power corporation of canada awards
study centre
The Power Corporation of Canada Awards encourage students at the Masters level in Canadian architecture schools to become acquainted with the CCA Collection and public programs through a collaborative project of three months at the Study Centre.
Summer 2010 Research Residencies: Green CCA
Eligibility and Terms of Residency
All students currently enrolled in professional and post-professional Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Environmental Design, or Master of Urban Design programs in Canada are eligible for this award, regardless of citizenship. The Power Corporation Award provides a total stipend of $7,000 CAD to cover the travel, housing, and living expenses of each recipient for a three-month residency in Montréal during June, July, and August 2010. Three recipients will be selected to work together and in collaboration with CCA curatorial staff. The residency and research project must be completed by 1 September 2010. The Award is non-renewable.
Application
Green CCA
Today the imperative for reconsidering the ecological impact of architecture has become inextricably linked to certain statistical metrics, with the deployment of high-performance technology as the principal solution. Sustainability cannot be defined only in technocratic terms given its social, political, and architectural implications. The CCA is developing a series of exhibitions, publications, and educational programs such as 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas, Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow, and Actions: What You Can Do With the City to define the place of sustainability within the architectural culture of the twenty-first century. Research proposals should address this issue from a historical or critical perspective but also suggest a strategic approach, taking the CCA building and gardens in their urban context as a case study.
Each candidate must draft a proposal on the topic of Green CCA. The application package, to be sent by email to powercorp@cca.qc.ca by Thursday, 15 April 2010, should comprise the following documents in a single PDF file of up to five MB maximum:
Research proposal of 750 to 1,000 words.
Portfolio including visual or written materials.
Curriculum vitae detailing education, professional experience, design competitions, citations, awards, and working languages, as well as any other relevant information.
Contact information of two academics or design professionals who are familiar with you and your work.
Selection
The Power Corporation Award Committee will appraise each application according to three criteria: originality of the research proposal and portfolio, relevance to architectural thinking and practice, and professional development. The Power Corporation Award Committee will select three recipients from among all applicants by Friday, 30 April 2010.
Please address questions and nominations to: powercorp@cca.qc.ca
Power Corporation of Canada Award Recipients
Martin Hogue, University of Toronto
Michael Lis, University of British Columbia
Samantha Lynch, University of Manitoba
1 June to 31 August 2009
Tomek Bartczak, University of Toronto
Shannon Harvey, McGill University
Per Kefgen, McGill University
2 June to 2 September 2008
Olive Bailey, University of Calgary
Kate Patterson, University of Toronto
Julia Tischer, McGill University
1 June to 1 September 2007
Edward J. Martin, University of Waterloo
Catherine Vandermeulen, McGill University
Nancy Wilson, University of Toronto
1 June to 1 September 2006
2005
Peter Sealy, McGill University
Research Topic: Nineteenth-Century Photography and the Architectural Unconscious
9 January to 5 May 2006
Christopher C. Clarke, University of Calgary
Research Topic: Influences of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Architects on Aboriginal Communities and Architecture
1 May to 31 August 2005
2004
Lian Chang, McGill University
Research Topic: Festival and Fortification: the Ritual Transformations of Henry II's Royal Entries, 1548-50
10 January to 13 May 2005
Stephanie Davidson, Dalhousie University
Research Topic: Scrapbook City: Representing Contemporary Montréal
1 June to 1 October 2004
2003
Florian Jungen, Dalhousie University
Research Topic: Vernacular Detailing in the Work of John Hejduk
25 August to 23 December 2003
Sabrina Richard, University of Toronto
Research Topic: Architecture on Display: Architectural Installations at the Canadian Centre for Architecture