Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Degree Programs

Architecture

MArch

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

PhD

Landscape Architecture

MLA

Urban Design

MUD

Visual Studies

MVS

  • Fields:
    • Curatorial Studies;
    • Studio

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design offers professional graduate programs in areas characterized by exceptional change. Globalization and the convergence of new media, new materials, and new building technologies have led to significant economic, technological, and aesthetic shifts. As a leading school of architecture, landscape, forestry, and design in North America, the Faculty is responding to these changing realities.

The greater Toronto region serves as a dynamic laboratory for critical studies and the exploration of design alternatives of international significance. Students also have access to Toronto’s large professional design community. Students and faculty are incredibly cosmopolitan in sensibility, hailing from every part of the world, with their work crossing geographic and cultural boundaries. The city’s multicultural networks and international connections make the Faculty a powerful place to start a career.

The Faculty has grown exceptionally in recent years with the hiring of new faculty and the revamping of its master's programs. With architecture, landscape architecture, forestry, urban design, and visual studies sharing facilities, the Faculty benefits from rich collaborations and crossover between related disciplines.

The growth has led to the recent construction of a new building which doubles the Faculty’s size and creates a new and unprecedented centre at the University of Toronto for education, research, and public outreach on architecture, urbanism, visual arts, landscape, and conservation.

Contact and Address

Web: www.daniels.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate@daniels.utoronto.ca
PhD program: research@daniels.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3897

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto
1 Spadina Crescent
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J5
Canada

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Anderson, Christy - BA, MA, PhD
Chaouni, Aziza - BScCE, MArch
Chung, Daniel Haeyoung - BA, MArch, PhD
Clarke, Joseph - PhD, PhD
Du, Juan - MArch, DSc (Dean)
Farhat, Georges - MArch, PhD
Harwood, John - PhD
Kesik, Ted - BASc, MASc, DPhil
Levit, Robert - BA, MArch (Acting Dean)
Liu, An Te - BA, MArch
Lloyd, Sue - BA, MFA
Lobsinger, Mary Lou - BArch, BES, BA, MES, PhD
Margolis, Liat - BFA, MLA
McCarney, Patricia - BA, MCP, PhD
Nguyen, Jason - BArch, MA, PhD
North, Alissa - BLA, MLA
Sealy, Peter - BSc, BArch, MArch, PhD
Shim, Brigitte - BES, BArch
Sommer, Richard - BFA, BArch, MArch
Stankievech, Charles - BA, MFA
Thomas, Sean - BA, PhD
Verderber, Stephen - BSc, AA, MArch, PhD
White, Mason - BArch, MArch
Williamson, Shane - BSc, MArch
Wolff, Jane - AB, MLA
Wright, Robert - BSc, MLA
Yousefpour, Rasoul - BSc, MSc, PhD

Members Emeriti

Steele, Lisa - BA

Associate Members

Akiyama, Mitchell - BFA, MFA, PhD
Assadi, Behnaz - MLA
Beverly, Jennifer - BES, MSc, PhD
Blas, Zachary - BS, MFA, PhD
Boigon, Brian - BArch
Fischer, Barbara - BFA, MA
Fong, Steven - BArch, MArch
Hlady, Marla - BFA, MFA
Hupfield, Maria - BA, MFA
Khemet, Bomani Ajamu - BASc, MEng, MBSc, PhD
Kim, Jeannie - AB, MArch, MA (Associate Dean, Academic)
Kubey, Karen Louise - BArch, MArch
Kwan, Will - BA, MFA
Mazinani, Sanaz - BA, PhD
Miller, Laura J. - BA, MArch
Moukheiber, Carol Leila - BArch, BA
North, Peter - BLA, MLA
Peters, Brady - BS, BES, MArch, PhD
Petricone, Pina - MArch
Puric-Mladenovic, Danijela - PhD
Quiros Pacheco, Mauricio - MArch UD
Shnier, John - BArch, BES

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Architecture MArch Courses

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design Studio

Course Code Course Title
ARC1011Y
Design Studio 1
ARC1012Y
Design Studio 2
ARC2013Y
Design Studio 3
ARC2014Y
Design Studio 4

Design Studio Research

Course Code Course Title
ARC3020Y or
 
LAN3016Y or
 
URD2013Y
Design Studio Research (prerequisite: ARC2014Y; exclusions: ARC3016Y, LAN3016Y, URD2013Y) or
 
Landscape Design Studio Research (exclusions: ARC3020Y, URD2013Y) or
 
Urban Design Studio Research (prerequisites: URD1011Y, URD1012Y; exclusions: ARC3015Y, LAN3016Y)

Design Studio Thesis

Course Code Course Title
ARC3021Y Design Studio Thesis (prerequisite: ARC3020Y; exclusion: ARC4018Y)

Design Technology

Course Code Course Title
ARC1022H Design Technology 1
ARC2023H Design Technology 2

History

Course Code Course Title
ARC1031H
Historical Perspectives on Topics in Architecture 1
ARC1032H
Historical Perspectives on Topics in Architecture 2

Post Professional

Course Code Course Title
ALA4010H Field Course
ALA4020H Thesis Preparation (corequisite: ALA4010H)
ALA4021Y Thesis I (prerequisite: ALA4020H)
ALA4022Y Thesis II (prerequisite: ALA4021Y)
ALA4030H Colloquium (prerequisites: ALA4010H and ALA4020H; exclusion: ALD4030H)

Professional Practice

Course Code Course Title
ARC3051H
Professional Practice 1
ARC3052H Professional Practice 2

Research Methods

Course Code Course Title
ARC2017H
Research Methods
ARC3018H Thesis Seminar (prerequisite: ARC2017H)

Technics and Planning

Course Code Course Title
ARC1041H
Building Science 1
ARC1043H
Building Science 2
ARC1046H
Structures 1
ARC2042H Site Engineering and Ecology
ARC2046H
Structures 2
ARC2047H
Building Science 3
ARC2048H Building Science 4 (prerequisite: ARC2047H; corequisite: ARC2014Y; exclusion: ARC2045H)

Visual Communication

Course Code Course Title
ARC1021H
Visual Communications

 

Elective Courses

Architecture and Health

Course Code Course Title
ARC3600H to ARC3625H
Selected Topics in the History and Theory of Architecture and Health

Computer Modelling

Course Code Course Title
ARC3200H to ARC3225H
Selected Topics in Advanced Computer Applications

Design

Course Code Course Title
ARC1100H
Selected Topics in Design
ARC2015H
Global Architecture: Urban Analysis and Documentation
ARC2016H Global Design Studio

History and Theory

Course Code Course Title
ARC3038H
Global Architecture: History and Theory
ARC3101H to ARC3105H
Selected Topics in Urban Design
ARC3300H to ARC3325H
Selected Topics in Architectural History and Theory

Independent Study

Course Code Course Title
ARC3039H
Independent Study and Research in Architecture

Other

Course Code Course Title
ARC3700H to ARC3725H
Selected Topics in Architecture
ARC3705H Selected Topics in Architecture
ARC3706H Selected Topics in Architecture

Professional Practice

Course Code Course Title
ARC4500H to ARC4510H
Selected Topics in Professional Practice

Technics and Planning

Course Code Course Title
ARC3400H to ARC3425H
Selected Topics in Architecture and Technology
ARC3500H to ARC3525H
Selected Topics in Sustainable Design

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Architecture, Landscape, and Design PhD Courses

Core Courses

Course Code Course Title
ALD4030H
Doctoral Research Colloquium
ALD4040H
Theories and Methods
ALD4050H
Research Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
ALD4060H
Preparation for Thesis (Credit/No Credit)

Elective Courses

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available from the Summer session. Electives are to be selected from advanced (3000 and 4000 series) graduate-level courses offered at the Daniels or other Faculties. These include the following:

Course Code Course Title
ALD4090H Directed Reading in Design (Credit/No Credit)
ALD4100H to ALD4125H Advanced Topics in Architecture, Landscape, and Design (corequisite: ALD4030H or permission of the instructor)
ARC2016H Global Design Studio
ARC2090H Studies Abroad
ARC2095H Design Build
ARC3101H to ARC3105H Selected Topics in Urban Design
ARC3200H to ARC3206H Selected Topics in Advanced Computer Applications
ARC3300H to ARC3325H Selected Topics in Architectural History and Theory
ARC3400H; ARC3402H to ARC3409H Selected Topics in Architecture and Technology
ARC3500H to ARC3502H Selected Topics in Sustainable Design
ARC3600H Selected Topics in the History and Theory of Architecture and Health
ARC3700H to ARC3725H
Selected Topics in Architecture
ARC4500H to ARC4510H Selected Topics in Professional Practice
LAN3900H to LAN3910H Landscape Architecture Topics: History, Theory, Criticism
VIS3001H Advanced Readings in Visual Studies
VIS3002H Advanced Readings in Curatorial Studies
VIS3003H Special Topics in Art and Culture

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Landscape Architecture MLA Courses

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design Studio

Course Code Course Title
LAN1011Y
Design Studio 1
LAN1012Y
Design Studio 2
LAN2013Y
Design Studio 3 (prerequisite: LAN1012Y)
LAN2014Y
Design Studio 4
LAN3016Y or
 
URD2013Y or
 
ARC3020Y
Landscape Design Studio Research (exclusions: ARC3020Y, URD2013Y) or
 
Urban Design Studio Research (prerequisites: URD1011Y, URD1012Y; exclusions: ARC3015Y, LAN3016Y) or
 
Design Studio Research (prerequisite: ARC2014Y; exclusions: ARC3016Y, LAN3016Y, URD2013Y)
LAN3017Y
Design Studio Thesis

Environment

Course Code Course Title
LAN1041H
Field Studies 1
LAN1043H
Field Studies 2
LAN2045H Landscape Ecology
LAN2047H Landscape Hydrology

History, Theory, Criticism

Course Code Course Title
LAN1031H
History, Theory, Criticism 1
LAN1032H
History, Theory, Criticism 2
LAN1037H Plants and Design
LAN2037H
Contemporary Landscape Theory

Post Professional

Course Code Course Title
ALA4010H Field Course
ALA4020H Thesis Preparation (corequisite: ALA4010H)
ALA4021Y Thesis I (prerequisite: ALA4020H)
ALA4022Y Thesis II (prerequisite: ALA4021Y)
ALA4030H Colloquium (prerequisites: ALA4010H and ALA4020H; exclusion: ALD4030H)

Proseminar

Course Code Course Title
LAN3051H Landscape Architecture Research Methods
LAN3052H
Professional Practice

Technology

Course Code Course Title
LAN1047H Site Engineering
LAN2042H
Landscape Materials, Assemblies, Techniques
LAN3045H
Advanced Site Technologies

Visual Communication

Course Code Course Title
LAN1021H
Visual Communication 1
LAN1022H
Visual Communication 2
LAN2023H
Intermediate Visual Communication
LAN3025H
Advanced Visual Communication

Elective Courses

Design

Course Code Course Title
LAN3200H to LAN3210H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Design

Environment

Course Code Course Title
LAN3300H to LAN3310H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Environment
LAN3500H to LAN3510H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Plants

History, Theory, Criticism

Course Code Course Title
LAN3039H
Independent Study
LAN3700H to LAN3710H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Society
LAN3900H to LAN3910H
Landscape Architecture Topics: History, Theory, Criticism

Proseminar

Course Code Course Title
LAN3600H to LAN3610H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Practice

Technology

Course Code Course Title
LAN3400H to LAN3410H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Techniques
LAN3800H to LAN3810H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Technology

Visual Communication

Course Code Course Title
LAN3100H to LAN3110H
Landscape Architecture Topics: Communication

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Urban Design MUD Courses

Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design

Course Code Course Title
URD1011Y
Urban Design Studio
URD1012Y
Urban Design Studio Options
URD2012Y
Independent Studio in Urban Design (may be undertaken in lieu of an option studio)
URD2013Y or
 
LAN3016Y or
 
ARC3020Y
Urban Design Studio Research (prerequisites: URD1011Y, URD1012Y; exclusions: ARC3015Y, LAN3016Y) or
 
Landscape Design Studio Research (exclusions: ARC3020Y, URD2013Y) or
 
Design Studio Research (prerequisite: ARC2014Y; exclusions: ARC3016Y, LAN3016Y, URD2013Y)
URD2015Y
Urban Design Studio Thesis

History, Theory, Criticism

Course Code Course Title
URD1031H
The History of Toronto Urban Form
URD1041H Introduction to Urban Design Theory

Other

Course Code Course Title
URD1021H
Urban Design Visual Communications
URD1044H
Urban Design and Development
URD2014H
Thesis Research and Preparation
URD2041H
Business and Land Use Planning in Real Estate Development

Elective Courses

History, Theory, Criticism

Course Code Course Title
URD1200H; URD1202H; Selected Topics in History and Theory of Urban Design
URD1501H; URD1503H; URD1505H to URD1514H
Selected Topics in Urban Design

Other

Course Code Course Title
URD1022H
Topics in Computer-Aided Urban Design
URD1042H
Urban Design and Environmental Systems
URD1300H Selected Topics in Digital Urbanism

Architecture, Landscape, and Design: Visual Studies MVS Courses

MVS Curatorial Studies Courses

Course Code Course Title
VIS1000H (0.25 FCE) MVS Proseminar
VIS1004H
Internship
VIS1010H
Contemporary Art Since 1960
VIS1020H
Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism
VIS1101H Paradigmatic Exhibitions: History, Theory, Criticism
VIS1102H
MVS Curatorial Research
VIS2000H (0.25 FCE) MVS Proseminar (prerequisite: VIS1000H)
VIS2002H
MVS Research and Writing
VIS2101Y
MVS Curatorial Studies Exhibition Project
VIS2102H
MVS Curatorial Studies Collaboration

MVS Studio Courses

Course Code Course Title
VIS1000H (0.25 FCE) MVS Proseminar
VIS1001H
Interdisciplinary Studio Practicum/Critiques I
VIS1003H
Interdisciplinary Studio Practicum/Critiques II
VIS1004H
Internship
VIS1010H
Contemporary Art Since 1960
VIS1020H
Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism
VIS2000H (0.25 FCE) MVS Proseminar (prerequisite: VIS1000H)
VIS2001H
Studio Practicum/Critiques III
VIS2002H
MVS Research and Writing
VIS2003Y
MVS Project

MVS Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
VIS3001H
Advanced Readings in Visual Studies
VIS3002H
Advanced Readings in Curatorial Studies
VIS3003H Special Topics in Art and Culture