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* For additional faculty listings please see the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design web site (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

Architecture is both a profession and a discipline of study, offering a broad variety of career opportunities. As a profession it plays a pivotal role in the production of the built environment, bridging the technical and social, practical and theoretical. It is a cultural and artistic practice that is critically engaged with the forces of urbanization and technological change, the challenges of environmental sustainability, and the struggle for cultural expression. It involves the design, production, and organization of material culture from the scale of domestic objects to the scale of the metropolitan region. As such, studies in architecture interact with numerous related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, as well as engineering, technology, and media. These studies may lead to professional graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and urban design, as well as careers in related design disciplines, the arts, history, business, journalism, and public policy.

The Architectural Studies programs provide Major degree options for students wishing to study architecture as part of a liberal arts education. The program serves as an introduction to the discipline of architecture, focusing on the state of the art, current issues and emerging practices, all considered from critical, theoretical, and historical perspectives. Studio courses in design and visual communication provide opportunities to learn practical, formal, and analytical skills.

The Architectural Studies Major Programs (Hon. BA) contain concentrations in Architectural Design or in History, Theory, Criticism. The Architectural Design concentration is intended for students wishing an intensive exposure to architectural design within a broad liberal arts education; the History, Theory, Criticism concentration is intended for students wishing a broad interdisciplinary education in architectural studies but not wishing to pursue design. Introductory courses begin at the first-year level and lead into a sequence of courses in architectural design and representation, history, theory, and technology. Emphasis is placed on advanced theory and interdisciplinarity, since contemporary architecture is intimately tied to knowledge and practice in urbanism, environmentalism, literature, media, cultural theory, art, science and technology, as well as philosophy, economics, and political science. This program could usefully be combined with a major in another discipline, such as fine art, urban studies, or computer science.

Graduates who have completed the Architectural Studies Major program and have an Honours B.A. degree may apply to graduate professional programs in architecture or landscape architecture. For further information regarding the BA Architectural Studies program, contact: enquiry@daniels.utoronto.ca.

Students who are interested in pursuing graduate professional studies in architecture or landscape architecture and wish to apply to the Facultys Master of Architecture or Landscape Architecture programs are advised that for the Master of Architecture the following specific courses are required: secondary school calculus (OAC Calculus, or MCB4U Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus, Grade 12, University Preparation, or equivalent); secondary school physics (OAC Physics, SPH4U Physics, Grade 12, University Preparation, or equivalent); and, a university level half-credit course in architectural history. For the Master of Landscape Architecture the following specific courses at the undergraduate level are highly recommended: biology/ecology, geography, English, and history. For further information regarding admission to these programs, visit www.daniels.utoronto.ca or contact the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at 416-978-5038. The Faculty sponsors a variety of lectures, exhibitions and other special events for members of the architectural community and the general public.

Architecture Programs

NOTE:  A proposal to transfer the Bachelor of Arts, Architecture Studies Major program from the Faculty of Arts and Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Design effective  September 1, 2012 is proceeding through University governance.  If this proposal receives governance approval, Arts and Science students enrolled in the program will be offered the choice of Faculty in which to complete their degree.  One option will be to transfer to the Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design.  The alternative will be to continue in the Faculty of Arts and Science.  The requirements for both the Architecture Studies program and the Bachelor of Arts degree will remain the same in both Faculties for these students.

*An orientation session will be held at the baginning of the fall term for all students enrolled in the Architectural Studies Major Programs.  Dates and information will be posted on the Daniels website: Architectural Studies.

This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students.  Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).

Minimum marks of at least 70% in both ARC131H1 and ARC132H1 are required to be eligible.  Admission will be based on the average of marks in ARC131H1 and ARC132H1.   Achieving the minimum marks in the required courses does not guarantee admission to the program.

Major programs:

(8 full courses or their equivalent, including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series)

NOTE: The Major programs include the 4.0 Core FCEs below plus 4.0 FCEs from one of the Concentrations below. Students must check all required prerequisites and co-requisites for courses before registering.

Core Courses for Architectural Studies programs (4.0 FCEs):

First Year:
1. Theory/Criticism: ARC131H1, ARC132H1

Second Year:
1. Design: ARC213H1
2. Visual: ARC221H1
3. Theory/Criticism: ARC231H1, and one of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1 or ARC239H1
4. History: FAH270H1, FAH272H1

Major with Concentration in Architectural Design (4.0 FCEs):

1. Design: ARC313H1, ARC314H1
2. Visual: ARC321H1
3. History: 1.0 FCE from: ARC333H1, ARC337H1, ARC338H1; FAH206H1, FAH207H1, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH230H1, FAH231H1, FAH246H1, FAH300H1, FAH309H1, FAH316H1, FAH328H1, FAH330H1, FAH362H1, FAH364H1, FAH370H1, FAH371H1, FAH372H1, FAH373H1, FAH374H1, FAH375H1, FAH376H1, FAH380H1, FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0, 400H1, FAH404H1, 405H1, 410H1, 413H1, FAH421H1, 442H1, FAH470H1, FAH471H1, FAH477H1; GGR457H1; NMC366Y1, NMC368H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1
4. Technics: one of ARC341H1/ARC342H1
5. 1.0 FCE from any of the courses in Groups A, B, C, D, E listed below. Students are encouraged to take additional courses from these Groups beyond the Major to fulfill degree requirements.

This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students.  Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).

Minimum marks of at least 70% in both ARC131H1 and ARC132H1 are required to be eligible.  Admission will be based on the average of marks in ARC131H1 and ARC132H1.   Achieving the minimum marks in the required courses does not guarantee admission to the program.

Major programs:

(8 full courses or their equivalent, including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series)

NOTE: The Major programs include the 4.0 Core FCEs below plus 4.0 FCEs from one of the Concentrations below. Students must check all required prerequisites and co-requisites for courses before registering.

Core Courses for Architectural Studies programs (4.0 FCEs):

First Year:
1. Theory/Criticism: ARC131H1, ARC132H1

Second Year:
1. Design: ARC213H1
2. Visual: ARC221H1
3. Theory/Criticism: ARC231H1, and one of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1 or ARC239H1
4. History: FAH270H1, FAH272H1

Major with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism (4.0 FCEs):

1 Theory/Criticism: one additional of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1, ARC239H1
2. History: 0.5/1.0 FCE from: FAH206H1, FAH207H1, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH230H1, FAH231H1, FAH246H11.0/1.5 FCEs from: ARC333H1, ARC337H1, ARC338H1, ARC431H1, ARC432H1; FAH300H1, FAH309H1, FAH316H1, FAH328H1, FAH330H1, FAH362H1, FAH364H1, FAH370H1, FAH371H1, FAH372H1, FAH373H1, FAH374H1, FAH375H1, FAH376H1, FAH380H1, FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0, 400H1, FAH404H1, 405H1, 410H1, 413H1, FAH421H1, 442H1, FAH470H1, FAH471H1, FAH477H1; GGR457H1; NMC366Y1, NMC368H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1
3. 1.5 FCEs from any of the courses in Groups A, B, C, D, E listed below. Students are encouraged to take additional courses from these Groups beyond the Major to fulfill degree requirements.

Group A (Literary):
ENG150Y1, ENG280H1, ENG285H1, ENG384Y1, ENG389Y1; VIC201Y1, VIC210Y1, VIC300Y1, VIC309H1, VIC310H1, VIC320Y1, VIC410H1, VIC411H1/VIC411Y1; PHL285H1; WLD300Y1

Group B (Urban):
ARC331Y0, ARC333H1, ARC334H1, ARC335H1, ARC436H1; ENV307H1; FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0; GGR124H1, GGR220H1, GGR339H1, GGR360H1, GGR361H1, GGR363H1, GGR366H1; GGR373H1, GGR462H1; HIS304H1; INI235Y1, 306Y1, 430Y1, 446H1; JGI216H1, JGI346H1; JPF455Y1

Group C (Environ):
ENV200H1, ENV221H1, ENV222H1, ENV335H1, ENV450H1; GGR107H1, GGR360H1, GGR361H1

Group D (Sci/Tech):
HPS201H1, HPS202H1, HPS306H1, HPS430H1, 431H1

Group E (Media):
INI115Y1, INI322Y1, INI325Y1, INI428H1; VIC220Y1, VIC320Y1, VIC323Y1 (formerly VIC420Y1), VIS120H1

Architecture Courses

A comprehensive introduction to the discipline, art and profession of architecture using case studies, both historical and contemporary, local and international.

An introductory survey of contemporary international architecture that examines how design is responding to technological change, environmental degradation, accelerating globalization of economy and media, and the politics of regional and cultural identity.

An introductory design studio that explores design issues and methods as they relate to constructed spaces and territories. The studio explores concepts of site and place as an introduction to the allied disciplines of architectural design, landscape architecture and urban design. The conventions of representation introduced in ARC221 are carried forward and applied to the set design problems.

A studio-based introduction to the conventions and techniques of graphic communication and visual representation in the design disciplines. The course serves as a hands-on introduction to drawing technique and theory, analytical drawing and diagramming, geometry and composition, and three-dimensional representation in drawing and model.

A selected survey of projects in the history of architecture exemplary for exploring the relationship between architecture and technological change.

An introduction to the interrelationship between architectural theory and studies in media and communications during the twentieth century.

An introduction to the emerging field of research in history and theory concerning the role of architecture, urban design and allied design areas in the relationship between western and non-western nations during and after the period of colonialism.

An introduction to contemporary issues in architecture pertaining to cultural difference, the politics of cultural identity, and possible structures and strategies for heterogeneity.

An introductory course in architectural criticism that reviews the writings of major critics, the history of criticism in architecture and the use of alternative critical perspectives.

A survey of the social, economic, technological and cultural factors that have been instrumental in transforming material culture since the Industrial Revolution.

An introduction to the history and theory of urban landscape design.

An introduction to projects and practices, theories and issues in contemporary urban design considered from a historical perspective and in the context of changing forces and paradigms or urbanization, technology, ecology and culture.

An introduction to the history and current state of architectural theory.

An intermediate design studio that explores design issues and methods as they relate to tectonics and material assemblies. A critical framework is established through the introduction of theories, precedents and experimental design strategies.

A final design studio that investigates techniques, methods and theories for building design. Students are given an opportunity to create a synthetic architectural design proposal that incorporates ideas and methods developed over the combined studio cycle of the program.

An intermediate studio-based course that explores a range of contemporary techniques and theories in visual representation as they are deployed in the design disciplines. Students are given the opportunity to work in a selection of two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital media.

For students in the International Summer Program. Documentation and analysis of architecture and urbanism in the city where the programme is based. Topics may include building types, urban morphology and development, public spaces, urban precincts, and ways of life supported by them. Cities may vary each year.

An introduction to selected projects and practices, theories and issues in contemporary urban design considered from an historical perspective and in the context of changing forces and paradigms of urbanization, technology, ecology and culture.

A selective survey of the interrelationships between theories and practices of landscape, ecology, and urbanism from the mid-eighteenth century to the late twentieth.

Study of landscape architecture elements in gardens, public open space, parks, and urban development. Fosters an understanding of landscape architecture considering examples from ancient to modern times. Places historical positions in landscape architecture within a more contemporary context. Landscape architectural design from the standpoint of: a work of art, a manifestation of cultural ideologies, and an act of humans in nature.

Urban housing forms and processes since 1800. Contemporary housing theories and policies in the context of world issues. Design principles, criteria and practice investigated through case studies.

An in depth examination of the work and thought of German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

An introduction to building technology considered historically, in its relation to design theory, and its relation to the history and theory of technology.

A topic-based course in the history and theory of building science and structures.

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

An introduction to selected projects, writings and issues in contemporary world architecture considered from an historical perspective and in the context of changing technologies, ecologies and cultural formations.

A second introduction to selected projects, writings and issues in contemporary world architecture considered from an historical perspective and in the context of changing technologies, ecologies and cultural formations.

The nature and origin of theories and principles in contemporary landscape architecture through lectures, seminar discussions and workshops. Design problems and the historic relationship to landscape issues; alternative design methods and characteristics of design motivations, constraints and expression in landscape as a media of practice.