This training is intended for architects who wish to familiarize themselves with, or deepen their knowledge of, heritage. Designed and presented by Héritage Montréal, it aims to equip architects with the tools to understand the issues affecting built heritage and the role they can play in its conservation. In a context where a significant portion of architectural practice in Quebec will soon involve working with existing structures, and where the rehabilitation of existing buildings is recognized as a driver of sustainable development, architects will be called upon to exercise leadership in the conservation and enhancement of heritage.This training is offered in French.
Nancy Dunton has been active in the field of architectural projects and public programming on architecture since 1981. She has worked for an architecture firm; she served as Executive Director of Héritage Montréal and as Head of University and Professional Programs at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Nancy Dunton is now a consultant specializing in the presentation of architecture-related projects, including conferences, lectures, architectural tours, and exhibitions.With Helen Malkin, she co-authored the second edition of the Guide to Contemporary Architecture in Montreal, published in 2016. Since 2008, Nancy Dunton has taught the course Reading the City: Montreal and Its Neighbourhoods at the McGill University School of Architecture and, with Héritage Montréal since 2018, has presented Heritage Workshops to the boroughs of the City of Montreal. Her volunteer activities include serving on the boards of Héritage Montréal and the National Trust for Canada.
A graduate of the Université Laval School of Architecture and holding a Master’s degree in Built Heritage Conservation from the Université de Montréal, she has been working for over 20 years as an architect in private practice, specializing in the conservation of historic buildings. As a project manager, she oversaw for ten years the CMHC rescue plan for the residential ensembles of the Milton Parc neighbourhood. This program focused on the renovation and restoration of Victorian houses converted into housing cooperatives in the late 1970s. Her diverse experience, gained through interventions on existing buildings, informs her teaching activities. She is committed to integrating technical considerations with theoretical principles related to heritage conservation. She has been teaching architecture at Collège Montmorency for over ten years and, more recently, has been a guest lecturer in the Master’s program in Built Heritage Conservation at the Université de Montréal. Highly engaged in heritage preservation, she has been collaborating for more than 25 years with Héritage Montréal as a volunteer member of the Services and Activities Committee and as a consultant for the development of heritage training workshops.
