Event: Guest Critic Prof. François Dufaux Ph.D, architecte, O.A.Q.

This Guest Critic is organized within the framework of the activities of the BA Design Studio “The Beauty of Architectural Surfaces”. The Design studio and the guest critic will focus on the case of the World Heritage Site Pompeii |Oplontis and will be held on June 17 at the TUM Main Campus, room 1345, Arcisstr. 21.
This initiative is part of a larger international exchange program between the Chair of Conservation-Restoration, Art technologies and Conservation sciences of TUM and the Department of Architecture of the University of LAVAL, Quebec City. 
This initiative in conducted in collaboration with the Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR), Bavaria-Quebec initiative, Dr. Florence Gauzy. The BA Design Studio “The Beauty of Architectural Surfaces” is conducted in collaboration with Parco Archeologico Pompei, Dott. Gabriel Zuchtriegel and Arch. Arianna Spinosa. 

François Dufaux, Architect, is a Full professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Laval in Québec, where he also is the Director of the professional Master’s program in architecture.
Trained in architecture and urban planning in Canada and the UK, he earned his Ph.D. from the Bartlett School for Graduate Studies at University College London with a dissertation on the morphological evolution of Montreal’s housing between 1825 and 1850. 
His academic and professional trajectory reflects a sustained engagement with the historical and contemporary forms of the built environment, particularly through the lens of urban morphology, heritage conservation, and typological studies. He has taught extensively at both undergraduate and graduate levels, leading design studios and seminars on urban design, professional practice, and architectural theory, while also serving as guest critic in leading European architecture schools.
Dufaux’s research is grounded in fieldwork and interdisciplinary collaboration. 
His studies exemplify a method that combines archival research, typological analysis, and critical historiography. 
He authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in Canadian and international journals, edited critical editions, and contributed to collective volumes on urban and architectural history. Through funded research projects, he has explored the reuse of buildings, the pedagogical dimension of architectural space, and the political implications of public architecture. 

Parallel to his academic career, Dufaux has practiced as an architect for over two decades, cultivating a rare balance between theoretical reflection and design engagement.