Canada Research Chair in
Architecture, Competitions and Quality (CRC-ACQUA)
Aurélien Catros and Maxime Leblanc jointly wrote a paper on reconstructive game models. Their research was based on a comparison between the video game Assassin’s Creed III and a 1775 map of Boston, with the goal of determining how closely historical cities are reproduced in video games. The pair are both doctoral students in Architecture. … Read more
Students working on the Catalog of Canadian Competitions (CCC) and the Research Atlas on Exemplarity in Architecture and the Built Environment (AREA) work again in the laboratories of CRC-ACME. On the picture, from left to right: Jean-Pierre Chupin, Lucas Ouellet, Justine Valois, Charles Cauchon, Anna Zakahrova, Marc-Antoine Fournier, Andy Nguyen, Joëlle Tétreault. Picture: Aurélien Catros.
Aurélien Catros, doctorant sous la direction de Jean-Pierre Chupin, publie un article remarqué dans…
For this 3rd online edition of Docu-conferences, the Université de Montréal Alumni and Donors Network is proud to welcome director Joseph Hillel, a graduate of the Faculty of Continuing Education, as well as two special guests: architect emeritus Phyllis Lambert and doctoral student Lucie Palombi, from the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Planning. The documentary … Read more
On the themes of the classroom, the gathering space and the relationship to the context, 3 videos from the CRC-ACME put into debate teams from the 5 competitions organized by LabÉcole for new elementary schools in Quebec. Produced by the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions and Mediations of Excellence, this set of 3 videos … Read more
How can design accelerate the transition from the end of the pandemic to a new experience of public transportation? This design competition is part of a joint research initiative. The Concordia University Chair of Integrated Design, Ecology, and Sustainability for the Built Environment and the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions, Mediations of Excellence at … Read more
After evaluating the quality of the research, scientific writing and oral presentation during the two-day conference, the members of the Academy’s prize jury selected the winner of the prize for the best paper. This jury was chaired by Paul Quintrand, Former President of the Academy of Architecture. The Academy of Architecture Prize for the best … Read more
On October 19, 2020, the Consulate General of France in Quebec City, following the recommendations of the evaluation mission of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and lʼInnovation, designated Tiphaine Abenia as the French winner of the 2020 cotutelle thesis prize. The French and Quebec cotutelle thesis prizes, in the amount of $1,500, were awarded … Read more
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 in society. According to … Read more