The three projects are connected by this series of architectural principles, variations on the transformations of the Earth, ecotones and skins digging, covering and enveloping and the whole is linked even more deeply by a common metabolism of water circulation and living systems. Defined by direct encounters with the non-human, and controlled by a flow of data, this living network of blue and green spaces will simultaneously reveal our dependence on the natural world and the opportunity we have to sustain it. As the visitor wanders through the site, from one museum to another, they will be aware of this "interspecies agora" at every step, a social space shared with other species on the planet. The visitor will then imagine how this way of being in nature could spread elsewhere, to parks, yards, homes. And indeed, our vision is that the Space for Life could indeed extend through an island-wide network, through streets, alleys and subway lines, a naturally woven urban fabric. Through consultation, it could become a catalyst for the entire Montreal community, for all research that has at heart the integration of nature in our cities. And in contact with this rhizome, no doubt the visitor will understand the opportunity to share our cities - the result of a natural evolution that has become the home of our species - with our most important hosts and partners: the entire rest of the natural world.
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- The jury questions the relevance of the story of nature escaping from the Biodôme to the city; the proposal is too focused on its connection with the outside world, to the detriment of the ecosystems and the enhancement of the velodrome's architecture.
- The team and the project have demonstrated a great sensitivity to nature, but the translation of this concern is poorly integrated into the proposed project; apart from the mechanical aspect, the jury does not see the museological and immersive solutions to promote contact between nature and man.
Atelier Ville + MARC ARUP, Martin Roy and BNIM, L'OEUF, Architecture 49, Dupras + Ledoux Environnemental both propose a concept that addresses the character of the Olympic Park, whereas the project is more in line with the very essence of the Biodôme, the renewal of human contact with living nature, the renewal of the experience and its potential for immersion through museology.
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