John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
| John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Faculty |
| Academic affiliation | University of Toronto |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Dean | Richard M. Sommer |
| Website | www |
The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is a Faculty within the University of Toronto located in Toronto, Ontario. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and visual studies. The Faculty is considered one of the leading schools in architecture and urban design in Canada.
The Daniels Faculty was the first school in Canada to offer an architecture program (founded in 1890), and was one of the first in Canada to offer a landscape architecture program (founded in 1965). In 2008, the Faculty changed to its current name — the “John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design” — to acknowledge a sizable donation made by benefactors John and Myrna Daniels. Following an additional gift from John and Myrna Daniels granted in 2013, the Daniels Faculty announced its plans to rehabilitate the One Spadina building into a headquarters for all facilities and programs associated with the Faculty.
Headed by a well-known engineer named C.H.C. Wright, the Department of Architecture was established at the University of Toronto in 1890, making it the first architecture program in Canada and one of the earliest on the continent. The Department started as an affiliation with the School of Practical Sciences, and offered a Bachelor of Applied Sciences. In 1922, the undergraduate degree was changed to the Bachelor of Architecture and a Master's of Architecture degree was initiated. After this change was made, architectural instruction at U of T rapidly achieved its own identity. By 1931, an official School of Architecture was established, and courses in Landscape Architecture and Town and Regional Planning were included in the roster. After a 44-year-long term, C.H.C. Wright handed over administration of the School to Colonel H.H. Madill in 1934. Limited first-year enrollment was introduced to the School in 1959, after an increase in applications to the School's programs following the return of citizens involved in World War II. Dr. Thomas Howarth was appointed as Director in 1958, and brought about many changes under his leadership. The School opened up its course offerings to include related fields: a two-year Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning was established in 1963, and a Division of Landscape Architecture was established in 1965 that introduced a new Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree.
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