Un projet inconnu de Jacques Greber: La Cite jardin de Villeray du Domaine Saint-Sulpice a Montreal [1].(Critical Essay)

Resume

Le present article analyse le plan inedit de la Cite-jardin de Villeray situe dans le Domaine Saint-Sulpice a Montreal dresse par l'architecte et urbaniste francais Jacques Greber en juillet 1935. Ce plan; decouvert par le professeur David L. A. Gordon; precederait ainsi de quelques annees la Cite-jardin du tricentenaire Montreal consideree comme la premiere realisation marquante en ce domaine au Quebec. Le projet de Greber, probablement commande par la Societe immobiliere Chomedey Ltee ne sera pas realise. Toutefois, il etablit un nouveau jalon dans la connaissance des ceuvres de Greber et modifie la chronologie generalement admise de ses travaux au Canada. L'article se veut une modeste contribution la reconnaissance d'une oeuvre immense qui attend encore son catalogue raisonne.

Abstract

This article analyzes the unpublished plan for the Garden City of Villeray located within the "Domaine Saint-Sulpice" in Montreal; conceived by the French architect and town-planner Jacques Greber in July 1935. This plan; discovered by Professor David L. A. Gordon, precedes by several years the Cite-jardin du tricentenaire in Montreal, which is considered the first notable realization in this field in Quebec. Greber's project, probably commissioned by the Chomedey Building Company Ltd., was never built. However, it establishes the basis for a better knowledge of Greber's work and modifies the generally accepted chronology of his projects in Canada. This article constitutes a modest contribution towards the recognition of an immense body of work still awaiting its catalogue raisonne.

"The Greber Box"