Sonia Gagné

A partner at Provencher_Roy since 2010, Sonia Gagné has acquired thirty-some years of experience as an architect, including 17 years with the firm. A seasoned, visionary, and top-notch designer, she has been part of the team of directors managing the firm since 2021. Sonia has been rewarded on several occasions for her leadership excellence, particularly at the 2021 Female Frontier Awards, and through numerous winning architectural competition proposals for which she has led the design team, like Port of Montréal Tower.

In addition to being at the helm of different civic and urban projects of varying scales, including the revitalization of Sainte-Catherine Street West in Montréal, Sonia pushes the limits of an innovative approach and interdisciplinary reflection attuned to a continually evolving social and urban context. Her expertise spans the health care (Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur), cultural (Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion expansion at the MMFA), education (Giant Steps School for autistic students), transportation (Vendôme metro Aedicule) and Port of Montréal Tower), commercial/office space (lg2 offices), and sporting infrastructures (Colisée Vidéotron) fields.

Regardless of the type and scale of her interventions, Sonia envisions architecture as a powerful tool functioning as a catalyst for conveying nuanced realities and reinforcing the identity of a place, while stimulating dynamic and enduring citizen appropriation. Actively involved in her field, she joined the honorary committee for the annual Gala of La rue des Femmes in 2021, and currently sits on the boards of directors of Montréal centre-ville and Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal. Sonia is also regularly invited as a jury member for architectural competitions within Québec and elsewhere, and participates as a guest panellist at various university conferences and round table events.