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AWARDS Conception : Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier De Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte
architectes en consortium
Client : Espace pour la vie
Emplacement : Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal
2023 Prix

d’excellence en

architecture:

Winners unveiled

Montreal, Canada

he Ordre des architectes du Québec
(OAQ) has unveiled the winners
Tof its awards of excellence for
2023. Eleven projects were recognised at
a ceremony held this evening at the Salon
Richmond in Montreal. The event, emceed
by Jean-René Dufort, also honoured two
individuals and two firms that have made
exemplary commitments to inclusivity and jury was impressed by the immersive Desjardins renovation, designed by
quality in Quebec architecture. exhibition route, part of which invites Atelier TAG. The outcome of careful study
This year, the jury chose to award visitors to discover insects through the of the original plans, photos, and still-
two Grand Prix d’excellence, including perspective of their environment. They visible features of the former Académie
one for the Insectarium de Montréal also praised the architects for resolving Saint-Viateur de Joliette, this heritage
metamorphosis, and one for renovations the technical challenges involved in building redevelopment was orchestrated
to the Centre culturel Desjardins in Joliette. transforming the museum experience, with equal parts of invention, respect,
The redesign of the Insectarium, part and noted the strong synergy between the and finesse. Among other things, the
of the Space for Life complex and carried landscape and the building’s architecture, jury hailed the high-quality restoration of
out in consortium by Kuehn Malvezzi / which ensures its integration with the the Beaux-Arts–style auditorium, which
Pelletier De Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Botanical Garden grounds. preserves the aesthetic and acoustic
Pratte architectes, lends true meaning The jury awarded its second Grand qualities of the original mouldings.
to the notion of biophilic design. The Prix d’excellence to the Centre culturel

Conception : Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier De Fontenay /
Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes en consortium
Client : Espace pour la vie
Emplacement : Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal

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