The website for the national partnership can be found here:
Living atlas of quality in architecture and the built environment
Project: Quality in Canada’s Built Environment: Roadmaps for Equity, Social Value, and Sustainability
Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grant
Date: 2022-2027
Description: Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada until 2027, a major research partnership on quality in the built environment brings together – for the first time – 14 universities, 70 researchers and 68 public and private organizations at the municipal, provincial and national levels. The total value of this partnership will be $8.6M ($2.5M from SSHRC, $6.1M from partners including $4.2M in-kind contributions). Such an investment confirms the commitment of all partners and the importance of the collaborative process. It was awarded 2.5 M from SSHRC and a total of more than $8M CAD when including in-kind and cash contributions from partnering and co-applicants’ institutions.
Concordia university co-applicants:
Carmela Cucuzzella (site lead)
Ursula Eicher
Cynthia Hammond
Carly Ziter
Meghan Joy
Research Assistants:
Sara El Khatib
Morteza Hazbei
Firdous Nizar
Tatev Yesayan
Negarsadat Rahimi
Mohammad Reza Seyedabadi
Local Partners:
Bureau du Design (of the City of Montreal)
City of Montreal
Vivre en Ville
CRE Montreal
GRAME
Nouveau Voisins