Jean Trottier MCIP
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Cross-appointment with the Department of City Planning
305B Architecture 2 Building
t 204.474.9641
f 204.474.7532
JeanTrottier@ad.umanitoba.ca
Education
Jean Trottier has a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from the Université de Montréal and a Masters degree in Urban Planning from McGill University.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
Research
Professor Trottier has ongoing research interests in design pedagogy and urban design. He also maintains an active practice in community development.
The ability to reflect on one’s problem-solving process is a cornerstone of contemporary design pedagogy. Yet students and professional designers are often at a loss to explain how they navigate the various methods and strategies leading to a particular proposition. Professor Trottier developed a methodological framework to overcome this limitation. The framework allows the identification of personal methodological patterns as well as comparison with peers. In addition, it provides insights on related pedagogical concerns such as the impact of technology on design thinking. Following its implementation by both Canadian and American instructors during the academic year 2009-2010 Professor Trottier is currently exploring ways to improve the effectiveness and conviviality of the framework, notably by allowing an on-line, real-time recording of the design process.
Professor Trottier’s second area of research explores the conceptual and methodological premises underlying the sampling, indexing, and retrieval of urban design inventories for the purpose of design education and practice. This work is conducted in part through Professor Trottier’s participation in the newly-constituted Council for Canadian Urbanism.
Lastly, Professor Trottier continues to provide consultancy services to non-profit organizations, most notably in the planning and development of recreational infrastructure in the Town of Minnedosa and in the restoration of Enderton’s Park in Winnipeg.
Cross-appointment with the Department of City Planning
305B Architecture 2 Building
t 204.474.9641
f 204.474.7532
JeanTrottier@ad.umanitoba.ca
Education
Jean Trottier has a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from the Université de Montréal and a Masters degree in Urban Planning from McGill University.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
Research
Professor Trottier has ongoing research interests in design pedagogy and urban design. He also maintains an active practice in community development.
The ability to reflect on one’s problem-solving process is a cornerstone of contemporary design pedagogy. Yet students and professional designers are often at a loss to explain how they navigate the various methods and strategies leading to a particular proposition. Professor Trottier developed a methodological framework to overcome this limitation. The framework allows the identification of personal methodological patterns as well as comparison with peers. In addition, it provides insights on related pedagogical concerns such as the impact of technology on design thinking. Following its implementation by both Canadian and American instructors during the academic year 2009-2010 Professor Trottier is currently exploring ways to improve the effectiveness and conviviality of the framework, notably by allowing an on-line, real-time recording of the design process.
Professor Trottier’s second area of research explores the conceptual and methodological premises underlying the sampling, indexing, and retrieval of urban design inventories for the purpose of design education and practice. This work is conducted in part through Professor Trottier’s participation in the newly-constituted Council for Canadian Urbanism.
Lastly, Professor Trottier continues to provide consultancy services to non-profit organizations, most notably in the planning and development of recreational infrastructure in the Town of Minnedosa and in the restoration of Enderton’s Park in Winnipeg.