Jean-Pierre Chupin

Jean-Pierre Chupin is a full professor at the School of Architecture, Faculty of Planning, Université de Montréal. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions, and Mediations of Excellence and co-directs the Laboratoire d’Étude de l’Architecture Potentielle (LEAP). His career spans teaching roles at UQAM, École d'architecture de Toulouse, and École d'architecture de Lyon, before joining Université de Montréal in 2001.

He earned a PhD in Planning (Architecture Theory) from Université de Montréal (1998), a Master in History and Theory of Architecture from McGill University (1990), and dual diplomas from École d'architecture de Nantes (1985) and Portsmouth Polytechnic School of Architecture (1985). His research focuses on architecture competitions as cultural and quality production mechanisms, analogical reasoning in design, digital documentation of architectural projects, spatial justice, and redefining architectural quality through equity, social value, and sustainability.

Chupin leads the Quality in Canada's Built Environment partnership (2022-2028), an unprecedented initiative involving 14 universities and 68 organizations to redefine quality metrics in the built environment. He also directs the Canadian Competitions Catalogue (CCC), a bilingual digital archive of competition projects, and has authored foundational works like Analogical Thinking in Architecture (2023). His expertise in competitions has influenced major projects such as the Quebec National Museum of Fine Arts Lassonde Pavilion and the Canadian Holocaust Museum.

• Scientific Awards
  • Prix d’excellence en enseignement, Université de Montréal (2008)
• Community Engagements
  • Advisory roles for Canada's Parliament Hill Bloc 2, Canadian Museum of Holocaust (2020)
  • Member of Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and Ordre des Architectes du Québec
• Research Themes
  • Comparative analysis of architectural excellence
  • Digital archiving of competitions
  • Cognitive processes in design
  • Equity and social value in built environment