Niall Savage
Associate Professor

Email: niall.savage@dal.ca
Phone: 902-449-9492
Fax: 902-423-6672
Mailing Address:
5410 Spring Garden Road
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
Research Topics:PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
- housing
- design methodology
Education
- BA, University of Alberta
- BEDS, Technical University of Nova Scotia
- MArch (FP), Technical University of Nova Scotia
Current Teaching (2019–20)
- ARCH 3002: Design
- ARCH 4502: Representation
- ARCH 5002: Urban Housing Studio
- ARCH 5102: Housing Theory
- ARCH 9013: MArch Thesis II
Research/Practice Interests
Niall Savage is presently developing a research practice that focuses on two longstanding interests: affordable housing and the practice and theory of the architectural case study.
Selected Publications
- Galvin, Terrance. "Eastern Promises." Canadian Architect 54, no. 7 (2009): 18-23. [on housing projects for Creighton Gerrish Development Association]
- Mannell, Steven. "Music Box." Canadian Architect 49, no. 9 (2004): 46-50. [on The Music Room]
- Flinn, Sean. "Objects of Scorn to Objects of Art." Arts Atlantic 78 (2004): 15-21. [on The Music Room]
- King, Andrew, Jocelyne Belisle, and Lawrence Eisler, ed. Building/Art, 132-5, 148-52. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2004. [on Metro Non-Profit Housing and The Music Room]
Selected Honours and Awards
- The Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Excellence, 2003
[for The Music Room, Halifax] - The Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Excellence, 2002
[for Metro Non-Profit Housing Building, Halifax] - The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Architecture, Citation, 2009 [for Harbour City Housing, Halifax]
- Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Design Awards, 2005
[for The Creightons, Halifax]
- Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Design Awards, 2005
[for The Music Room, Halifax]
Scholarly or Professional Memberships
- Member, Nova Scotia Association of Architects
Current Service Activities
- Board member, Alcare Place