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In this CCC update, we are publishing the 54 proposals submitted to the competition for the reuse of the Olympic roof in 2024. Know more about the competition… This editorial by Yolene Handabaka Ames, a PhD student in architecture, examines both the symbolic and environmental implications of this open-air project involving an icon of Quebec … Read more

« A semantic inventory of preconceived barriers to quality in Canada’s built environment », new article in the 175th volume of the journal Cities which will be published in August 2026.   Abstract Traditional definitions of quality in architecture and the built environment have been increasingly challenged over the past decades, particularly through critical perspectives on spatial … Read more

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

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

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