BIODOME NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
MONTREAL, QC
RETHINKING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE
Area:
37 400 m2
Typology:
Institutional - Museum
Intervention:
Interior renovation
Year:
2021
Originally designed as the velodrome for the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 by architect Roger Taillibert, the building metamorphosed for the first time in 1992 to accommodate the four natural ecosystems of the Biodome. Twenty years later, the Biodome became one of the most visited museums in the country. In 2014, the Biodome was the subject of an international architectural competition for its revitalization. The Migration 2.0 project offers visitors a renewed experience, offering them a multiplicity of paths highlighting a more intuitive discovery of the living collections and encouraging free wandering, as it could be done in a natural environment.
This project, winner of the international competition for the revitalization of the Biodome, proposes to rethink the relationship between humans and nature and to re-examine the educational and cultural potential of a public institution.
Photographers: Marc Cramer, James Brittain
Collaborators: NCK, Bouthillette Parizeau, Nathalie Matte, La Bande à Paul, Atelier Labi, Bélanger Design, LightFactor
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Laureate, Cultural/Museum category
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Laureate, Prix d’Excellence en architecture, Cultural buildings category
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Finalist
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Platinum laureate (architecture)
Gold laureate (mobilier)
Laureate, Museum and Gallery category -
Laureate, Award of excellence, category 1
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Laureate, category Public projects
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Laureate, Mechanical - Electrical Buildings category
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Finalist, Future Projects category
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Laureate
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Laureate