The “Artificial Intelligence” faculty fellowship, worth $ 2,000 CAD, was awarded to support a doctoral research project entitled “Representation and Simulation of Architecture Project Qualities through the Prism of Building Data Modeling Systems”. This project aims to determine, through a series of comparative analyzes of different scientific models, the part of the numerical modeling of the architectural project in the appreciation of the architectural quality during its design. This research is part of the Montreal Declaration’s “Knowledge”, “Responsibility”, “Autonomy” and “Well-being” components for responsible development of artificial intelligence by promoting the transparency of design algorithms and processes. numerical modeling analysis, now widely democratized in professional practice.
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Mandana Bafghinia winner of a 2018 Mitacs Globalink grant to pursue her research on observation decks in Shanghai
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas. The fellowship is awarded to support a doctoral research entitled « The Skyscraper: a viewing instrument for the metropolis ». The investigation of Shanghai’s buildings is particularly relevant to my research, both in terms of the quantity of observation decks located in the city and in terms of their design and operation. Besides the development of the thesis, the research stay will generate publications and support the development of a collaboration on high-rise buildings between Jiao Tong university and UdeM.
Jean-Pierre Chupin cosigns a manifesto for the quality of public constructions
Jean-Pierre Chupin, holder of the Université de Montréal Research Chair on Competitions, is co-signatory of the open letter on service contracts for public bodies, a joint manifesto of the Association of Architects in Private Practice of Quebec (AAPPQ) and the Association of Engineering Consulting Firms – Quebec (AFG) against the bill imposing the rule of the lowest bidder.
(winter 2018) 5 doctoral students at LEAP receive a support grant
5 doctoral students at LEAP receive a support grant taken on the FRQSC infrastructure grant (2016-2020)
Elijah Borrero (McGill, dir. David Theodore), Alessandra Mariani (Uqam, dir. Louis Martin), Sherif Goubran (Concordia, dir. Carmela Cucuzzella), Alexandra Paré et Mandana Bafghinia (UdeM, dir. Jean-Pierre Chupin).
LEAP Notebooks #2: Heteronomy, Autonomy (winter 2018)
Publication of a second issue of texts on contemporary architecture:
Cahiers de recherche du LEAP Research notebooks #02
Issue edited by Louis Martin and Jonathan Lachance dedicated to the
Potential of Heteronomy and Autonomy in Architecture
with invited scholar Prof. Paolo Amaldi (ENSA Versailles).
Discover issue#3 on the page dedicated by Potential Architecture Books: here.
Sherif Goubran receives the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2018-2021)
Sherif Goubran, doctoral student à Concordia University (dir. Carmela Cucuzzella) receives the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2018-2021) for academic excellence and community involvement.
Tiphaine Abenia – Lauréate de la Bourse Palladio 2017 – en
Félicitations à Tiphaine Abenia, lauréate de la Bourse Palladio 2017 (Pour son travail de thèse intitulé “Le projet d’architecture contemporain à l’épreuve du reclassement : catégorisation des potentiels de la structure urbaine abandonnée”, Tiphaine Abenia (directeurs : Jean-Pierre Chupin et Daniel Estevez) (La bourse de la Fondation Palladio soutient des doctorants et jeunes docteurs, français et étrangers, dont les recherches agissent significativement sur la construction de la ville. Cérémonie : 7 novembre 2017, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris. ))