September 2021 - CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN ARCHITECTURE, COMPETITIONS and MEDIATIONS of EXCELLENCE

This is Not a Nest: Transcultural Metaphors and the Paradoxical Politics of International Competitions, an article by Jean-Pierre Chupin published in the Footprint, Delft Architectural Theory Journal

This is Not a Nest: Transcultural Metaphors and the Paradoxical Politics of International Competitions, an article by Jean-Pierre Chupin published in the Footprint, Delft Architectural Theory JournalAlthough the architecture competition has been analysed through a number of rhetorical lenses, the recurring production of transcultural metaphors, particularly in international competitions, remains to be addressed as a … Read more

How to make the waiting for the bus more attractive and generate more community interest? New open access book

The result of an international competition, Reimagining Waiting for the Bus is a synthesis of the best ideas to stimulate citizen discussion and community group engagement around the improvement of small urban environments connected to bus stops.

Reimagining Waiting for the Bus (Design principles for spaces surrounding bus shelters), an open access book by Carmella Cucuzella, Jean-Pierre Chupin, Emmanuel Rondia and Sherif Goubran

Reimagining Waiting for the Bus (Design principles for spaces surrounding bus shelters), an open access book by Carmella Cucuzella, Jean-Pierre Chupin, Emmanuel Rondia and Sherif GoubranReimagining Waiting for the Bus is an open access book edited by Carmela Cucuzzella, Jean-Pierre Chupin, Emmanuel Rondia and Sherif Goubran published by Potential Architecture Books (Montreal, 2021). This creative … Read more

Aurélien Catros wins the Ray Lifchez Berkeley Prize of IASTE with his paper on reconstructive game models

Aurélien Catros, a doctoral student at UdeM, and Maxime Leblanc, a doctoral student at McGill, won the prize for the best article written by students or junior researchers. This article focuses on video games and seeks to determine whether they faithfully reproduce cities as they were historically.