A Canadian Initiative that the U.S. might emulate

Officials have announced that 1.2 million Canadian dollars are to be invested over three years in the project Réalisons Montréal Ville UNESCO de design ("Building Montréal, UNESCO City of Design"). This project, initiated by the Design Montréal Office and the UNESCO
Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design of Université de Montréal, aims to stimulate opportunities for creation and highlight initiatives by the design industry that give vital and tangible expression to Montréal's status as a UNESCO City of Design.