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Johanne Brochu holds the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), where she is affiliated with the School of Urban Studies and Department of Urban Heritage. Her work focuses on the intersection of urban development, historical preservation, and cultural identity in contemporary cities.
Her research interests span multiple dimensions of urban heritage, including architectural history, post-industrial urban transformation, cultural landscapes, and heritage conservation. She has led numerous significant projects such as 'The architect-builder: Victor Bourgeau and his era,' 'Atlas of Urban Heritage,' 'Deindustrialization and the politics of our time,' and 'The Other Modernity: Regionalist Architecture, Representations of the Past, and the Creation of a Canadian Cultural Landscape in the 20th Century.'
Dr. Brochu has made substantial contributions to academic discourse through publications on urban heritage, new heritage forms, Canadian architecture, and various theses and reports. Her work examines how urban heritage shapes contemporary city identities and influences sustainable development practices.
- Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage
As an academic leader, she supervises graduate students and has developed numerous university courses including EUT1064 'Patrimoine urbain de Montréal,' EUR8511 'Identités urbaines et paysages culturels,' and EUR9119 'Patrimoine et développement local.' She participates in various academic networks including the Sainte-Brigide Community Center, Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Mediation of Urban Heritage, and the Canadian Forum for Public Research on Heritage.
Her research connects with multiple laboratories and networks focused on urban heritage preservation, including the Multimedia Laboratory for Characterization and Research on Urban Heritage Mediation, PARVI, and Respatrimoni, demonstrating her commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration in heritage studies.
