Frédérique Roy, master’s student at the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape, Hugo Berard, postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape, and Émile Pronovost, master’s student at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, will be presenting the AI Critical Fresco on May 30 at the conference The Great Transition: Reviving post-capitalist solidarities
The UNESCO Studio New Orleans aims to enhance the quality of living environments along the Mississippi River through design and planning practices grounded in sensory data collection.
On May 9th and 10th, the EVADIA+ project team participated in the participatory urban planning workshop organized in the Centre-Sud region around the Victoria Précision site.
We’re excited to join the 15th edition of the UNESCO Studio, taking place in New Orleans (USA) from May 19 to 31!
At today’s AI and Cities: An International Forum for Innovation and Collaboration, Shin Koseki, Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal and Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape, presented Évadia+, a groundbreaking AI-driven platform for inclusive urban participation. The project exemplifies how artificial intelligence can be co-designed with communities to strengthen civic engagement, ensure transparency, and build more equitable urban futures. Drawing from real-world applications in Montreal, the tool allows citizens to track how their input shapes development projects—redefining public consultation through weighted synthesis, source traceability, and multimodal participation.
Recap of the Fourth Meeting of the EVADIA+ Project Partners
The UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at the Université de Montréal is proud to announce a new collaboration with photographer-researcher Alexandre Campeau-Vallée for a groundbreaking exhibition at the @niagarafallsmuseums Set to open in summer 2026, the exhibition will explore the interwoven political and ecological tensions of the Niagara Falls region through an immersive, research-creation approach. The project will transform the museum space into a working landscape architecture studio, inviting visitors into an evolving dialogue between past and present.
Online Lecture – Sensory Approaches to Cities Ahead of the upcoming UNESCO Studio in New Orleans (May 19–30), we are pleased to welcome Kelvin E.Y. Low, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore, for an online lecture on May 13.
Congratulations Eddy!
Sarah Tannir and Frédérique Roy, graduate students from the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape, presented their respective research work at the 15th edition of the Colloque Perspective 360°, organized by @acsa_udem
The UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape is pleased to share that Professor Shin Koseki was recently invited to take part in the academic examination of the architecture program at Université Laval. Programs under review were the research master of architecture, the master of urban design and the PhD in architecture. His participation in this international delegation reflects the recognition of his expertise in urban design and the growing contribution of the Chair to conversations on architectural education.
As part of its commitment to supporting emerging researchers, the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape is pleased to announce its contribution to the Association of Graduate Studies in Environmental Design through two student awards. Both honors were presented to Edgard Schnepp, a PhD candidate at the University of Montreal’s School of Environmental Design, in recognition of his research project. Schnepp was selected by two separate juries—one for each award—during the Association’s annual colloquium, 360 degrees, held in March.
We’re excited to share the publication of a new paper by Leandry Jieutsa and Shin Koseki titled “Multilevel Collaborative Governance to Foster Responsible AI Deployment in Cities: Case Studies of eThekwini in South Africa and Thérèse-De Blainville in Quebec.”
In preparation for the UNESCO Studio NOLA, we had the privilege of visiting the exhibition Memoria 2020 “Lorsque les souvenirs ne suffisent plus”: an installation about the Mardi Gras Indians community of New Orleans, and to discuss with its artist, Diva Muanza.
On March 26th, we held our second workshop with our partners as part of the EVADIA+ project. These workshops aim to strengthen organizations’ knowledge and capabilities in AI. During this workshop, participants presented various case studies demonstrating the potential of AI in planning, including tools for generative ideation, urban accessibility audits, landscape design assistance, and more. Important issues were identified, such as potential biases in data, the risk of critical errors, and the need to maintain a balance between the use of AI and the preservation of human creativity.