Prof. Peter Coffman

Associate Professor

Participates in 1 Session

Peter Coffman is an Associate Professor in Carleton University’s History and Theory of Architecture program. He is the author of Newfoundland Gothic (Québec, 2008) and numerous articles on English medieval and Canadian medievalist architecture. His current research focuses on nineteenth-century church architecture in Atlantic Canada, particularly Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. A former professional photographer, he continues to combine architectural history with architectural photography, notably with the exhibition and publication Anglicana Tales (Dalhousie University Art Gallery, 2010). He served as President of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada from 2010 to 2016.

Sessions in which Prof. Peter Coffman participates

Wednesday 25 May, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

4:45 PM

Opening Event

3 hours 45 minutes, 4:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Signup required

Dawson Hall (Le Balcon) St James united - Dawson Hall

Cocktail

Prof. Martin Drouin, UQAM (Master of ceremonies)

Lucie K. Morisset, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Discussant)

Dr Jessica Mace, University of Toronto (Discussant)

Prof. Peter Coffman (Presenter)

Luc Noppen, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Keynote speaker)

Candace Iron, Humber College (Speaker)

We propose a rich and colorful inaugural evening, in a mythical place: Dawson Hall, behind St James United Church (1887-1889, Alexander Francis ...

Sessions in which Prof. Peter Coffman attends

Thursday 26 May, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Globalizing Architectural Scholarship in Canada I

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525

Regular session

Dustin Valen, McGill University (Chair)

In recognition of the fact that Canadian practitioners, scholars, and students of architecture thi...

10:30 AM

Break (copy)

30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Religious architecture: new questions / new approaches II

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520

Regular session

Prof. Marc Grignon, Un. Laval (Chair)

Over the past twenty or so years, the architecture of churches in Quebec and across Canada has triggered new and increasingly pressing questions...

12:30 PM

Lunch and presentation of the Martin Eli Weil prize

2 hours, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Théâtre Sainte-Catherine - Théâtre

Repas

Luiza Santos (Keynote speaker)

Friday 27 May, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:30 AM

Welcome coffee

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Architecture and heritage of the everyday I

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520

Regular session

Dr Jessica Mace, University of Toronto (Chair)

Architectural history and heritage have historically been defined by superlatives. Vernacular traditions and local histories, on the other hand,...

10:30 AM

Break

30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Strategies for Urban Revival and Renewal in Canadian Cities and Towns II

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515

Regular session

Shannon Bassett, Laurentian University (Chair)

Many of our Canadian cities and towns currently find themselves in need of revival and renewal. Disinvestment in the public realm, decentralizat...

12:30 PM

Lunch and Annual General Meeting of Members

3 hours, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Repas

3:30 PM

Current research B

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520

Regular session

4:30 PM

Walking tour in the Centre-sud neighborhood

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Signup required

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)

Luc Noppen, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Presenter)

Walking tour of the working-class housing and churches of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre and Sainte-Brigide-de-Kildare (now the Sainte-Brigide Cultural and...

Saturday 28 May, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:30 AM

Welcome coffee

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Citizens, history, and heritage

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520

Regular session

Prof. Martin Drouin, UQAM (Chair)

Since the 19th century, citizens grouped within different types of associations, from t...

10:30 AM

Break (copy)

30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Heritage for Whom? Conserving Community Spaces

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520

Regular session

Stephanie Mah, Giaimo (Chair)

Jenni Pace (Chair)

While the relationship between architecture and community are intrinsically intertwined, the built...

12:30 PM

Lunch

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Repas

1:30 PM

Discovery of the Soulanges Canal

4 hours 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Signup required

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)

Repas

Bus tour of the Soulanges Canal and its facilities (1899-1959), currently undergoing a major enhancement project. The first stop will be at the ...

6:00 PM

Closing dinner

5 hours, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Available

La Biosphère - Belvédère et salle panoramique

Event

Prof. Martin Drouin, UQAM (Chair)

We offer a unique experience for the closing dinner of this conference in Montreal, in the former U.S. pavilion of Expo'67 - the most popular of...