This fall, The Eric Arthur Gallery will showcase the exemplary work of graduate students from the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design in its 2nd annual exhibition Here Be Monsters: The Map & The Territory.

Here Be Monsters celebrates studio and thesis work from the 2011/2012 academic year. Responding to urban design challenges that are increasingly complex and global in nature, these projects from students at Canada’s leading architecture faculty explore creative and sustainable ways to design and inhabit the built environment.

Here Be Monsters is an exhibition in two parts, echoing the structure of the Daniels Faculty’s degree programs.

Part one, The Map, features studio work from all years and all disciplines. With an emphasis on the exploratory nature of the design process, it is made up of a diverse collection of plans, sections, perspectives, diagrams, and models: all exercises in mapping.

The navigational skills gained through studio work lead to part two, The Territory, which will showcase the past year’s most innovative and creative thesis projects.

The launch of The Annual: Architecture, Landscape & Design for 2011/2012 will coincide with the opening of the thesis exhibition. Published each year by the Graduate Architecture Landscape Design Students Union (GALSU), this book showcases the masters design theses of the Daniels Faculty’s 2012 graduating class.

Together, these shows represent the culmination of Daniels graduate students’ explorations and critical engagement with contemporary design practice.



Here Be Monsters: The Map and The Territory

OPENING: SEPTEMBER 20TH | 6:00-8:00PM

Eric Arthur Gallery, 230 College Street

Exhibition Committee: Catherine Dean / Francesca Joyce / Regina Park/ Doug Robb



The Map: Daniels Studio Exhibition

September 20th to October 10th



The Territory: Daniels Thesis Exhibition

October 15th to November 12th



Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5 / Saturday 12-5

Admission is free