Carole Lévesque is professor in environmental design at the École de design, UQAM, Canada, where she teaches the theory, critique and practice of design. Perception of derelict places and drawing are part of her research practice, as seen in her latest book Places of the Everyday. Finding Room in Beirut (2019) and exhibition La précision du vague (Centre de design, 2019).Thomas-Bernard Kenniff is professor in environmental design at the École de design, UQAM, Canada, where he teaches graduate research studio. His work has addressed uncertainty and dialogue as design paradigms, as well as the political implications of drawing. He holds a PhD from the Bartlett School of Architecture.