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Calendar Description: An exploration of the design of buildings. Projects emphasize the major social, technological, environmental, and symbolic aspects of the design process. Introduction to specific modeling, presentation, and documentation techniques. Discussions, readings, field trips and practical exercises.
Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) Student Performance Criteria (SPC): A1, A5, A6, A7, A8
Theme: The theme of the Fall 2025 U2 studio is housing. The semester will be divided into two parts, each of which is based on a single project that explores different ideas about architecture, residential design, and the design process itself. In the first assignment, working individually, students will use design as a mechanism to explore narratives associated with concepts of home. In the second assignment, working in teams of two, students will develop detailed propositions for a high-density mixed-use housing project on a Montreal site.
Studio structure: The course is taught in person. The class will be divided into three sections, each of which will work under the supervision of one of three instructors. Individual instructors may, from time to time, introduce specific topics for exploration and discussion within a section, but all three sections will work on the same site and according to the general course outline, learning objectives, schedule, and program described in the General Course Outline.
Studio coordinator: Prof. David Covo.
Description du calendrier : Une exploration de la conception des bxc3xa2timents. Les projets mettent l'accent sur les principaux aspects sociaux, technologiques, environnementaux et symboliques du processus de conception. Introduction xc3xa0 des techniques spxc3xa9cifiques de modxc3xa9lisation, de prxc3xa9sentation et de documentation. Discussions, lectures, visites de terrain et exercices pratiques.
Critxc3xa8res de performance des xc3xa9tudiants (CPE) du Conseil canadien de certification en architecture (CCCA) : A1, A5, A6, A7, A8
Thxc3xa8me : Le studio U2 de l'automne 2025 aura pour thxc3xa8me l'habitation. Le semestre sera divisxc3xa9 en deux parties, chacune basxc3xa9e sur un projet unique explorant diffxc3xa9rentes idxc3xa9es sur l'architecture, le design rxc3xa9sidentiel et le processus de conception lui-mxc3xaame. Dans le premier travail, individuel, les xc3xa9tudiants utiliseront le design comme mxc3xa9canisme pour explorer les rxc3xa9cits associxc3xa9s aux concepts d'habitation. Dans le second travail, en binxc3xb4me, les xc3xa9tudiants xc3xa9laboreront des propositions dxc3xa9taillxc3xa9es pour un projet de logements xc3xa0 usage mixte xc3xa0 haute densitxc3xa9 sur un site montrxc3xa9alais.
Structure du cours : Le cours est dispensxc3xa9 en prxc3xa9sentiel. Le cours est divisxc3xa9 en trois sections, chacune supervisxc3xa9e par un des trois instructeurs. Chaque instructeur peut, de temps xc3xa0 autre, aborder des sujets spxc3xa9cifiques xc3xa0 explorer et xc3xa0 discuter au sein d'une section, mais les trois sections se dxc3xa9rouleront sur le mxc3xaame site et selon le plan gxc3xa9nxc3xa9ral du cours, les objectifs d'apprentissage, l'horaire et le programme dxc3xa9crits dans le plan gxc3xa9nxc3xa9ral du cours.
Coordinateur du studio : Professeur David Covo.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Appropriate technical, digital and/or critical, theoretical expertise required for the course; active in the profession. Professional practice and/or post-secondary teaching experience in architecture. M.Arch. or equivalent (first professional degree). Appointment is from August 25 to December 31, 2025. ARCH 303 / Design & Construction 1 (U2 studio). 6 credits. Salary $14,000.
Expertise technique, numxc3xa9rique et/ou critique thxc3xa9orique requise pour le cours ; xc3x8atre actif dans la profession. Expxc3xa9rience de pratique professionnelle et/ou d'enseignement postsecondaire en architecture. Maxc3xaetrise en architecture ou xc3xa9quivalent (premier diplxc3xb4me professionnel). Poste xc3xa0 pourvoir du 25 aoxc3xbbt au 31 dxc3xa9cembre 2025. ARCH 303 / Conception et construction 1 (studio U2). 6 crxc3xa9dits. Salaire : 14 000 $.
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Hiring Unit: Architecture
Course Title: Design & Construction 1 (U2 studio)
Subject Code: ARCH 303
Location: Macdonald-Harrington
Schedule: TBA
Deadline to Apply: 2025-06-15
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