Matthew Adair, AICP
PhD Candidate

School of Urban Planning
McGill University

My research investigates the role of financial actors on the production of the built environment.

FRQ Funded Research
(in progress)

Underwriting the Urban: How lenders influence architecture and urban design

Recent Research Experience

Summer 2022—present

Research Assistant
Urban Politics and Governance Lab

Supervisor:
Dr. David Wachsmuth
School of Urban Planning
McGill University

Summer 2022

Research Assistant
ReCONstruct: Building Energy Retrofit Solutions

Supervisor:
Dr. Nik Luka
School of Architecture
School of Urban Planning
McGill University

matthew.adair [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Say hello!

I passed my candidacy exams in June 2023 📚 and successfully defended my research proposal 🔍 in August 2023.

living in
montreal, quebec