SOCIAL HOUSING AS A SPACE FOR CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND CRITICISM IN CANADIAN DOWNTOWNS

This research-creation project aims to explore the new ideas that downtown social housing can generate in the Canadian context. It is structured around two ideas competitions organized by LEAP and open to graduate students in architecture enrolled at Canadian universities. It allows them to actively participate in formulating original proposals and to benefit from the various levels of reflection involved in the architectural design process within a competition setting. This research-creation project is intended to foster a collective reflection on the city, housing, and the cultural potential of social housing.