What is lived experience?
“Lived experience” refers to personal knowledge, perceptions, and feelings about the built environments in which we live, work, and play. Responses reflect meaningful personal opinions rather than expert, scientific, or even formal descriptions.
Mapping positive lived experiences in Canada
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Pulperie de Chicoutimi – Quebec
To me, the Pulperie de Chicoutimi is a testimony of quality. I had the chance to visit this site last […]
Terrasse Dufferin – Quebec
This place is very pleasant to visit. It offers a beautiful view of the river and has several benches where […]
Rose des Vents – Montreal
Rose des vents draws inspiration from everyday student life to propose the creation of an affordable housing complex that is […]
Halifax Central Library – Nouvelle-Écosse
Je me souviens de ma première visite à la bibliothèque centrale d’Halifax lors de son ouverture en 2014. Je n’avais […]
Société des arts technologiques (SAT) – Montreal
The SAT is a venue dedicated to the development, dissemination, and research of digital arts. The program offers concerts, immersive […]
National Gallery of Canada – Ottawa
I remember this museum as a place of refuge during my teenage years. A place where I could find calm […]
Cinéma Beaubien – Montreal
My experience with the Cinéma Beaubien is a way of reconnecting with Québécois cinema. I feel so happy to be […]
One House Many Nations
“In my community, I witnessed, in entirety, caring and selflessness. Working together to build a safe space for our growing […]
Big River First Nation
“My positive living experiences is learning my culture from elders as well as living off the land and learning to […]
Sharon Temple – Sharon, Ontario
“As an example of a specific positive experience of quality in the built environment, I remember visiting Sharon Temple in […]
City Creek Center – Salt Lake City
I particularly remember walking through the City Creek Center in Salt Lake City. Unlike a typical mall in the United […]
Bar Milton Parc – Montreal
“The first thing that comes to mind is Bar Milton Parc, a co-op bar set up in the heart of […]
Charts Café – Wolfville, Nova Scotia
“I particularly remember visiting a charming little coffee shop called Charts Café, just off the Harvest Moon Trailway bike trail […]
Loafe Café, campus of UBC – Vancouver
“I particularly remember visiting Loafe Café on UBC’s campus. For me, an ideal space in the built environment should offer […]
Addition to the Hospital for Sick Children – Toronto
Like many architects, I’ve visited a wide variety of buildings, studied drawings and photographs of many more, and made my […]
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre – Vancouver
My experience with health care and having a spinal cord injury (SCI), goes back four decades. Finding a doctor or […]
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre – Vancouver
I particularly remember visiting the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre in Vancouver when it first opened in 2008. It was built […]
Dandy Brewing Company – Calgary
“We particularly remember visiting the Dandy Brewing Company in Calgary, Alberta – which is a micro-brewery that was built in […]
Saint-Michel Flea Market – Montreal
“I know nothing of how the flea market is managed or administered, but it seems to be organized in a […]
The Slayte – Ottawa
“I particularly remember visiting The Slayte at 473 Albert Street in Ottawa. The Slayte is one of Ottawa’s first office-to-residential […]
Guidelines
Typically, between 500-1000 words.
Positive Lived Experience should touch on at least one of QUALITY IN CANADA’S BUILT ENVIRONMENT goals.
Should aim to include at least one good quality image accompanied with a caption.
Should be accessible and understandable to a wide audience, e.g. everyday language, and explain any more complex concepts with which not everyone will be familiar.
Contributions in EN-FR
Include a short author bio.
Process will include submission, review and edition.