2024-05-18T23:48:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150352858/a-look-inside-montreal-s-award-winning-insectarium Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-06-09T11:47:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/ce72a258da3a33cb936d9da96daea3a9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An architectural team composed of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/102166555/kuehn-malvezzi-architects" target="_blank">Kuehn Malvezzi</a>, Pelletier de Fontenay, and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architects has been awarded the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9250/ten-projects-selected-as-2023-prix-d-excellence-winners" target="_blank">Grand Prix d&rsquo;excellence en architecture</a> from the Ordre des architectes du Qu&eacute;bec&nbsp;for their Metamorphosis of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8869/montreal" target="_blank">Montreal</a> Insectarium.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8922037906fc82576f8d79e7a2ec6e2d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8922037906fc82576f8d79e7a2ec6e2d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Main fa&ccedil;ade and Pollinator. Photo credit: James Brittain &mdash; Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><p>The project underwent a seven-year design and construction period before opening on April 13th, 2022. Featuring hundreds of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/476/insects" target="_blank">insect</a> species and detailed displays, the center also holds an immersive sensory labyrinth experience, a pollinator garden, creative workshops, and production areas.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7cee508ee259ee3736f7c3e93b3c558.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7cee508ee259ee3736f7c3e93b3c558.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Entrance Hall. Photo credit: James Brittain &mdash; Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/bacf967344f38ac27531babf12b923b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/bacf967344f38ac27531babf12b923b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Entrance Hall. Photo credit: James Brittain &mdash; Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><p>The insectarium is part of ...</p>