A century-old gingko tree was the catalyst for the L-shaped design of the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building at John Abbott College outside of Montreal. The six-story structure, designed by Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, bends like an elbow around the gingko, creating a leafy courtyard outside and, inside, neatly dividing laboratories from classrooms and teacher offices. Gilles Saucier, the lead design architect for the job, studied biology before switching to architecture. Celebrating, protecting, and reflecting the tree as a life force defined his approach to this project.
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