{"id":1072,"date":"2018-10-01T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yannfortier.ca\/blog\/interview-with-phyllis-lambert\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:22:01","slug":"phyllis-lambert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yannfortier.ca\/en\/blog\/phyllis-lambert\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Phyllis Lambert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blog Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; global_module=&#8221;3562&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image alt=&#8221;R\u00e9dacteur pigiste et coach en r\u00e9daction \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Yann Fortier est un r\u00e9dacteur pigiste \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/yannfortier.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dome-1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; min_height=&#8221;336px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;336px&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;300px&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;500ms&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; module_alignment_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; module_alignment_phone=&#8221;&#8221; module_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Blog&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Observations and insights about content, copywriting and the French language&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; date_format=&#8221;F j Y&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blog post title with date and featured image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;5627&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A rendez-vous with Phyllis Lambert at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is both mythical and quasi mystical. 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