The Space for Life International Architectural Competition of Montréal has recently announced its three winners. The competition prompted designers to rekindle an interest in the natural world through an architectural intervention at a pre-appointed venue. Located in the city’s Botanical Gardens, this winning proposal by Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot, FABG, and SNC Lavalin does so in a simple, elegant way, with a glass pavilion for the Gardens that serves a variety of purposes. Learn more, after the break.
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Lacaton & Vassal's Glass Pavilion Earns Top Spot in Montréal's Space for Life Competition
AZPML and KANVA Reimagine Montréal's Biodome in Winning Competition Design
Montréal’s Space for Life competition has recently announced its winners, with design firms AZPML and KANVA named as one of three first winners with their joint design. The competition demanded that entrants reinvigorate the relationship between humanity and the natural world through an intervention at Montréal’s Biodome. The two firms’ winning proposal, Migration du Biodome, does that with the installation of a series of undulating walls.
Balnea Pavilion / Blouin Tardif Architectes
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Architects: Blouin Tardif Architectes
- Year: 2014
Her Majesty’s Pleasure / +tongtong
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Architects: +tongtong
- Area: 3000 m²
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Professionals: Gaydon Contractors Ltd.
Harbour Heights Residence / Omar Gandhi Architect
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Architects: Omar Gandhi Architect
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: David MacLean and Sons, Jill Greaves Design, Joe Janega Engineering
Slate House / Affleck de la Riva architects
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Architects: Affleck de la Riva architects
- Area: 256 m²
- Year: 2010
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Professionals: D.L. Turner Consultants
Dulwich Residence / NatureHumaine
Stephen Hawking Centre at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics / Teeple Architects
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Architects: Teeple Architects
- Area: 55000 ft²
- Year: 2011
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Manufacturers: Mulvey & Banani Lighting Inc., VMZINC
Cossette V7 / Teeple Architects
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Architects: Teeple Architects
- Area: 45000 ft²
- Year: 2012
Port Hope House / Teeple Architects
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Architects: Teeple Architects
- Area: 4450 ft²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Blackwell Bowick, Derek Nicholson Inc, Elite H.V.A.C. Designs
Paris Block Paris Annex / Gair Williamson Architect + Ankenman Marchand Architects
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Architects: Ankenman Marchand Architects, Gair Williamson Architect
- Year: 2012
Ecological Densification Four Townhouses / SHAPE Architecture
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Architects: SHAPE Architecture
- Year: 2010
Highlands Branch Library / schmidt hammer lassen architects + Marshall Tittemore Architects
- Area: 1500 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: DIALOG, Read Jones Christoffersen, Smith + Andersen, Hemisphere Engineering Inc., ISL Engineers
LaSalle Waterworks Building / Affleck de la Riva architects
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Architects: Affleck de la Riva architects
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: CIMA +
Discovery Centre for the Mont-Tremblant National Park / Smith Vigeant Architects
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Architects: Smith Vigeant Architects
- Area: 600 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Facid
Street House / gh3*
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Architects: gh3*
Moore Park Residence / Drew Mandel Architects
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Architects: Drew Mandel Architects
- Area: 2880 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Blackwell Engineering, Deltalight, O’Sullivan Millwork Ltd.
Confirmed: Wilkinson Eyre Designs Large-Scale, Transit-Oriented Development for Toronto
Developer Ivanhoé Cambridge has confirmed plans for a major, multi-phased office and transit development in the heart of Toronto’s financial core, just east of Union Station. Designed by London-based Wilkinson Eyre, following an international competition, the two-tower development will rise on both sides of the railway tracks and connect via an elevated public park. The South tower will include a major new GO Bus Terminal serving Union Station and will be topped with commercial retail.
More on the development, after the break.