LIVING LABS AT BÂTIMENT 7
What is a Living Lab?
A Living Laboratory puts research and learning into action through a collaborative model; it allows students to practice the theories they engage with in the classroom which enhances their skill base thereby creating stronger graduates.
What is Bâtiment 7?
Bâtiment 7 is a former CN heritage industrial site in the neighborhood of Pointe-Saint-Charles that has been reclaimed by the community and is now home to 16 community-led projects that respond to local needs.
Photo Credit: Alex Megelas
Bâtiment 7 Projects
PedalBox Gallery
PedalBox Gallery supports the development of new works from emerging and established artists in any medium that can be dragged around town. We commission artists to create projects specifically for...
Youth Anti-Racism and Climate Action Hub
This project brings together the Press Start youth to work on anti-racist and environmental justice initiatives. Working in collaboration with community members and utilizing the tools in Bâtiment 7, youth...
Buckskin Babes
Buckskin Babes is a moose-hide tanning project undertaken by a group of Indigenous women. It is a tanning station constructed on contested land adjacent to Batiment 7 in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)....
Mushroom Project
The B7 Mushroom Project aims to develop a mycelium incubator/ laboratory as well as a sustainable outdoor mushroom growing facility at the Batiment 7/ Fermette de la Pointe-Saint-Charles. The project...
Quarantine Kitchen Stories
Quarantine Kitchen Stories is a collaborative project based in the Montreal South-West connecting Point-Saint-Charles community hub Bâtiment 7 to the work of the food business incubator of the Little Burgundy-based...
Feel the Warmth in the Winter at the Beating Heart of the Neighborhood
Due to the home staying orders caused by the pandemic, people are spending more time in their own neighborhood, discovering its different corners. In order to make these visits more...
Sustainable Community Eco-Art Therapy
This series of eco-art workshops aims to support public health and wellbeing through sustainable community action on a neighbourhood level. These workshops facilitate the community’s connection with each other and...
Portraits of the South West
Portraits from the Southwest is an oral history project, in collaboration with Press Start Coop, consisting of a series of interviews with residents and activists sharing their stories of their...
Performing Together
Performing Together is a series of theatre workshops designed for youth ages 16-24 who speak English. Over the course of 8 weeks, the participants and facilitators will work together to...
By expanding our commitment to fostering sustainability off-campus this collaboration creates opportunities for students to engage with communities through impactful projects that address immediate social, economic, political, and environmental issues around Montreal.
-Sebastián Di Poi, Executive Director, Sustainability Action Fund Concorida