Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella

Dr. Carmela Cucuzzella is the Dean at the Faculty of Environmental Design and Full Professor at the School of Design at Université de Montréal. Previously, she was a Full Professor in Design and Computation Arts and the Founding Co-Director of the Next Generation Cities Institute at Concordia University. She also held the University Research Chair in Integrated Design and Sustainability for the Built Environment (IDEAS_BE). Her current research focuses on the design of spaces for health and aging in the city. Her previous research focused on the didactic phenomena of eco- art, design, and architecture in the city as a means for raising awareness and mobilizing sustainable action. She has developed a critical approach to environmental architecture and design by challenging technical biases without considering the social implications of most eco-design studies. She has conducted extensive work on how meaning is equally important in all types of ecological architecture and design.