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Pierre Gendron, B.Arch., M.Arch., architect

Pierre Gendron is a registred architect member of the Ordre des Architectes du Québec (Canada) and of the Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

From 2005 to 2008 he was adjunct professor at the School of Architecture of the Université de Montréal and in 2009 he was the first Québec Architecture Resident at the British School at Rome, a residency funded by the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.

His work was recently exhibited in Rome (Casa dell’Architettura, the British School at Rome) and in Venice where it was part of the exhibition “Sehnsucht” in the German Pavilion of the 12th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy.

EDUCATION

2002 - 2003 M. Arch., Master of Architecture, History and Theory, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

1996            Summer studio, École d’architecture Paris-Villemin, Paris, France

1993 - 1997 B. Arch., Bachelor of Architecture, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

                   Ordre des Architectes du Québec (Canada)

                   Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg (Germany)


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011           ''Réinventons la ruelle!'', Maison de l'architecture du Québec, Montréal, Canada

2011           ''Thin Spaces / Espaces Minces'', McGill University School of Architecture, Montréal, Canada

2010           ''Sehnsucht’’, German Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy

2009           ''Academy Architects at the Acquario’’, Casa dell'Architettura, Rome, Italy

2009           ''Don’t Look Away’’, The British School at Rome, Rome, Italy

2007           ''70 architects On Ethics and Poetics”, Centre de Design de l’UQAM, Montréal, Canada

2000           “Silo No.5“, Centre d’histoire de Montréal, Montréal

1999           ''Opération Interface'', Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Canada, Institut Français d’Architecture, Paris, France

1998           “Housing a Community”, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture, Chicago

1996           ''RECIPROCITY Patkau +16”, Canadian Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy


SELECTED MEDIA

2011          "Ruelle, modèle réduit", Alain Hochereau, Journal VOIR, July 14,2011

2010          ''What Architects Desire”, Cordula Rau, Eberhard Tröger, Ole W. Fischer, Springer, New York

2009          ''Fine Arts 2008-2009 Catalogue’’, The British School at Rome, edited by Jacopo Benci

2007          “70 architects On Ethics and Poetics”, Exhibition catalogue, Centre de Design de l’UQAM

2007          “Villabyrinthe”, Architecture-Québec magazine No. 140, “Jeunes Pratiques”, August 2007

2003          ''Mount-Royal’’, in “Montréal: A Written City in Twelve Pieces’’, edited by Ricardo Castro

1999          “Entre Montréal et Paris, sur Internet” Architecture-Québec magazine No. 109, “Architecture Hors Limites”, November 1999

1998          “Plans d’avenir pour un nouveau confort”, Competition catalogue, Hydro-Québec

1995          “RECIPROCITY Patkau +16”, Canadian Pavilion exhibition catalogue, Venice Architecture Biennale


LECTURES

2009          ''Projects’’, The British School at Rome

2005          ''Did You Mean Planner?", Brown Bag ASA-sponsored lecture series, McGill University, Montréal, Canada


ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2010-[...]     Adjunct professor, Romanisches Seminar, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

2005-08      Adjunct professor, Université de Montréal School of Architecture, Montréal, Canada

2003           Teaching assistant, McGill University School of Architecture, Montréal, Canada

2001           Visiting critic, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, U.S.A

2000           Visiting critic, Iowa State University School of Architecture, Ames, U.S.A

2000           Visiting professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, Troy, U.S.A


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-[...]      Pierre Gendron Architecte, Montréal, Canada, Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany

2007-2009   Provencher + Roy et associés architectes, Montréal, Canada

1999            Paul Laurendeau Architecte, Montréal, Canada

1998-2006   Atelier Big City, Cormier Cohen Davies architectes, Montréal, Canada

2001-2002   George Yu Architects, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

2000-2001   Design Office, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

1997-1998   Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects, Ottawa, Canada


AWARDS

2009            Québec Architecture Residency, The British School at Rome

2007            Finalist, Jardins éphèmères Espace 400e Competition, Québec, Canada

2007            Governor General's Medal in Architecture for Unity 2 (Design team member at Atelier Big City)

2006            First Prize (ex aequo) Architecture-Québec magazine Ideas Competition

2005            First Prize (ex aequo) signature extérieure de la Banque Laurentienne Ideas Competition

2003            Award of Excellence from "The Canadian Architect" for Unity 2 (Design team member at Atelier Big City)

1998            Third Prize (ex aequo) Plans d’avenir pour un nouveau confort Ideas Competition

1995            Selected project, "Reciprocity: New Territories in Canadian Architecture" competition. Canadian Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy