What can Montreal’s Biodôme teach us about sustainable design?

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Design, Architecture
Architectural Collaboration
Client
Electromechanical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Building Code Specialist, Cost Consultant
Specification Writer
Lighting Design Consulting
Exhibition Design Collaboration
Set Design Collaboration
Anick La Bissonnière
Collaborating Museologist
Nathalie Matte
Wayfinding
Acoustics
Land Surveying
Budget
$25 million CAD
Local firm Kanva was tasked with redesigning the facility, which houses over 250,000 animals and 500 plant species within five ecosystems.
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