Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions and Mediations of Excellence (CRC-ACME)

Led by Dr. Jean-Pierre Chupin, Canada Research Chair from the Université de Montréal, the ACME Chair’s research contributes to the improvement of the quality of built environments. Research projects, ideas competitions, critical exhibitions and databases each support the capacity of buildings and public spaces to be evaluated and discussed in terms of equity, social value and sustainability. These issues, related to a comprehensive and inclusive view of quality in design, are addressed through design awards and competitions held in Canada over the past 20 years.

Research units

• Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle

Universities

• Université d’Athabasca (Athabasca University)
• Université Carleton (Carleton University)
• Université Dalhousie (Dalhousie University)
• Université Concordia/Concordia University
• Université Laurentienne/Laurentian University
• Université Laval
• Université de Toronto (University of Toronto)
• Université de Calgary (University of Calgary)
• Université de la Colombie-Britanique (The University of British Columbia)
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
• Université McGill

Partner organizations

• Centre d'expertise numérique pour la recherche (CEN-R), BRDV, Université de Montréal
• Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation (FCI)/Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
• Ville de Montréal
• Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture
• Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH)
• Centre Canadien d'Architecture

Location on the University campus

• CATALOGUE DES CONCOURS CANADIENS (CCC) CANADIAN COMPETITIONS CATALOGUE
• ARCHIVES OF EXEMPLARITY IN ARCHITECTURE and the built environment (AREA)
• Répertoire des concours d’architecture dans le monde
• Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle (LEAP)
• PARTENARIAT CRSH PORTÉ PAR LA CRC-ACME: QUALITÉ DANS L'ENVIRONNEMENT BÂTI AU CANADA (FEUILLES DE ROUTE VERS L'ÉQUITÉ, LA VALE
  The CRC-ACME coordinates a major research partnership funded by the SSHRC The CRC-ACME announces its involvement in the partnership Quality of the Built Environment in Canada: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability. Funded by SSHRC until 2027, this partnership brings together 14 universities, 70 researchers and 68 public and private organizations. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada until 2027, a major research partnership on quality in the

At Université de Montreal

• Jean-Pierre Chupin - Titulaire

At Université de Montreal

• Dimitri Weibel - Coordonnateur

Comité scientifique

Comité d'évaluation

Chaire de recherche du Canada en architecture, concours et médiations de l’excellence

Publications en libre accès