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    Montreal’s First Vertical Village Places Wellness at its Core

    … creating what King describes as a “positive emotional environment.” The joyful, Andres Escobar-designed interiors go hand in hand with this sentiment. Through local art and eclectic design elements—a DNA-shaped chandelier, an oversized face-shaped chair peering out to the street through the glass curtain wall, figural sculptures guarding the elevator banks …

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    At Montreal’s Insectarium, Visitors Are Immersed Into the World of Bugs

    … comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] Cultural Jaxson StoneMontrealmuseum RelatedProjectsWinnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Gets a 21st-Century ConservatoryDesigned by KPMB, The Leaf in Assiniboine Park provides a sustainable, warm refuge for both people and plants, even during Manitoba's subzero winters.ProjectsThis San Francisco Affordable Housing Development Is on …

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    Montreal's Atelier L’Abri Brings Passive House to the Masses

    … “You know, maybe pitched roofs just make sense in our climate.” Would you like to comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] No tags selected No tags selected RelatedProfilesSalvage Superstar: Renovation AngelThis Fairfield, New Jersey–based recycler is one of seven groups drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and sourcing systems …

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    A Montreal Office Blends Biophilia with Modernist Rationalism

    … into a gender-neutral bathroom, and the structure surrounding the staircase in the southwest quadrant has integrated planters. “There are so many plants we need a gardener,” says Pelland. Between the foliage and the zenithal lighting from above, visitors get the impression of entering not an office but a greenhouse. The overall effect is …

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    A Public Park in Montreal Aims to Right the Wrongs of Past Development Schemes

    … scale sculptures installed at opposite ends. Visitors can climb the tentacle-like staircases of Dendrites, by local artist Michel de Broin, to take in sweeping vistas of Montreal’s eclectic skyline and the towering Mount Royal beyond. Open now for just a year, Bonaventure has scooped up a number of prestigious awards internationally, including the …

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    Post-Apocalyptic Hope Springs from Montreal Design Collaboration

    … Bellavance-Lecompte, Montreal’s architecture itself provided the initial inspiration for the exhibit: “The city has a very post-industrial nostalgic vibe, a reminiscence of French grandeur, diversity, and political clashes…these are different stories of life, imagination, and ideals.” FICTIONS conjures the sparse, industrial settings and sinister, shifting light of sci-fi works …

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    Jean Verville's Montreal Triplex Promotes Compact and Communal Living

    … up as little square footage as possible, minimal decoration and full-height glass throughout make it feel much more open as light floods into each room. “The clean white walls, structural rough concrete, and beams are about reinvesting in the beauty of the ordinary,” Verville says. The owners, who live in the building, requested …

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    KANVA Completes an Airy Redesign of Montreal’s Biodome

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    A Kindergarten Near Montreal Uses Wood to Sustainable, Biophilic Effect

    … Previously it was only a transitional space,” says Daniels. The fact that wood is locally sourced Canadian pine and that MDF cabinets are treated with the firm’s own nontoxic, water-based varnish is an additional source of pride. “A cornerstone of our design is sustainability,” says Daniels. That’s good news for students …

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    A New Landscape in Montreal Weaves Together Icons of the City’s Expo 67

    … amphitheater and riverside walkway. Mindful of the site’s legacy, all new interventions echo the simple geometric vocabulary of Expo 67. Along with devising the new routes, Canadian firm Lemay also designed site furniture. Courtesy Marc Cramer “This intervention was really about the links from the Bucky dome to the Calder sculpture and really …