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Dr. Dustin Valen
Assistant Professor
BEDS, MArch, PhD
DepartmentArchitectural Science
Areas of ExpertiseArchitectural History and Theory; History of Science and Technology, Environmental History, Landscape History, Architectural Design
Areas of Specialization
History & Theory of Architecture
Health and Design
Environmental Technologies
Climate Change Adaptation
Social and Environmental Justice
Race and Architecture
Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | McGill University | PhD |
| 2012 | University of Toronto | MArch (post-professional) |
| 2009 | Dalhousie University | MArch |
| 2006 | Dalhousie University | BEDS |
- Phyllis Lambert Prize, Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, 2021
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2019-21
- ARCC King Student Medal, 2020
- Founders' JSAH Article Award, Society of Architectural Historians, 2017
- Martin Eli Weil Prize, Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, 2015
- 鈥淭oward an Architecture of Air and Steam: Climate, Bathing, and Public Health in Victorian Britain,鈥� Journal of Architectural Education 76, no. 1, Health (2022): 21-36.
- 鈥淭his house was built by Newfoundlanders鈥�: Race, Reconstruction, and Self-Reliant Landscapes in Southern Newfoundland,鈥� Buildings & Landscapes 28, no. 1 (2021): 84-108.
- 鈥淚mperial Atmospheres: Race and Climate Control on the Niger,鈥� ABE Journal [Online] no. 17, Entanglements of Architecture and Comfort beyond the Temperate Zone (2020):
- 鈥淧oliticking for Postwar Modernism: The Architectural Research Group of Ottawa and Montreal,鈥� Urban History Review 45, no. 2 (2017): 25-44.
- 鈥淥n the Horticultural Origins of Victorian Glasshouse Culture,鈥� Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 75, no. 4 (2016): 403-23.
- 鈥淐itizens, Protect Your Property: Perspectives on Public Health, Nationalism, and Class in St. John鈥檚 Bowring Park, 1911-1930,鈥� Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada 40, no. 2 (2015): 43-56.
- 鈥淗azen Edward Sise and the History of Modern Architecture at McGill, 1949-1957,鈥� RACAR: Revue D鈥橝rt Canadienne/Canadian Art Review 40, no. 2, Design Studies in Canada (and beyond): A State of the Field (2015): 27-41.
- Treasurer, Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, 2023-present
- Co-chair, Climate Change and Architectural History Affiliate Group, Society of Architectural Historians, 2022-present
- Member, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 2009-present