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The M.Arch. (Professional); Non-Thesis degree program provides a structured opportunity to explore advanced architectural design, integrating building construction, landscape and urban design, professional practice, sustainable design, and the history and theory of architecture. A strategic focus on design methodology, innovative research, and self-directed inquiry, supported by the advanced media and modeling technologies and other resources required to carry out architectural research and creative practice.
Architecture : Comprehensive design investigation of interrelated architectural-engineering-landscape concepts and systems; development and application of design methods fit for the changing climates and conditions of this century.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Craig, Salmaan; Leon, Daniela; Keena, Naomi (Fall)
(0-9-18)
Corequisite: ARCH 678.
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional) program.
Architecture : A project-based graduate studio focused on the integration of skills and research to tackle contemporary global issues in architecture and urban design.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Davies, Howard; Carter, Morgan; Laptiste, Shane; Taylor, Rebecca (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 2024
Instructors: Plourde, Marc-André (Winter)
Architecture : Research and design-based graduate studio focused on investigation of architectural and urban issues.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Jemtrud, Michael; King, Andrew (Fall)
(12-0-15)
Prerquisite(s): ARCH 673
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in M.Arch. (Professional); Non-Thesis program.
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 2023
Instructors: Davies, Howard (Fall)
(2-0-7)
Architecture : Design-based research project focused on scholarly investigation and the presentation of results in appropriate graphic and written form.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Jemtrud, Michael; King, Andrew (Winter)
(12-0-15)
Prerequisite: ARCH 676
18 credits chosen from among the following:
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(1-4-4)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking URBP 514.
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(3-0-6)
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 2023
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Architecture : Analysis and evaluation of significant architectural projects with reference to contemporary architectural theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 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 2023
Instructors: Caicco, Gregory (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: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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: Fall 2023
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia (Fall)
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: Winter 2024
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia; Girard-Lamas, Sabrina (Winter)
(3-3-3)
Site visits and case studies.
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor.
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Castro, Ricardo L (Winter) Balbahadur, Vedanta (Summer)
(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 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Dunton, Nancy Hawley (Fall)
(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 : Special topics related to architecture will be presented by core faculty and visiting lecturers.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Türeli, Ipek (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Architecture : Special topics related to architecture will be presented by core faculty and visiting lecturers.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Branda, Ewan (Winter)
(2-0-7)
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: Winter 2024
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Winter)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(1-2-6)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
Architecture : Survey of research methods relevant to architecture. Introduction to research ethics; differentiating between primary and secondary methods; contrasting macro- and micro-social approaches; setting research questions; undertaking literature scans; reviewing empirical findings by others; designing instruments and tools for primary research; conducting field research; presenting findings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(2-1-6)
Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the M.Arch. (Professional), M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D. in Architecture programs.
Architecture : Examination of technical relationships among building materials, architectural proportions, thermoregulation strategies, and human capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Craig, Salmaan (Winter)
(2-1-6)
Architecture : Theories and methods for the energetic and environmental basis of architecture.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Rondinel, Daniel (Winter)
(3-0-6).
Architecture : Landscape as both process and medium linking human history and environmental change. Abiotic and biotic processes. Conceptualizations of nature, ecology, and landscape. Climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. Design as discipline-transcending work at multiple scales.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Architecture : Global history of architecture and urbanism, examining contemporary cities with an architectural lens. Case studies are presented to develop capacities for critical analysis of the built environment. Key ideas and ongoing debates on urbanism and architectural design.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Türeli, Ipek (Winter)
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 2023
Instructors: Covo, David; Castro, Ricardo L (Fall)
(15-40-6)
Architecture : Seminar exploring critical readings in architectural design and research.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Adams, Annmarie (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Restriction: Only open to students enrolled in a Master's program offered by the School.
Note: A variety of topics will be chosen for the seminar each year.
Architecture : Seminar exploring critical readings in architectural design and research.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Saloojee, Ozayr (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Restriction: Only open to students enrolled in a Master's program offered by the School.
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 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 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.
Occupational Therapy : Problems and solutions of the environment that impact negatively on the physically or mentally disabled individual.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Restriction: M1 OT and Architecture students only
Urban Planning : Basic concepts of real estate and property rights and how these are valued. The specificities of property markets and their segmentation. The paradox of realestate uniqueness. Actors and processes of realestate development and investment in practical terms (proforma analysis, investment analysis, leases and property management) and broader terms (institutional investors, financialization). Segmentation of development processes among local, supralocal and international actors, including consultants. Roles of the planner and planning regulations; how these affect property values and property development with specific reference to Québec planning legislation and powers. Market evaluation and analysis of the development potential of specific sites.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
(3-0-6)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken URBP 617 in winter 2017.
Urban Planning : Planning and urban design strategies for transforming suburban and exurban settings in North America to meet contemporary needs. Critical approaches to responsible practice in existing cultural landscapes. Adaptive reuse of public space, intensification, densification, transit-oriented retrofit of urban form, community-based design development.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Luka, Nik (Fall)