As a senior partner at Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes since 2001 and member of the firm since 1988, Michel Broz’s practice is dedicated to managing and designing major projects in healthcare, as well as in higher education and research. He has more than 35 years of continuous experience in planning and designing hospitals, a complex building typology demanding a multitude of considerations and functional constraints while presenting significant challenges: from restricted construction sites that must remain continuously operational, the possbilitiy of future expansions, the obsolescence of existing facilities, or the integration of hyperspecialized medical equipment.
Whether carrying out projects with alternative or traditional methods, he proposes innovative and sustainable architectural solutions with rigor and sensitivity, adapting best practices to the realities of each project and responding to the long-term objectives of institutions. His ability to shape a project by placing the needs of patients and caregivers at the heart of the design process contributes to architecture that benefits thousands of people every year. His expertise has helped position the firm as a leading player in the field of Québec hospital architecture.
Alongside his practice, Broz continually enriches his knowledge of the field by participating in conferences on hospital design. He passionately and enthusiastically passes on his wealth of knowledge to the next generation as a mentor and lecturer. In 2016, he created a fund in honour of Professor Emeritus Radoslav Zuk (Radoslav Zuk Travel Award in Architecture) to finance a travel grant for undergraduate students at McGill University’s Peter Guo-Fa School of Architecture on exchange abroad. In recognition of his signfiicant professional contributions, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 2019.
Strengths
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams for major complex projects
- Proactive attitude in the planning and organization of work, for client and team of professionals
- Knows how to surround himself with competent people in order to create a climate of trust within the work teams for the benefit of the project
- Managing the evolution of projects in a very rigorous way, in order to ensure the program, quality, schedule and established budget are respected
- Strong knowledge of practices in hospitals
Fields of expertise
- Expertise in the functional organization of complex hospital and university projects
- Knowledge of operational methods and management framework of hospitals, academic and research institutions, in conjunction with the diverse needs of various users
- Can distinguish between wishes and real needs, while ensuring that the project is carried out for the common good of all users, in order to avoid an "every man for himself" attitude
International congresses and visits to hospitals
- Participated in more than 30 international congresses on hospital design since 1995.
- Visits to more than 50 hospitals worldwide.
Main Achievements
- Last phase of the new CHUM hospital complex in downtown Montreal
- Jewish General Hospital's Critical Care Pavilion
- Expansion and modernization of the Montreal Heart Institute
- Integrated Cancer Treatment Centre of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval
- Expansion and modernization of the Verdun Hospital
- Regional Integrated Cancer Centre at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Lévis
- Expansion and Redevelopment of the Entrance Hall and Department of Radio-Oncology of the Jewish General Hospital (Segal Cancer Centre)
- Jean-Coutu and Marcelle-Coutu Pavilions of the Université de Montréal
- Integrated Cancer Center of Charles-Lemoyne Hospital