The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Home
Canada
Toronto, ON
The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

This is the official page for the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.

To learn more about our programs, research, and events, visit: www.daniels.utoronto.ca and follow us on Twitter

09/04/2026

Are you a high school student thinking about studying architecture or art at U of T? Attend an online info session this fall to learn more about September 2027 admission.

16.09.26 - Undergraduate information sessions: Architectural Studies and Visual Studies We offer two unique bachelor's degrees – Honours Bachelor of Arts, Architectural Studies (BAAS) and Honours Bachelor of Arts, Visual Studies (BAVS) – at Canada's #1 public research university. Both programs...

09/01/2026

Are you interested in storytelling? Have you ever been to an art exhibition and been captivated by a work of video, film, sound, or interactive digital media? Visual Studies at Daniels offers a full suite of courses that will meet your interests. Undergraduate enrolment open to all University of Toronto students.

01.09.26 - Explore storytelling, time, movement and space through Visual Studies courses at Daniels Student work image credits: Elaiza Palaypay (left), Three is the Rest assignment (2026), VIS303: Time-Based Installation II; Sergio Serrano (right), Two is Duality assignment (2026), VIS303: Time-Base...

08/18/2026

Professor Peter Sealy for Canadian Architect magazine: "Entre chien et loup, artist Abbas Akhavan’s installation at this year’s Venice Art Biennale, transforms the Canada Pavilion into a protective enclosure for growing water lilies. Akhavan balances a complex yet clear concept with the promise of a powerful image."

This year’s exhibition at the Venice Art Biennale explores the relationship of buildings to the natural world.

08/17/2026

Women in Housing Design History (Routledge, 2026) by Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream Katy Chey examines the women whose contributions significantly shaped housing management, policy and design.

14.08.26 - Katy Chey: Women in Housing Design History Women in Housing Design History (Routledge, 2026) by Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream Katy Chey examines the women whose contributions significantly shaped housing management, policy and design. Women in Housing Design History highlights ho...

08/10/2026

Toronto doesn’t need to pare down festivals, says Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Fadi Masoud. The real challenge is to create more "permanent, high-quality public space" to accommodate them.

Planners and business groups are proposing ways to make festivals sustainable in the city.

07/27/2026

Studies on the Daniel's GRIT Lab show promising results for their study on the use of Biochar in helping green roofs.

20.07.26 - Study shows how biochar helps green roofs remove methane from the atmosphere Researchers from the Institute of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design have shown that adding biochar — a charcoal-like materia...

07/24/2026

The Bioeconomy and Sustainable Materials Institute, led by associate professor of forestry Rasoul Yousefpour, was recently awarded funding through U of T's Institutional Strategic Initiatives to advance research into Canada's bioeconomy.

Read more:

17.07.26 - Bioeconomy and Sustainable Materials Institute (BSMI) awarded Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Stage II Funding The Bioeconomy and Sustainable Materials Institute (BSMI) has been awarded five years of funding from the Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Stage II Funding Pr...

07/15/2026

🚨 Extension notice: Applications for the 2026 Daniels Filmmaker-in-Residence opportunity have been extended to July 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

This innovative residency explores how film and video can support community-building while fostering engagement across our programs in architecture, forestry, landscape architecture, urban design, and visual studies. Applications are now open until July 20, 2026.

08.06.26 - Call for applications: 2026 Daniels Filmmaker-in-Residence (Deadline: 15 July) Public lecture by Isabel Okoro, inaugural Daniels Filmmaker-in-Residence, 2024. Daniels is pleased to announce the 2026 Daniels Filmmaker-in-Residence. This residency explores how cultural representations in fi...

07/09/2026

Writing for Flipping the Line, architectural historian and assistant professor Peter Sealy argues that criticism of the planned architectural competition for 24 Sussex is misplaced..

Peter Sealy argues that Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson's dismissal of a planned architectural competition is misplaced.

07/08/2026

Reminder: Applications for the 2026 Daniels Filmmaker-in-Residence opportunity close in one week!

This residency explores how film and video can support community-building while fostering engagement across our programs in architecture, forestry, landscape architecture, urban design, and visual studies. Applications are open until July 15, 2026.

Address

1 Spadina Crescent
Toronto, ON
M5S2J5

Telephone

+14169785038

Website

http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The University

Send a message to The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design:

Want your university to be the top-listed University in Toronto?