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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.
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: Winter 2018
Instructors: Luka, Nicholas (Winter)
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: Winter 2018
Instructors: Theodore, David (Winter)
(3-0-9)
Restrictions: Departmental permission required. Not open to students who have taken ARCH 524.
Architecture : Research and design-based graduate studio focused on program, site, construction, and urban design.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Carter, Morgan; McKenna, Sybil; Francisco, Bruce (Fall)
(2-10-6)
Architecture : Research and design-based graduate studio focused on the integration of skills in architecture and related disciplines.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Davies, Howard; Theodore, David; Saucier, Gilles (Winter)
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 2018
Instructors: Covo, David; Plourde, Marc-André (Winter)
Architecture : An individual research report exploring the theoretical foundations for responsible and critical architectural intervention n the design of the built environment.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Theodore, David (Summer)
Prerquisite(s): ARCH 673
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 2017
Instructors: Carter, Morgan (Fall)
(2-0-7)
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 2017
Instructors: Covo, David; Castro, Ricardo L (Fall)
(15-40-6)
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 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(2-14-11)
Prerequisite: ARCH 682.
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) Non-Thesis; Design Studio - Directed Research.
(9-12 credits)
Group A:
3-12 credits chosen from the following courses:
Architecture : Critical study of significant architectural thought since 1750 as it has been expressed in buildings and texts (treatises, manifestos, criticisms). A specific theme will be addressed every year to allow in-depth interpretations of the material presented and discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Analysis and evaluation of significant architectural projects with reference to contemporary architectural theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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 2017
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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: Winter 2018
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
Architecture : Innovative design concepts for sustainable homes and communities to include adaptability; net-zero energy; micro units; recycling; plug and play; green roofs; aging in place and live-work.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Advanced studies in housing: general preoccupations, theoretical antecedents, epistemological foundations, and practical techniques pertinent to contemporary theory and practice.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Fall)
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: Fall 2017
Instructors: Luka, Nicholas (Fall)
(1-2-6)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural design and research.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Türeli, Aysenur (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.
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(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.
Group B:
0-9 credits chosen from the following courses:
Architecture : Architectural modelling using advanced applications in digital media. Topics include: 3-D modelling and rendering; image editing; digital animation; hypertext and the World Wide Web; issues of representation and methodology; comparison of publishing applications. Projects complement design studio courses and independent studies that are student or instructor initiated.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Vardouli, Theodora (Winter)
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: Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Luka, Nicholas; Cudmore, Jaimie (Winter) Mellin, Robert (Summer)
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 2018
Instructors: Jemtrud, Michael (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or permission of instructor.
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: Fall 2017
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or equivalent
Architecture : Historical, geographical, demographical, and regional evolution of the metropolis of Montreal. Topics include: important quartiers, the Montreal urban grid, industrialization, reform movements, geographical diversity, urban culture, local building techniques and materials. Basic concepts of urban morphology and their relationships to the contemporary urban context will be explored.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Nature, pattern and life of modern cities. Urban networks, special areas, problems and prospects.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Analysis and evaluation of significant architectural projects with reference to contemporary architectural theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Philosophy of Structure aims to investigate structure in its broadest sense. The course is divided in two halves; the first one gives an overview of the development of theoretical structural frameworks such as mathematics and geometry, while the second one highlights physical structures constructed by nature (geology, turbulence), man or animals.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter (Winter)
Architecture : The elements of form in buildings and their siting design in the urban setting.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 378
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
Architecture : A review of environmental alternatives in housing; contemporary housing and the physical and sociological determinants that shape it; Canadian housing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 528 or permission of instructor
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 2017
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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: Winter 2018
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
Architecture : An exploration of the aims, tools, and methods of Architectural History as a discipline; the use of primary sources from the Canadian Centre for Architecture and other archives.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
Restriction: Departmental permission required
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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: Fall 2017
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia (Fall)
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Adams, Annmarie (Fall) Sheppard, Adrian; Castro, Ricardo L; Caille-Levesque, Clothilde (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.
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Dunton, Nancy Hawley (Fall) Castro, Ricardo L; Jemtrud, Michael (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.
Architecture : Innovative design concepts for sustainable homes and communities to include adaptability; net-zero energy; micro units; recycling; plug and play; green roofs; aging in place and live-work.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Designing for sustainable development to meet the Millennium and its new environmental goals. Approaches, strategies and projects that meet these goals in areas of economic empowerment, food security, gender equity, health and sanitation, and shelter sectors.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Harlander, David (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Architecture : Overview of cultural landscapes studies, methodologies, and resources. Comparative studies of the connection between people, place, and artifact systems through a critical examination of architecture, regional context, and material culture. Examination of precedents for the interpretation of cultural landscapes by architects, ethnologists, anthropologists, folklorists, historians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and artists.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Mellin, Robert (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Architecture : Advanced studies in housing: general preoccupations, theoretical antecedents, epistemological foundations, and practical techniques pertinent to contemporary theory and practice.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Fall)
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: Fall 2017
Instructors: Luka, Nicholas (Fall)
(1-2-6)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
Architecture : Seminar to critically review an architectural topic.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Adams, Annmarie (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Architecture : An intensive course in research methods for students with professional training in architecture. Topics include how to set research questions, establish hypotheses, engage methodologies, produce literature reviews, organize fieldwork, and present findings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(3-0-6)
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the M.Arch. (Professional), M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D. in Architecture programs.
Architecture : The development of critical writing skills, focusing on current architectural themes and issues.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural design and research.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Türeli, Aysenur (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.
Architecture : Critical readings in architectural research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(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.
Architecture : Directed research in topics of specialized areas of architecture and design practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(0-0-9)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) Non-Thesis; Design Studio - Directed Research.
Architecture : Directed research in topics of specialized areas of architecture and design practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
(0-0-9)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 688 and permission of instructor
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) Non-Thesis; Studio Design - Directed Research.
Note: Courses taken are to be used to fulfil one group only.
Unless otherwise indicated, the above courses are restricted to students in the professional area.
(0-3 credits)
Up to 3 credits (at the 500 or 600 level) may be taken outside the School of Architecture with the approval of an assigned faculty adviser.