WHAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IS NOT PUBLIC: New research funded by SSHRC (INSIGHT) aims to better understand and address the lack of accessibility in buildings and public spaces in Canada

Coordinated by the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competition and Quality at the Université de Montréal (Prof. Jean-Pierre Chupin), this project has received $412,000 in funding from the SSHRC’s INSIGHT programme (2026–2031). The interdisciplinary approach brings together researchers in interior design from the University of Montreal (Dr Olivier Vallerand, Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella), in landscape architecture from ... Read more

CCC Update with an editorial by Yolene Handabaka Ames | Competition proposals for the Gadbois Centre (2023), the Beaconsfield Multifunctional Cultural Centre (2024), and “Reimagining the Shopping Street” (2021)

The Canadian Competition Catalog is regularly updated by the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions, and Quality (CRC-ACQUA) at the University of Montreal. Recent additions include three projects involving cultural centers and urban landscapes, as well as more than forty projects designed in Quebec. 1 – The competition for the Centre Gadbois (2023), won by ... Read more

Travel Narratives

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Location: Room 3110   Event moderated by Paloma Castonguay-Rufino, PhD candidate at the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competition, and Quality (CRC-ACQUA) and the Laboratoire d'Étude de l'Architecture Potentielle (LEAP)   Travel narratives serve as tools for capturing the various aspects of the travel experience, as a form ... Read more

From Design Injustice to Design Justice: Why the Built Environment Must Change

Lecture by Marie Cecile Kotyk, University of Calgary   Date : Wednesday, March 18th at 5.30pm Location : Université de Montréal, Faculté de l’Aménagement, Amphi 1120 Lecture series of the LEAP and the École d’architecture Architecture and urban planning have historically produced inequalities, but designing projects from a “spatial justice” perspective makes it possible to envision more ... Read more