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Program Requirements
The Directed Research concentration is a 60-credit four-term (Fall, Winter, Summer, Fall) program that complements the regular 45-credit three-term concentration with a supervised 12-credit individual research report in the summer term. This forms the basis of the terminal design studio in the fourth (Fall) term. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser in the second term and follows a research-intensive curriculum shaped by complementary and elective courses chosen in consultation with, and approved by, the adviser.
Required Courses (48 credits)
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ARCH 551 Urban Design and Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Fundamentals of city-building in Canada relative to municipal, regional, and provincial actions used to guide urban growth and development. Contemporary urban design in major metropolitan centres as shaped by legal, political, and cultural realities. Current preoccupations in citybuilding: reurbanisation and adaptive reuse of infrastructure, collaborative multi-stakeholder projects, strategic initiatives, changing relationships between professional experts and grassroots actors. Introduction to specific aspects of practice: public participation and community engagement; land development and real estate; project feasibility and implementation; policy monitoring and evaluation; emergent city-building regimes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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ARCH 626 Critical Design Strategies (4 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Study of specific contemporary design practices with particular reference to their affinities with the development and current role of architectural criticism, art, literature, and philosophy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(3-0-9)
Restrictions: Departmental permission required. Not open to students who have taken ARCH 524.
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ARCH 672 Architectural Design Studio 1 (9 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Comprehensive design investigation of interrelated architectural-engineering-landscape concepts and systems; development and application of design methods fit for the changing climates and conditions of this century.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Craig, Salmaan; Moe, Kiel; Elkin, Rosetta (Fall)
(0-9-18)
Corequisite: ARCH 678.
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) program.
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ARCH 673 Architectural Design Studio 2 (9 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A project-based graduate studio focused on the integration of skills and research to tackle contemporary global issues in architecture and urban design.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Davies, Howard; Luka, Nik; Collard Arias, Mariel (Winter)
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ARCH 674 Professional Practice 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The Professional Code, the Architect's Act and the architect's responsibilities to clients, colleagues and society, including professional ethics, responsibility in design, contractual arrangements, business conduct, construction supervision, issuing of certificates, construction and project management, concepts of architectural specification writing, building costs and life cycle costing.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Plourde, Marc-André (Winter)
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ARCH 676 Advanced Architectural Design (9 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Research and design-based graduate studio focused on investigation of architectural and urban issues.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(12-0-15)
Prerquisite(s): ARCH 673
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional); Non-Thesis program.
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ARCH 678 Advanced Construction (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An exploration of construction in relation to architectural design; research in advanced methods of construction and structure related to design problems and built projects; appropriate technologies and alternatives.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Moe, Kiel (Fall)
(2-0-7)
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ARCH 680 Field Sketching (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Seven days of supervised field sketching in selected locations outside Montreal. The course reinforces traditional skills in observation, notebook recording and architectural sketching. Students are encouraged to approach the subject critically and thematically, and to treat sketching as a mechanism for documenting experience and expressing their knowledge of the environment.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Covo, David; Castro, Ricardo L; Munoz, Gonzalo; Fernandez Gonzalez, Juan (Fall)
(15-40-6)
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ARCH 683 Directed Research Project (9 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Final segment of a major design-based research project focused on scholarly investigation and the presentation of results in appropriate graphic and written form.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: King, Andrew (Fall)
(2-14-11)
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) Non-Thesis; Design Studio - Directed Research.
Complementary Courses
9-12 credits chosen from among the following:
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ARCH 514 Community Design Workshop (4 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Context-focused community-based architectural projects undertaken in collaboration with external partners. Exploration of challenges, needs, and opportunities in architectural and urban-design interventions on real sites through interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial collaboration.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Mellin, Robert (Summer)
(2-4-6)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking URBP 514.
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ARCH 515 Sustainable Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : This course will address sustainable design theory and applications in the built environment with students from a variety of fields (architecture, urban planning, engineering, sociology, environmental studies, economics, international studies). Architecture will provide the focus for environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Jemtrud, Michael (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or permission of instructor.
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ARCH 517 Sustainable Residential Development (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Design strategies of sustainable residential environments at the community and the unit levels. Historic references, siting principles, high density, healthy developments, green homes, urban renewal, circulation and parking, open spaces and implementation approaches.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or equivalent
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ARCH 525 Seminar on Analysis and Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Analysis and evaluation of significant architectural projects with reference to contemporary architectural theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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ARCH 528 History of Housing (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Indigenous housing both transient and permanent, from the standpoint of individual structure and pattern of settlements. The principal historic examples of houses including housing in the age of industrial revolution and contemporary housing.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 531 Architectural Intentions Vitruvius - Renaissance (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Architectural intentions embodied in buildings and writings of architects from antiquity to the Renaissance. Special emphasis is placed on the cultural connections of architecture to science and philosophy.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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ARCH 532 Origins of Modern Architecture (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Examination of architectural intentions (theory and practice) in the European context (especially France, Italy and England), during the crucial period that marks the beginning of the modern era.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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ARCH 535 History of Architecture in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : French, British and American influences in the history of Canadian architecture, with particular emphasis on the Eastern Provinces. Site visits and case studies.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia (Fall)
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ARCH 536 Heritage Conservation (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Historic attitudes and terminologies of conservation; historic research techniques. Restoration technology of building materials and principles of interior design in the 19th and 20th century; current preservation planning.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia (Winter)
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ARCH 540 Selected Topics in Architecture 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Adams, Annmarie; Türeli, Ipek (Fall) Castro, Ricardo L; Craig, Salmaan (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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ARCH 541 Selected Topics in Architecture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Dunton, Nancy Hawley (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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ARCH 542 Selected Topics in Architecture 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Special topics related to architecture will be presented by core faculty and visiting lecturers.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Elkin, Rosetta (Summer)
(2-0-7)
**This course will be held on May 4, 6, 10, 12, 17, 20, 25 & 27.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day
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ARCH 543 Selected Topics in Architecture 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Special topics related to architecture will be presented by core faculty and visiting lecturers.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Luka, Nik (Summer)
(2-0-7)
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ARCH 602 Housing Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Advanced studies in housing: general preoccupations, theoretical antecedents, epistemological foundations, and practical techniques pertinent to contemporary theory and practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(2-1-6)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBD 602.
Corequisite(s): ARCH 604
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ARCH 604 Urban Design Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Advanced concepts and methods used in urban design, focusing on epistemological debates, practical techniques, and philosophical concerns that shape contemporary theory and practice in the field.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(1-2-6)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
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ARCH 627 Research Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Survey of research methods relevant to architecture. Introduction to research ethics; differentiating between primary and secondary methods; contrasting macro- and micro-social approaches; setting research questions; undertaking literature scans; reviewing empirical findings by others; designing instruments and tools for primary research; conducting field research; presenting findings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(2-1-6)
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the M.Arch. (Professional), M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D. in Architecture programs.
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ARCH 684 Contemporary Theory 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural design and research.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Sealy, Peter Fensom (Fall)
(3-0-9)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in all M.Arch. programs.
Note: A variety of topics will be chosen for the seminar each year.
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ARCH 685 Contemporary Theory 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural research.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Valen, Dustin (Winter)
(3-0-9)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 684 and permission of instructor.
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in all M.Arch. programs.
Note: A variety of topics will be chosen for the seminar each year.
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URBP 555 Real Estate and Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Basic concepts of real estate and property rights and how these are valued. The specificities of property markets and their segmentation. The paradox of realestate uniqueness. Actors and processes of realestate development and investment in practical terms (proforma analysis, investment analysis, leases and property management) and broader terms (institutional investors, financialization). Segmentation of development processes among local, supralocal and international actors, including consultants. Roles of the planner and planning regulations; how these affect property values and property development with specific reference to Québec planning legislation and powers. Market evaluation and analysis of the development potential of specific sites.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Shearmur, Richard George (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken URBP 617 in winter 2017.
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URBP 651 Redesigning Suburban Space (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Planning and urban design strategies for transforming suburban and exurban settings in North America to meet contemporary needs. Critical approaches to responsible practice in existing cultural landscapes. Adaptive reuse of public space, intensification, densification, transit-oriented retrofit of urban form, community-based design development.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Luka, Nik (Fall)
Elective Courses
0-3 credits
Up to 3 credits at (at the 500 or 600 level) may be taken outside the School of Architecture with the approval of an assigned faculty adviser.
