Awards and Honours

Misko-Aki: Confluence of Cultures was created by a collaborative team that included Indigenous elders, scholars, linguists, artists, and graphic designers. In 2020, Lord Cultural Resources was invited by Tim Johnson to join a team to develop the exhibit, with extensive consultation and collaboration with the seven Indigenous Nations connected to the Muskoka region.

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The Perlan Museum of Natural Wonders was the winner of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) 2020 So(cial) Good Design Award in the Education Category. 

In 2016, Lord Cultural Resources was invited to be a part of an international team tasked with re-imagining the iconic Perlan in Reykjavik, Iceland. The exhibition is a spectacular, immersive experience that explores the geological forces that make the country a wonder of the world.

The exhibit Inspiring Montgomery at Green Gables Heritage Place has received a Bronze award in Interpretation Canada’s 2019 Award of Excellence.

Lord Cultural Resouces was commissioned, along with Origin Studios and Kubik, to produce the Interpretation and Exhibition Design Concept and execute the Content Development for the entire exhibit area, including the outdoor trail experience through Lover’s Lane that interprets literary, cultural and local history. 

The Biosphere, Environment Museum exhibition was awarded the 2018 Cascade Award for Best Exhibit - Large Institution from CASC (Canadian Association of Science Centres).

Planet MTLis an innovative, educational exhibition designed to immerse visitors in learning about Urban Ecosystems. The exhibition challenges visitors to consider what they love about their city in the context of what makes their city livable, lovable and sustainable, despite modern issues such as pollution and climate change. Lord Cultural Resources was responsible for the turn-key exhibition design. 

The Planet MTL Urban Ecosystem Exhibition was a finalist for the 2018 GLAMi Award in the category of Exhibition Media or Experience: In-Gallery Interactive.

Lord Cultural Resources worked with NGX Interactive, Expographiq, and WeatherstonBruer Associates to create this innovative, educational exhibition designed to immerse visitors in learning about Urban Ecosystems. The exhibition is a multi-sensory experience, with a time-lapse film, graffiti artwork, immersive soundscape, physical interactives, engaging touch screens, and dynamic 3D projections mapped onto the city of Montreal.

For more details about Planet MTL, please see the GLAMi nomination page.

The American Institute of Architects NY (AIANY) has announced its 2018 Design Awards Recipients, and recognized 2 Lord Projects. Each winning project is chosen for its design quality, response to its context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique. 

The Etihad Museum was selected as the Best New Museum in MIddle East and Africa at the Leading Culture Destination Awards in 2017. 

The Etihad Museum tells story of the unification of the Emirates according to the vision of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the leaders of the other Emirates that formerly made up the Trucial States. Lord was honoured to provide interpretive planning, content development and exhibition design services including site supervision for RTA for almost 3000 square metres of permanent exhibition, and most recently Lord has developed the ‘Road Map’ to opening study, structuring the museums organization and internal development.

The Biosphere, Environment Museum exhibition was awarded the 2017 Emerging Media Visionary Award, Summit International Awards. 

Lord Cultural Resources worked with NGX Interactive, Expographiq, and WeatherstonBruer Associates to create this innovative, educational exhibition designed to immerse visitors in learning about Urban Ecosystems. The exhibition is a multi-sensory experience, with a time-lapse film, graffiti artwork, immersive soundscape, physical interactives, engaging touch screens, and dynamic 3D projections mapped onto the city of Montreal.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture was named the 2017 Design Of The Year in the architecture category, as well as overall. The awards are a partnership the Design Museum and Beazley, and alongside architecture recognize achievements in the categories of Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport.