For its 50th anniversary, NEUF turned the spotlight on a half-century of projects and collaborations with 12 months of celebrations, events, and sponsorships. The retrospective book “Un demi-siècle et toujours NEUF / Half a Century of Building Storeys” has been produced for the occasion. This imposing tome (26.6 x 21.8 x 5.4 cm) comprises 600 pages of bilingual texts as well as images of the past and the future, all demonstrating the diversity of the firm’s completed projects across Canada, the Americas, in Europe and in Asia. Archives, photographs, anecdotes and interviews retrace the evolution of the organization in parallel with the development of Montreal’s built landscape. This publication was unveiled to the public on November 24, 2022 and gifted to clients and colleagues. It is also available from specialist bookstores as of March 1, 2023.

The book created for NEUF’s 50th anniversary, like the firm itself, is both singular and multitudinous—united like the firm’s great family of colleagues and diverse like its areas of expertise. The challenge was to express this duality in words and images while simultaneously retreading the firm’s history, all within an original publication that had to be distinct from a traditional corporate portfolio. The solution lay in dividing projects, concepts, and anecdotes into 23 articles across 6 categories, each of which presents a specific format, tone, and graphical treatment. These articles combine to form a randomized composition, which makes for an unfettered and dynamic reading experience.