Directed by Jean-Pierre Chupin, from the Université de Montréal, the ACME Chair contributes to the improvement of the quality of built environments. Research projects, ideas competitions, critical exhibitions and databases question the capacity of buildings and public spaces to meet expectations in terms of equity, social value and sustainability. These issues are addressed through the lens of awards and competitions understood as epistemological filters and mediation devices.
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PEOPLE
After spending many months working remotely, students working on the Canadian Competitions Catalogue (CCC) and the Research Atlas on Exemplarity in Architecture and the Built Environment (AREA) finally have the chance to work in the CRC-ACME laboratories again.
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Public transportation was significantly affected during the pandemic. How can we renew the pleasure of public transportation following the decline in ridership experienced in the last year? How can we redesign the spaces and places of public transportation for encouraging the use of public transit?
PUBLICATIONS
Lucie Palombi, doctoral student in architecture at UdeM, reflects on the role of literature and fiction in the world of architecture. why write fiction when you are an architect? Is writing a function of the designer or a side activity? Are there juxtapositions or collisions between architecture and literature?
PEOPLE
Tiphaine Abenia, doctoral student in Architecture at the University of Montreal, wins the 2020 co-tutorship thesis award. Awarded by the French Consulate in Montreal, this title recognizes the best doctoral theses produced under a Franco-Quebec co-supervision agreement.
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As part of its Docu-Conferences, the Université de Montréal Alumni and Donors Network virtually hosted filmmaker Joseph Hillel, architect Phyllis Lambert and doctoral student Lucie Palombi from the Université de Montréal's Faculté de l'aménagement, for a period of exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
This book presents a collection of data and real-life cases in support of the idea that young offices of architects and planners are able to match or exceed the capabilities of their most experienced competitors when it comes to creating high-quality built environments for the public. The argument is made in (...)
PEOPLE
It was at the launch of the 2020 Reference Manual of the Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec (AAPPQ) that the name of the honorary member she has chosen was unveiled, a title granted to a person who contributes to promoting architectural quality and enhancing the importance of architects (...)
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Architecture plays an important role in the education of young people. For example, the spatial configuration of a classroom can strongly influence the diversity of educational approaches. These themes were discussed during this round table with the teams of the 5 competitions organized by LabÉcole.
SCIENCE BLOG
WRITING, A PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE? COMPARATIVE APPROACHES OF TWO ARCHITECTS WITH A PEN
July 6 2021 / Lucie Palombi
ROCOCO, BY FRANÇOIS CHASLIN: AN AWARD-WINNING BOOK ON ARCHITECTURE, WIDELY ACCLAIMED FOR ITS FORM AND CONTENT
November 12 2020 / Lucie Palombi
PARADOXES OF HERITAGE AWARD
September 22 2020 / Aurélien Catros