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How can we collect the diversity of lived experiences of quality?

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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

Final Program for the 2025 Toronto Convention Now Available!

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Toronto 2025 Convention Program : Toward a White Paper on Quality... DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM IN PDF FORMAT The final program for the 2025 Annual Convention is now available. From April 30 to May 2 in Toronto, the event will bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners to advance a national strategy for quality in Canada’s built environment. ... Read more

Public conference presented by Léa-Catherine Szacka: Crossed Histories, Phyllis Lambert, Ada Louise Huxtable and Gae Aulenti on architecture and the city

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Conference by Léa-Catherine Szacka , University of Manchester Date: Tuesday, April 1st 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   Crossed Histories Phyllis Lambert, Ada Louise Huxtable and Gae Aulenti on architecture and the city   Summary: Born in the 1920s, architects ... Read more

Jean-Pierre Chupin Named Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Class of 2025

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Professor Chupin was nominated by Thierry Montpetit, FRAIC, and letters of support were submitted by five renowned Quebec architects: Anik Shooner, FIRAC, Nathalie Dion, FIRAC, Gilles Prud'homme, FIRAC, Maxime Frappier, FIRAC, and Renée Daoust, FIRAC, in the category of : Outstanding scholarly contributions supported by research, publications or teaching in the field of architecture, and, ... Read more

Public conference presented by Jean-Louis Violeau: Architecture and its (Single) Users as Seen by Sociologist and Philosopher Jean Baudrillard

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Conference by Jean-Louis Violeau, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes Date: Tuesday, March 11th 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   Architecture and its (Single) Users as Seen by Sociologist and Philosopher Jean Baudrillard   Summary: How does one go ... Read more

Video of the public debate on school architecture in the city center!

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“From business districts almost exclusively reserved for commercial and professional activities, Canadian downtowns are increasingly becoming living spaces. Yet there are few elementary schools, which are essential to inclusive urban development. And for good reason: the traditional model of the single-purpose, low-rise school building, with a large playground at ground level, is at odds with ... Read more

A doctoral student in architecture receives prestigious Trudeau Scholarship

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Paloma Castonguay-Rufino, an individualized doctoral student in architecture at the Faculty of Environmental Design's School of Architecture, has been selected as a 2024 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar. This year, nearly 450 applications were submitted, from some 40 Canadian universities and 60 universities around the world. Paloma Castonguay-Rufino is an individualized Ph.D. student in architecture ... Read more