Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions and Quality (CRC-ACQUA)

Led by Jean-Pierre Chupin at the University of Montreal, the Level 1 Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions and Quality(CRC-ACQUA) contributes to improving the quality of built environments. Research projects, design competitions, critical exhibitions and databases examine the ability of buildings and public spaces to meet expectations in terms of equity, social value and sustainability. These issues are addressed through the lens of awards of excellence and competitions, which are understolivingod as epistemological filters and mediation mechanisms. The CRC-ACQUA is responsible for SSHRC partnership #895-2022-1003 Quality in Canada's Built Environment: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability(2022-2027) and manages the open-access platform ArchiQualiData.ca, the database on quality, awards of excellence and lived experience in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban design in Canada.

Research units

• Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle

Universities

• Université d’Athabasca (Athabasca University)
• Université Dalhousie (Dalhousie University)
• Université Concordia/Concordia University
• Université Laurentienne/Laurentian University
• Université Laval
• Université McGill/McGill University
• Université de Toronto (University of Toronto)
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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
• ArchiQualiData.ca (The Database on Quality, Awards of Excellence and Lived Experience)
• Répertoire des concours d’architecture dans le monde
• Laboratoire d’étude de l’architecture potentielle (LEAP)
• PARTENARIAT CRSH PORTÉ PAR LA CRC-ACQUA: QUALITÉ DANS L'ENVIRONNEMENT BÂTI AU CANADA (FEUILLES DE ROUTE VERS L'ÉQUITÉ, LA VAL
  The CRC-ACQUA coordinates a major research partnership funded by the SSHRC The CRC-ACQUA 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 th

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