The Urban Design and Housing program enables students who have already completed their professional M.Arch. degree (or equivalent) to develop specialised skills for contemporary practice in housing, urban design, and the management of human settlements. It is open to students with a professional degree in Architecture, although applicants with a studio-based degree in a related field (landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental design) can be considered for admission in certain cases. All courses and studio projects are conducted in English; knowledge of French is useful in the bilingual context of Montreal but it is not a requirement. Successful applicants must meet the general requirements of the post-professional M.Arch. program as outlined here.
Program structure and courses
The post-professional M.Arch. Urban Design and Housing option involves a 12-month, 45-credit program of study, organised into three consecutive terms of coursework. Intensive seminars held during the first two terms focus on contemporary theory and research methods in urban design and housing. Students take ARCH 603 Urban Design and Housing Studio as an applied synthesis of the material discussed in the two core seminars. Nine credits of complementary coursework round out the Fall and Winter terms along with ARCH 623 Project Preparation, in which students develop the strategy for a major independent project (ARCH 632 Urban Design and Housing Research Report) to be completed in the Summer term.
Please note that we are currently revising the curriculum; minor changes will take effect in the 2015-16 academic year, and these will be announced on this page early in 2015.
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
ARCH 602. Housing Seminar.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Advanced studies in housing: general preoccupations, theoretical antecedents, epistemological foundations, and practical techniques pertinent to contemporary theory and practice.
- (2-1-6)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBD 602.
- Corequisite(s): ARCH 604
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ARCH 603. Urban Design and Housing Studio.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Comprehensive project in urban design and housing drawing on contemporary theory and practice.
- Prerequisites: ARCH 602 or URBD 602 (or equivalent course at Université de Montréal).
- Corequisite: ARCH 604
- Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the M.Arch. (Post-prof.) Urban Design and Housing option or the Maîtrise individualisée en design urbain offered by Université de Montréal. Not open to students who have taken URBD 613.
- (2-6-10)
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ARCH 604. Urban Design Seminar.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
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.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
- (1-2-6)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken URBP 604.
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ARCH 623. Project Preparation.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Guided background preparation for the project.
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ARCH 627. Research Methods.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
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.
- (2-1-6)
- Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the M.Arch. (Professional), M.Arch. (Post-professional) and Ph.D. in Architecture programs.
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ARCH 632. Urban Design and Housing Research Report.
Credits: 15
Offered by: Architecture (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An individual research report addressing interdisciplinary concerns in Urban Design and Housing.
- Prerequisites: ARCH 604, ARCH 623
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COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
Group A : Students must complete 6 to 9 credits from among the following courses.
ARCH 514. Community Design Workshop.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
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.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking URBP 514.
- Passing grade of B- in prerequisites for registration.
- (1-4-4)
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking URBP 514.
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ARCH 517. Sustainable Residential Development.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
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.
- Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or equivalent
- (3-0-6)
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ARCH 520. Montreal: Urban Morphology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Historical, geographical, demographical, and regional evolution of the metropolis of Montreal. Topics include: important quartiers, the Montreal urban grid, industrialization, reform movements, geographical diversity, urban culture, local building techniques and materials. Basic concepts of urban morphology and their relationships to the contemporary urban context will be explored.
- Section 02: others; limited enrolment.
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 521
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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ARCH 521. Structure of Cities.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Nature, pattern and life of modern cities. Urban networks, special areas, problems and prospects.
- Section 02: others; limited enrolment.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 520
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ARCH 562. Innovative Homes and Communities.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
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.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 201
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ARCH 631.
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ARCH 564. Design for Development.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Designing for sustainable development to meet broad developmental goals. Innovative design approaches, strategies and projects to address these objectives via economic empowerment, food security, gender equity, health, sanitation,
climate-change preparedness, and shelter-sector engagements.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ARCH 566. Cultural Landscapes Seminar.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Overview of cultural landscapes studies, methodologies, and resources. Comparative studies of the connection between people, place, and artifact systems through a critical examination of architecture, regional context, and material culture. Examination of precedents for the interpretation of cultural landscapes by architects, ethnologists, anthropologists, folklorists, historians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and artists.
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Group B : Students can complete 0 to 3 credits from any courses at the 500 level or higher, approved by an adviser.