Nicholas Roquet

Biography

Nicholas Roquet Associate Professor   Researcher at the Laboratory for the Study of Potential Architecture  (LEAP), University of Montreal Associate Researcher, Canada Research Chair in Built Heritage, Université de Montréal Member of the Quebec Order of Architects, 1997   Education   ARC 1102 History of Modern Architecture ARC 3011 Forms and Functions Workshop ARC 3012 Shapes and Techniques Workshop ARC 6813 Advanced Architecture Workshop 2 ARC 6814 Final Project AME 6311 Site Evaluation Methodology AME 6330 Conservation of Buildings and Works AME 6334 Conservation: Materials and Assemblies   Contribution to teaching   Co-chair of the M.Sc.A. Program Evaluation Committee in development (Conservation option) Conservation Orientation Manager, Master of Architecture Member, Graduate Studies Committee, School of Architecture Member of several juries for the examination of synthesis, evaluation and defense of doctoral theses, School of Architecture and Faculty of Planning   Areas of expertise Urban design and urban architecture History and theory of architecture Built heritage. Research and achievements   Research on the relationship between historical knowledge and creativity in the architecture of the XIX th  century, as well as on assessment issues and knowledge of historic sites from a contemporary perspective.  2013 Architecture and the Environmental Tradition: The Atmospheric in British Architecture from 1750 to 1850. SSHRC-funded research project. In collaboration with Martin Bressani (Principal Investigator, McGill), Marc Grignon (Laval) and Jodey Castricano (UBC). 2013 A building information model (BIM) for the Parliamentary precinct. Research Project funded by Public Works Canada (Agreement in Principle). Principal investigators: Stephen Fai (Carleton) and Jacques Lachapelle (Montreal). 2012 Restoration as a fictional act. Application for a research grant as a new professor-researcher, FQRSC. Recommended but not funded.  2011 Monumental heritage restoration practices in Canada. Faculty of Planning, Research Start-up Grant (completed). 2011 Life in Costume: The Architectural Fictions and Anachronisms of William Burges (1827-1881). PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, McGill University.

Research Interest

Nicholas Roquet's research focuses on the relationship between historical knowledge and creativity in the architecture of the XIX th century, as well as on assessment issues and knowledge of historic sites from a contemporary perspective. Nicholas Roquet specializes in architectural history and archeology (XIX th -XX th centuries) and is interested in conservation issues of buildings and landscapes.