#Behind the evolution of Montreal’s Biodôme

#Behind the evolution of Montreal’s Biodôme

“Behind the evolution of Montreal’s Biodôme” The animals that inhabit Montreal’s beloved Biodôme are at the centre of its recent architectural overhaul Julie Jodoin is fine with most descriptions of Montreal’s Biodôme—just not zoo. “At a zoo, you observe animals,” says Jodoin, acting director of Space for Life, the city-owned organization that operates the popular…

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#Inside the Stratford Festival’s -million theatre makeover

#Inside the Stratford Festival’s $72-million theatre makeover

“Inside the Stratford Festival’s $72-million theatre makeover” This summer—after years of delays—the show will finally go on at Stratford’s immaculately redesigned Tom Patterson Theatre In August of 2019, Antoni Cimolino, the artistic director of the Stratford Festival, stood on a platform under construction, a blue light shining brightly off the metal scaffolding. He had a…

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#This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture

#This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture

“This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture” Qaumajuq is not just an art gallery or a stylish feat of architecture. It’s much more. It’s impossible to divorce Qaumajuq from Canadian history itself. The $55-million, 36,000-square-foot addition to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, or WAG, opened in March of 2021, housing the museum’s 14,000 permanent…

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#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture

#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture

“#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture” Geoship is a home building cooperative committed to innovative construction methods that use bioceramics to produce geodesic domes. As environmental needs continue to influence the trajectory of modern architecture and design, the process of building homes continues to evolve. Vertical forest complexes punctuate…

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