A graduate of Université de Montréal’s master’s and bachelor’s programs in architecture, Kim Letendre joined Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in 2009 after completing internships with Montreal architecture studios and artists, including Melvin Charney. Since her early years with the firm, she has been developing her skills in the areas of airport and rail transportation. In addition to participating in a major pre-project study for the extension of the Montreal metro’s blue line for the STM, she worked on realizing several redevelopment and expansion projects at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, including the redevelopment of the departures area, the expansion of the international pier (LEED Silver), the expansion of the commercial sector and VIP lounges, and the Major City-Side Development Program (2017–2020). Committed and meticulous, she has developed expertise in the static and dynamic analysis of pedestrian flows, which she is putting to good use in the design of projects like the REM Airport station to develop spaces adapted to ridership, movement, and people’s behaviors in order to avoid congestion.
In the cultural sector, she was involved in the design and preparation of the construction documents for the renovation of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier and its foyers, and in the corporate sector, in the renovation of the Business Development Bank of Canada’s head office (LEED Gold)—two projects distinguished by the high quality of their construction details.