, architects, and engineers involved.
internalities.eu/en/
internalities.eu/en/
Partial view of the principal façade of the Montreal Star Building (now The Gazette Building), 241-245 rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, Québec, by Clara Gutsche, 1979.
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Partial view of the principal façade of the Montreal Star Building (now The Gazette Building), 241-245 rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, Québec, by Clara Gutsche, 1979.
You can see Montreal’s Central Station on de la Gauchetière Ouest. These days, it’s invisible: blocked by a large, nondescript parking garage with a McDonald’s sign on it.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
You can see Montreal’s Central Station on de la Gauchetière Ouest. These days, it’s invisible: blocked by a large, nondescript parking garage with a McDonald’s sign on it.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
The “This is the way” post was deleted. I hope you were able to screen grab it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The “This is the way” post was deleted. I hope you were able to screen grab it.
This is what Canada looked like in the 19th century: Skating Rink, on the Montreal harbour, by Alexander Henderson, 1876.
– @museemccordstewart.bsky.social
– @museemccordstewart.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is what Canada looked like in the 19th century: Skating Rink, on the Montreal harbour, by Alexander Henderson, 1876.
– @museemccordstewart.bsky.social
– @museemccordstewart.bsky.social
Toute l’histoire est charmante :
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Toute l’histoire est charmante :
The signatories who elaborated this point know exactly what they’re talking about:
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The signatories who elaborated this point know exactly what they’re talking about:
Plan of winter garden for Place Bonaventure, 1964-69, by Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise. Digitisation of the plan courtesy of the @ccaconversations.bsky.social.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Plan of winter garden for Place Bonaventure, 1964-69, by Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise. Digitisation of the plan courtesy of the @ccaconversations.bsky.social.
Technically, @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social is correct: the Crown created the Hudson’s Bay Company. Culturally, it’s also true that some members of the British Royal family and aristocracy fancy themselves—and their ancestors—as rebels and adventurers. From Prince Rupert to Stella Tennant:
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Technically, @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social is correct: the Crown created the Hudson’s Bay Company. Culturally, it’s also true that some members of the British Royal family and aristocracy fancy themselves—and their ancestors—as rebels and adventurers. From Prince Rupert to Stella Tennant:
Rome’s Flaminio quartiere is rife with mid-rises too, whether pre-, modern, or post-modern. It was a great, dense spot.
In May, @glindsay.bsky.social and I walking from the Hyatt’s The Tribune through Villa Borghese and Flaminio to the Maxxi museum and 60’s Summer Olympic stadium.
In May, @glindsay.bsky.social and I walking from the Hyatt’s The Tribune through Villa Borghese and Flaminio to the Maxxi museum and 60’s Summer Olympic stadium.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Rome’s Flaminio quartiere is rife with mid-rises too, whether pre-, modern, or post-modern. It was a great, dense spot.
In May, @glindsay.bsky.social and I walking from the Hyatt’s The Tribune through Villa Borghese and Flaminio to the Maxxi museum and 60’s Summer Olympic stadium.
In May, @glindsay.bsky.social and I walking from the Hyatt’s The Tribune through Villa Borghese and Flaminio to the Maxxi museum and 60’s Summer Olympic stadium.
L’exposition «Le livre photographique au Québec» est présentée à Artexte jusqu'au 13 décembre.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
L’exposition «Le livre photographique au Québec» est présentée à Artexte jusqu'au 13 décembre.
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