By Anna Guy
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If you’ve spent anytime in Montreal—even just a
layover in the airport—you’ve felt the influence of
Cobalt Architects (formally GCBD).
T
he Quebec-based firm—comprised of a team of approx-
imately 40 highly skilled architects lead by three part-
ners—specializes in public transportation infrastructure
projects, and, in its close to two decades—has helped form
Montreal into one of the most the most well-planned cities
in Canada. Recently undergoing a name change (the firm was
previously known as Girard Côté Bérubé Dion architects, or
GCBD), Cobalt still delivers outstanding design.
Business Elite Canada spoke to Colbalt’s Eric Girard, Associate,
about this company’s focus in public transportation, Institution-
al and Industrial architecture. “Architectural design inspires our
team,” says Girard. “We have worked in public transportation
since the very beginning; we started with a relatively small
train station, and through projects ranging in size, we have de-
veloped a very strong reputation in this sector.”
“All the public transportation projects in Montréal, we are in-
volved in.”
The Cobalt team is currently completing the plans and specifi-
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