A 21st-century museum
The Biodôme is the world’s only museum to so faithfully replicate the complexity of the natural environment and the interactions between animal and plant species. With the Migration project, the Biodôme has reviewed the scenic design of most of the publicly accessible spaces.
Competition winners
In 2014, the KANVA, NEUF architect(e)s, Bouthillette Parizeau, NCK consortium won the international architecture competition that included the Biodôme Migration project. By comparing the Biodôme to a living organism, their concept echoes the idea of a cell, the basic building block of life, as it becomes a model for structuring and shaping the ecosystems.
“Visitors circulate freely through a network of passages of varying size, summoning up the image of a beating heart.”
— Excerpt from the winning proposal
Awards and Recognition
The Biodôme has received more than a dozen recognitions since its reopening, in 2020. Whether it is for its architectural enhancement, its innovative museology, its significant local impact, the ingenuity of its building or the design of its gift shop, here are the prizes the musem won:
- International Interior Design Awards 2020 - Commercial interior built
- Rethink the Future Awards 2021 - Retail interior, built
- Prix ESTim 2021 - Public/parapublic sector project
- Grands Prix du Design, 14th edition
- Grand Prix (province of Québec) and Grand Prix International - Interior Design
- 2 Platinum awards - Architecture
- 7 Gold awards - Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design & Product Design, Communication & Brand Design
- 1 Silver award - Industrial Design & Product Design
- 1 Bronze award - Interior Design
- Grands Prix du Génie-conseil québécois, 19th edition - Mechanical-Electrical Building
- Reward 2021 of the Société des musées du Québec - Excellence - category 1