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The Montreal Chest Institute Revived

CompanyNEUF architect(e)s

Lead DesignersAzad Chichmanian

Design TeamT. N. D. Nguyen, J. Rendina, K. Podwalski, M. Carrasco, V. Vartanyan, N. Hamel, B. Khosravi (Architecture); A.-M. Charlebois + N.Juarez (Int. Design)

Project LocationMontreal

ClientJadco

Prize(s)Silver in Other Architectural Designs / Cultural Preservation / Restoration

Project LinkView

Entry Description

Constructed in the 1930s, the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) was a key medical centre in the history of Montreal and Quebec. Neglected and finally abandoned, the campus will now be revived as a new life sciences hub specializing in research into respiratory illnesses, continuing the site’s original vocation. A new nine-storey addition will bring together researchers and health technology companies. A glazed atrium and rooftop garden will expand and frame views to the mountain, create a common meeting point and provide teaching spaces for the growing life sciences community.

Bio

Founded in Montreal in 1971, NEUF architect(e)s has grown into one of Canada's largest and most diversified architecture and design firms. Its focus on relationships with clients and employees has led to the successful completion of over 10,000 projects serving communities around the globe. NEUF is recognized for delivering exceptional design services across many practice areas, helping build a rich portfolio for emblematic Canadian institutions, major real estate developers, and international leaders in sustainable innovation and new technologies.

Awards and Prize

L'Épicentre-Culturel(Laval, CA)
- Architizer A+Awards: Unbuilt Cultural - Finalist, 2025

The Montreal Chest Institute Rehabilitation (Montreal, CA)
- Design Educates Awards: Honorable Mention in Architectural Design, 2025
- IDA Design Awards: Architecture - Silver - Cultural Preservation / Restoration, 2024
- World Architecture Festival : Future Projects - Offices + Re-use, 2024
- DNA Paris Design Awards : Architecture Commercial & Offices - Honorable Mention, 2024
- Global Architecture and Design Awards - Rethinking The Future : Healthcare / Wellness (Concept), 2024

Unity (Montreal, CA)
- LOOP Design Awards, Interior - Offices, Winner, 2023

Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron (Gatineau, CA)
- World Architecture Festival, Completed Buildings - Civic & Community (finalist), 2023
- Prix d'excellence en architecture de l'Ordre des Architectes du Québec, Finalist, 2023
- LOOP Design Awards, Cultural Building, Winner + Public Buildings and Institutional, Honorable Mention, 2022
- IDA Design Awards, Architecture, Silver, Institutional, 2021
- Architecture MasterPrize, Interior Design - Public Spaces, 2021
- DNA Paris Design Awards, Cultural + Public + Civic, 2021

NEUF50
- Communication Arts, Design - Integrated Branding Programs + Books + Self-Promotion, Finalist, 2023

CHUM 2 (Montreal, CA)
- Architecture MasterPrize, Institutional Architecture + Healthcare, 2022

CHUM 1
- International Interior Design Association, Healthcare Interior Design Award, 2018
- The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, 2018
- American Architecture Prize: Healthcare, Heritage, 2017
- World Architecture Festival, Display, Health Completed Projects, Old and New Completed Buildings, Finalist, 2017

Fasken (Montreal, CA)
- Architecture MasterPrize, Architectural Design - Renovation & Restoration, Honorable Mention, 2021
- IDA Design Awards, Architecture - Renovation, Honorable Mention, 2021

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