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School of Architecture

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School of Architecture

Location

Location

  • Macdonald-Harrington Building, Room 201
  • 815 Sherbrooke Street West
  • Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6

About the School of Architecture

About the School of Architecture

The School of Architecture at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University was founded in 1896. Our mission is to educate professionals who will contribute to the socio-economic and cultural development of Quebec, Canada and the broader global community through responsible participation in the process of the design, construction, and interpretation of the built environment.

The School offers the non-professional B.Sc.(Arch.) program, the M.Arch. (Professional) program, and post-professional research programs, including the M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D.

Architectural Certification in Canada

Architectural Certification in Canada

In Canada, all provincial associations recommend a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit Canadian professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of accredited degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted a five-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance with established educational standards.

Master's degree programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Since all provincial associations in Canada recommend any applicant for licensure to have graduated from a CACB-accredited program, obtaining such a degree is an essential aspect of preparing for the professional practice of architecture. While graduation from a CACB-accredited program does not assure registration, the accrediting process is intended to verify that each accredited program substantially meets those standards that, as a whole, comprise an appropriate education for an architect.

Programs of Study

Programs of Study

Students in the B.Sc.(Arch.) program who intend to proceed to the professional degree must satisfy certain minimum requirements. Students must:

  • complete the B.Sc.(Arch.) degree, including the series of required and complementary courses stipulated for professional studies, with a minimum CGPA of 3.00;
  • submit a portfolio of work executed in the sequence of six design studios, as well as samples of professional and personal work;
  • complete the minimum period of relevant work experience according to the current Work Experience Guidelines (see www.mcgill.ca/architecture/bboard/bscmai/workexperience).

Further information on the M.Arch. (Professional) program and application procedures is available at www.mcgill.ca/architecture.

Student Exchanges

Student Exchanges

A limited number of qualified students may participate in an exchange with schools of architecture at other universities that have agreements with the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ School of Architecture, for a maximum of one term in the second year of the B.Sc.(Arch.) program. These include the following: Università Iuav di Venezia (Venice, Italy); Fakultät für Raumplanung und Architektur, Technische Universität Wien (Vienna, Austria); Institut Supérieur d'Architecture, Saint-Luc Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium); École Nationale Supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble (Grenoble, France); École Nationale Supérieure d'architecture de Clermont-Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand, France); Facoltà di Architettura Civile Politecnico di Milano (Boviso) (Milan, Italy); The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (Copenhagen, Denmark).

Ancillary Academic Facilities

Ancillary Academic Facilities

Laboratories and Workshops
Architectural Workshops – David Speller, Technician
Communications Laboratory, including Photo Lab – Carrie Henzie, Media Technician
Computers in Architecture Laboratories – Professor Aaron Sprecher
Library
Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, located in the Redpath Library – Jennifer Garland, Liaison Librarian
Collections
Visual Resources Collection, including slides, film, video and other materials – Dr. Annmarie Adams
The John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection, housed in the Blackader-Lauterman Library – Ann Marie Holland, Liaison Librarian
Orson Wheeler Architectural Model Collection – Professor Pieter Sijpkes
Materials Resource Centre – Dr. Avi Friedman
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)

School of Architecture Faculty

School of Architecture Faculty

Director
Michael Jemtrud
Emeritus Professors
Derek Drummond; B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.A. (William C. Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Architecture)
Adrian Sheppard; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(Yale), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q., A.A.P.P.Q.
Radoslav Zuk; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(MIT), D.Sc.(Ukr. Acad. Art), F.R.A.I.C., F.R.S.A., F.A.R.C., O.A.Q., O.A.A.
Professors
Annmarie Adams; B.A.(McG.), M.Arch., Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.), M.R.A.I.C. (William C. Macdonald Professor of Architecture)
Vikram Bhatt; N.Dip.Arch.(Ahmedabad), M.Arch.(McG.), M.R.A.I.C.
Avi Friedman; B.Arch.(Technion), M.Arch.(McG.), Ph.D.(Montr.), O.A.Q., I.A.A.
Alberto Pérez-Gómez; Dipl.Eng.(Nat. Pol. Inst., Mexico), M.A., Ph.D.(Essex) (Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor of Architectural History)
Associate Professors
Martin Bressani; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc.Arch., Diplômes des Études approfondies, Docteur de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne(Paris IV)
Ricardo L. Castro; B.Arch.(Los Andes), M.Arch., M.A.(Art History)(Ore.), F.R.A.I.C.
David Covo; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q.
Michael Jemtrud; B.Sc., B.A., B.Arch.(Penn. St.), M.Arch.(McG.)
Robert Mellin; B.Arch., M.Sc.(Arch.)(Penn. St.), M.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Penn.), M.R.A.I.C., N.A.A.
Pieter Sijpkes; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.)
Assistant Professors
Nik Luka; B.A.A.(Ryerson), M.Arch.(Laval), Ph.D.(Tor.), M.C.I.P.
Aaron Sprecher; B.Arch.(Bezalel), M.Arch.(Calif.-LA)
Adjunct Professors
Howard Davies
François Émond
Julia Gersovitz
Phyllis Lambert
Joanna Nash
Maria Mingallon
Mark Poddubiuk
Conor Sampson
Jozef Zorko
Planetary Society Visiting Professor in Architecture
Torben Berns
Course Lecturers
Tom Balaban
Sinisha Brdar
Nancy Dunton
Leila Marie Farah
Matt Fisher
Maxime Gagné
Dominique Laroche
Philippe Lupien
Paula Meijeriuk
Suresh Perera
Carlos Rueda
Pierina Saia
Senior Critic
Dan Hanganu
Visiting Critics and Lecturers

Each year, visitors are involved in the teaching of certain courses as critics and lecturers. These visitors change from year to year. The following were visitors for 2010:

Gavin Affleck, Iris Amizlev, Thierry Beaudoin, Denis Bilodeau, Natacha Boucher, Louis Brillant, Tim Brittain-Cattlin, Yvan Cazabon, Randy Cohen, Anne Cormier, Jason Crow, Nathalie David, Ursula Emery-McClure, Paul Emmons, Marco Frascari, Terrance Galvin, Nathan Godlovitch, Fanis Gramenos, Paul Holmquist, Stuart Kinmond, Lisa Landrum, Sophie Le-Bourva, Annie Lebel, Philippe Lupien, Erik Marosi, Alexis Meier, Paula Meijerink, Maria Elisa Navarro, Lucas Oberlaender, Guillaume Pelletier, Marc-André Plasse, Alessandra Ponte, Louis Pretty, Lia Ruccolo, Antonino Saggio, Angeliki Sioli, Georges Teyssot, David Theodore

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Architecture) – Architecture (126 credits)

Revision, August 2011. Start of revision. ...

For more information, see Architecture (126 credits).

Faculty of Engineering—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)
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