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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

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

Professor Jean-Pierre Chupin and student Laurène Smith presented UdeM's research on the concept of inclusion in festive activities at the Entretiens Jacques Cartier conference in Lyon. "Montreal and Lyon are both known as festive cities, hosting multiple events each year. But not everyone has the right to celebrate. “Festivals are places of contradiction. They are ... Read more

Six one-hour sessions from November 3 to 21 (12:15 p.m. ET) (GMT-4)   Topics: 1 – Redefining quality in a partnership approach (Nov. 3) 2 – Advancing spatial justice (Nov. 7) 3 – Building more integrated resilience (Nov. 11) 4 – Accelerating inclusive design (Nov. 13) 5 – Transforming processes and policies (Nov. 19) 6 ... Read more

Exposition itinérante du travail en cours sur les feuilles de routes élaborées par 15 équipes intersectorielles d’un océan à l’autre

Conference by Florian Hertweck, Université du Luxembourg Date: Tuesday, September 16th at 5:30 pm. Location: Amphitheatre 1120, Faculté de l’aménagement, Université de Montréal Lecture series of the Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle   URBANIZE, DEMOLISH, REPAIR Architecture in the Age of Ecological Reproducibility   Summary: In the face of climate change and resource scarcity, two ... Read more

On Wednesday, September 10, at 5:15 p.m. in rooms 2081 and 2083 of the Faculty of Environmental Design, the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competition, and Quality, led by Professor Jean-Pierre Chupin at the University of Montreal, will present the large open-access digital platform: ArchiQualiData. ArchiQualiData is being launched as part of the traveling exhibition ... Read more

The ArchiQualiData database provides analyses and studies of exemplary and award-winning living environments, real-life experiences and case studies. DISCOVER detailed studies conducted by researchers, providing unique insights into exceptional buildings and places. ACCESS testimonials from people who have directly interacted with these entities, enriching understanding through authentic stories. FIND precise information on each exemplary entity, ... Read more

New article published in Le Devoir by Yolene Handabaka Ames, student of the individualized doctorate in architecture at the École d'architecture de la Faculté de l'aménagement: What's behind the demolition of Chocolats favoris' building in Vieux-Lévis? "The case of the imminent demolition of Chocolats favoris has been making headlines since October 2023, when a public ... Read more

The City of Montreal has selected the Canada Research Chair in Architecture for research on the lived experience of quality by users of public buildings. Jean-Pierre Chupin, Bechara Helal and Carmela Cucuzzella will develop a protocol for collecting lived experiences with doctoral students: Firdous Nizar, Paloma Castonguay-Rufino, Yolene Handabaka, Shantanu Biswas Linkon, Cyrille Tchango Ngamaleu ... Read more