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This insectarium redefines the traditional museum experience

The Metamorphosis of the Montreal Insectarium is a project by Kuehn Malvezzi, Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin...

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Montreal building melds design with sustainable technology

The Ilot Balmoral is a 13-story mixed-use office building commissioned by the Societe d’Habitation de Montreal...

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Textile architecture by Sollertia blends science and art

When Canadian Architects KANVA formed a vision for the Montreal Biodôme, they eagerly partnered with Sollertia,...

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LEED Gold HEC Montreal will house AI research

HEC Montreal, designed by Provencher_Roy, is a partnership between Montreal's business community and local students...

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New Frank and Oak office reflects the company's sustainable values

Along with environmentally friendly practices like post-consumer recycled shipping boxes and carbon offset programs,...

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Montreal unveils plans for award-winning Biodiversity Corridor

Following decades of car-oriented growth that replaced swaths of greenery with asphalt, the city of Montreal is...

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Lemay injects new life into Montreal’s Expo 67 site

Canadian multidisciplinary design firm Lemay recently revitalized a core area on the site of Expo 67, the 1967...

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An old warehouse is rehabbed into chic apartments in Montreal

A former industrial warehouse in Montreal has been reborn as an airy and modern residential development thanks...

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LEED-targeted condos bring Scandinavian design to a Quebec forest

Montreal-based real estate developer KnightsBridge has recently unveiled Arborescence, an eco-friendly condominium...

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Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future

Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming...

Twisting tree-like sculptures redefine a public space in Montreal

Twisting tree-like sculptures redefine a public space in Montreal

Giant twisting tree-like sculptures have sprouted in downtown Montreal—and passersby are welcome to climb to...

Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising

Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising

Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)...

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Whimsically windswept cabin-like kiosks are designed to soothe urban stress

A trio of tilted cabin-like kiosks is inviting visitors to escape the stresses of urban life in Mount Royal Park,...

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Vast Ice Age cave system discovered underneath Montreal

Walking the streets of Montreal, Canada, you'd probably never guess a cave system lurked 10 meters below. But that's...

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7 of the best places to view autumn foliage around the world

It may not feel like it, sweaty and sticky as you may be, but if you are a resident of the Northern Hemisphere,...

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