Barriers to quality

2022 ANNUAL CONVENTION: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL

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BARRIERS TO QUALITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA

The first annual convention of partners and representatives of stakeholders across Canada

Montreal, 2022

Principles & Objectives of the 1stannual SSHRC Partnership Convention

This convention is the first in a series of five annual meetings that will take place from 2022 to 2027. It brings together over 120 participants from across Canada at the invitation of partners associated to 14 universities.

The theme of the first convention is:

Barriers to quality in the built environment: How can sustainability and equity be combined to increase the social value of built urban environments?

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

INTRODUCING THE PARTNERSHIP GOVERNANCE

Land acknowledgement

First meeting of Governance Board

Hosted by Carmela Cucuzzella (Concordia University) and Terrance Galvin (Laurentian University)

Nomination of Chair and co-Chair

First meeting of Dissemination and Outreach committee

Hosted by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Université de Montréal) and Brian Sinclair (University of Calgary)

Nomination of Chair and co-Chair

Informal gathering of members of the Graduate Student Committee
Welcoming Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Indigenous Ceremony

Land acknowledgement.

Welcome by Izabel Amaral, Head of the School of Architecture, Université de Montréal and Partnership director Jean-Pierre Chupin, CRC-ACME, Université de Montréal

Welcome by members of the Steering Committee

INTRODUCING THE 14 RESEARCH SITES AND THEIR PROJECTS

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Project presentations from 14 research sites across Canada
Designing Inclusive, Sustainable and Healthy Cities
Led by UCalgary
Regenerative Communities
Led by AthabascaU
Community-Led Pathways to Affordable & Sustainable First Nation Housing
Led by UManitoba
Material Culture & Social Prosperity
Led by LaurentianU
Re-evaluating Inclusivity and Well-Being on Toronto’s Evolving Waterfront
Led by Toronto Metropolitan U
Equitable Resilience in Toronto’s Open Spaces
Led by UToronto
The Long-Term Cost of Low-Quality Buildings
Led by UWaterloo
Adaptive Reuse for a Sustainable Future
Led by CarletonU
Material Innovation in Spaces for Special Needs
Led by UMontréal
Retrofitting Spaces for Health and Aging in the City
Led by ConcordiaU
Night-time Design for Marginalized Communities
Led by McGillU
Processes & Policies Supporting the Reinvention of Built Environment
Led by ULaval
Mapping Quality and Belonging through Experiences of Space
Led by DalhousieU
Right to Land
Led by U British Columbia
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON QUALITY BY CITIZEN GROUPS + FIRST ILLUSTRATIONS OF BARRIERS TO QUALITY
Expectations by citizens group Rep #1
Presentation by Victor Bouguin
Active Aging Consultant and Gabriel Cotte, Housing Consultant Vivre en ville, Montréal and Québec, Québec
Expectations by citizen group Rep #2
Presentation by Sylvia McAdam
Windsor University and University of Manitoba Co-founder of One House Many Nations, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Expectations by citizen group Rep #3
Doramy Ehling
Chief Executive Director Rick Hansen Foundation

5 parallel roundtables by thematic clusters on expectations and illustrations of barriers to quality in the built environment by citizen groups across Canada

  1. Spatial justice & heightened quality of life
  2. Integrated resilience, material culture & adaptative reuse
  3. (A) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  4. (B) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  5. Processes & policies supporting the reinvention of built environments
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON QUALITY BY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS + SECOND ILLUSTRATIONS OF BARRIERS TO QUALITY
Expectations by Professional and Award Org. Rep #1
Presentation by Jonathan Bisson
Architect, President-Elect Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Expectations by Professional and Award Org. Rep #2
Presentation by Véronique Bourbeau
Director, Communications and Public Relations Ordre des Architectes du Québec (OAQ)
Expectations by Professional and Award Org. Rep #3
Presentation by Susan Speigel
Architect MOAA, President Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)

5 roundtables by thematic clusters on expectations and concerns by professional orgs across Canada

  1. Spatial justice & heightened quality of life
  2. Integrated resilience, material culture & adaptative reuse
  3. (A) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  4. (B) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  5. Processes & policies supporting the reinvention of built environments

Welcome by the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design, Raphaël Fischler.

Networking happy hour (Main Hall), Faculty of Environmental Design, Université de Montréal

Friday, August 26, 2022

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON QUALITY BY CITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT + THIRD ILLUSTRATIONS OF BARRIERS TO QUALITY
Expectations by Cities and Procurement Rep #1
Presentation by Patrick Marmen
Chef de Bureau du design, Service du développement économique Ville de Montréal
Expectations by Cities and Procurement Rep #2
Presentation by David Down
Chief Urban Designer, City-Wide Urban Design, Community Planning The City of Calgary
Expectations by Cities and Procurement Rep #3
Presentation by Thierry Montpetit
Senior Director, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch Public Services and Procurement Canada

5 parallel roundtables by thematic clusters on expectations and illustrations of barriers to quality in the built environment by representatives of cities and public procurement across Canada

  1. Spatial justice & heightened quality of life
  2. Integrated resilience, material culture & adaptative reuse
  3. (A) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  4. (B) Inclusive design for health, wellness, aging & special needs
  5. Processes & policies supporting the reinvention of built environments
OPEN DISCUSSION ON STUDENT TRAINING, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AS WELL AS EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Equity, diversity, and inclusion in research
Presentation by Rob Wright
Steering Committee member, University of Toronto
Presentation of Graduate Student Committee and first agenda of the Common Integrative Seminars. Involving students in research
Presentation by Jean-Pierre Chupin
Steering Committee member, Université de Montréal
Understanding Indigenous Knowledge. Presentation by Indigenous scholars.
Closing Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Indigenous Ceremony