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Roger-Bruno Richard is a distinguished Professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Montreal, where he has been teaching since 1976. His research focuses on the development and industrialization of building systems that make high-quality architecture accessible while promoting adaptability without demolition. He has authored four types of load-bearing construction systems and contributed innovations to passive solar buildings and large-scale projects in Asia, Africa, and North America, establishing an internationally recognized classification of industrialized construction systems published in four key volumes. Richard has been a guest researcher at the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong and has received a Research Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at the University of Tokyo. He has held various administrative roles, including Director of the School of Architecture from 1989 to 1999, and has served as a member of several architectural boards and committees. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including excellence awards from the University of Montreal and recognition for his contributions to international architecture.
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