I am a researcher and designer studying the unseen structures of reality: spatial modulations, timescapes, smell fluxes, collective memory,
and perceptive structures. My work spans across various mediums.
I hold a degree in Woodworking, a B.A. in Environmental Design (Université du Québec à Montréal)
with a minor in Architecture (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK), and a M.Sc.A. in Planning / Urban Design (Université de Montréal). My thesis (written in French, 2013)
is about the power of smells to trigger various spatio-temporalities in the environment: The Olfactory Memory Theater.
I am currently pursuing my research within a Philosophy - Cognitive Science doctorate at UQAM-ISC in order to work out
a theoretical approach for the community of architectural and urban designers interested in working with the olfactory dimension. The Fonds de recherche du Québec
- Société et culture (FRQSC) awarded me a three and a half years
doctoral research scholarship
to carry out this study.
Find one of my last text in English, Travelling on smell-time, in Nouveaux territoires de l'expérience olfactive. A compendium of texts edited by
Victor Fraigneau and Xavier Bonnaud. Genève: Infolio, 2021, pp. 89-109. ISBN 9782884743358.
Access this text for free here, or buy a printed copy
here
Please follow this link to access most of my papers and presentations on ResearchGate.
If you are rather interested in my expertise in design and renovations, this document
is the one to browse
I am a junior member of the Institute of Cognitive Science (ISC-UQAM), a member of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) and
the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA).
Previously member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (MIRAIC), the Quebec Association of Urban Designers (ADUQ), and
the Association Francophone pour le Savoir (ACFAS).
I am always looking for creative teams or collaborator(s) i can grow with. If my expertise draws your attention, please contact me
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