Alberto de Salvatierra

Assistant Professor of Urbanism and Data in Architecture

University of Calgary

Participates in 2 items

Alberto de Salvatierra is founder and director of the Center for Civilization and assistant professor of urbanism and data in architecture at the University of Calgary School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL). An interdisciplinary polymath, architectural designer, and landscape urbanist, Alberto’s research and work focuses on material flows as infrastructure at the urban and civilizational scales, while also working within the broader frameworks of planetary urbanization, landscape as urbanism, and vernacular architecture. Alberto holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and both a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Design Studies in Urbanism, Landscape and Ecology from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

Sessions in which Alberto de Salvatierra participates

Thursday 26 May, 2022

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

11:00 AM

City as Civilization: From Ecumenopolis to Res Communis

20 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Part of: Globalizing Architectural Scholarship in Canada II

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

Paper

Alberto de Salvatierra, University of Calgary (Presenter)

The study of cities purely as discrete objects—that begin and end in a bounded condition—is becoming increasingly obsolete. As Clare Lyster desc...

Friday 27 May, 2022

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

9:30 AM

Civic Commons Catalyst: Supporting Transformative Revitalization of Underutilized Spatial Assets in Albertan Cities

20 minutes, 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Part of: Strategies for Urban Revival and Renewal in Canadian Cities and Towns I

Paper

Alberto de Salvatierra, University of Calgary (Presenter)

Cities in Alberta are facing three concurrent challenges: 1) the impacts of COVID-19 on the near and long-term planning, design construction, an...

Sessions in which Alberto de Salvatierra attends

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 ...

Thursday 26 May, 2022

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

8:30 AM

Welcome coffee and registration

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

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Ground Floor Hall

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

Globalizing Architectural Scholarship in Canada II

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

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...

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)

5:00 PM

Screening of the movie "Roger D'Astous" and conversation with filmmaker Étienne Desrosiers

2 hours, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510

Roger D'Astous is one of the most important Canadian architects of the 20th century. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, he worked all his life to ...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Queering Canada’s Built Environment

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

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

Regular session

Hilary Grant, Carleton University (Chair)

Benjamin Peterson (Chair)

Queerness and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer histories are a part of architectural...

10:30 AM

Break (copy)

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

11:00 AM

Designing for accessibility and inclusivity

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

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

Regular session

Menno Hubregtse, University of Victoria (Chair)

Ramps and curb cuts often first come to mind when one thinks about how the built environment is de...

12:30 PM

Lunch

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

Repas

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...