however. She also has experience in the field. Since forming her own firm, she has acted as principal project manager of all her projects – making her one the rare Quebec architects to develop expertise in both the physical restoration of heritage buildings as well as the management of various projects. These days, MJD Architect primarily pursues projects where there’s “technical complexity.” For example, they are currently working a church where the spire had been disassembled into multiple pieces, and the team at MJD was tasked with putting it back together. “That kind of technical complexity is something we really love working on,” Marie-Josée says. “We love finding solutions to complex challenges.” That problem-solving ability is a big part of why clients choose MJD Architect, in Marie-Josée’s opinion. Another big part of is their virtually unrivalled expertise in heritage work. For the majority of firms, heritage work is just a fraction of what they do – for MJD Architect, it’s all they do, and that gives them a definitive advantage. Plus, MJD Architect takes a lot of pride in the personal service they offer. According to MarieJosée, they guide clients through every step of their project – which is particularly in the heritage world, as there are usually a lot of steps, and it’s perilously easy to miss one if you haven’t walked them before. “We really work the file from A-to-Z with our clients,” she says. “We go through all the different steps together. A lot of our projects rely on government JULY 2024
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