Stephanie Mah

Creative Director / Heritage Specialist

Giaimo

Participates in 1 Session

Stephanie Mah is the Creative Director at Giaimo, a Toronto-based architecture firm integrating design, sustainability, and conservation, as well as the Vice President of the Toronto Branch of Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO). As a cultural heritage strategist (CAHP) with a background in architectural history and digital media, her work focuses on understanding, communicating, and promoting the connection between people and places through placemaking, programming, design, and research. She is a current member of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada's Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Sustainability Committee.

Sessions in which Stephanie Mah participates

Saturday 28 May, 2022

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

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...

Sessions in which Stephanie Mah 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

Dis-placements: Spatial Stories of Migration II

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

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

Regular session

Ipek Mehmetoglu (Chair)

Julia Tischer (Chair)

The cultural landscapes of migration are an inextricable part of Canada’s urban, social and nation...

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)

3:00 PM

Dis-placements: Spatial Stories of Migration III

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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

Regular session

Ipek Mehmetoglu (Chair)

Julia Tischer (Chair)

The cultural landscapes of migration are an inextricable part of Canada’s urban, social and nation...

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,...

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

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...