Student profile
Sydney Guy
Sydney is a PhD student in the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Art History at Concordia University. Her research focuses on the impact of architecture on the reception and accessibility of performance spaces with Montreal's Place des Arts as a central case study. She holds a BA in art history from Concordia University (2022) and an MA in architectural history from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2024).
Thesis Title: TBD
Supervisors: Dr. Nicola Pezolet
Research Interests:
- 20th Century architecture
- Architecture of performance spaces
- Democratization of culture
- Theatre theory
- Reception studies
Teaching Assistantships:
- ARTH 201 - Perspectives of Art History, Fall 2025 & Fall 2025
- ARTH 202 - Perspectives of Art History, Winter 2025
- ARTH 300 - Art Historical Methods, Winter 2026
Publications:
- Guy, Sydney. “Effacé de l’Histoire? Le paradoxal destin de l’architecte Minoru Yamasaki.” L'atelier de recherche #2024, HiCSA, (in press, 2025).