When the weather in the city is at its most frigid, master's students in the Daniels Faculty's forestry program head north, to parts of Ontario where the air is even colder. The Winter Field Tour is an annual tradition that has been happening for two decades. Master of Forest Conservation students go on a weekend-long trip that includes visits to research forests, lectures from forestry experts, and opportunities to relax and enjoy nature. Here are a few photos from this year's outing.

The first stop was Huntsville, where students paid a visit to Westwind Forest Stewardship, a nonprofit that manages logging activity in a 1.3-million hectare swath of Crown land west of Algonquin Provincial Park. Here, Daniels students are learning about Westwind's conservation efforts from forester Margaret Scott and senior forest technician Larry Jardine:

The students bunked for the weekend at the Canadian Ecology Centre, the home base of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. There, they attended lectures by experts like John Pineau, a "provincial leader" for the forest technology nonprofit FPInnovations:

The following day, the group went to Petawawa Research Forest, which is an open-air laboratory for research on trees and forests. In this photo, students are exploring "plot number one," the oldest research plot in the forest, established in 1918. "The students learned a lot about what the forest looked like after going through different cycles of logging and different forest management," says Tony Ung, a research technician in the Daniels forestry program:

At a lunch sponsored by Friends of the Petawawa Research Forest, students had an opportunity to try fresh maple candy, which is made by pouring maple syrup over snow:

Each night of the trip, there was a campfire back at the Canadian Ecology Centre. The person with the guitar in this photo is John Pineau, who sang folk songs about the history of the Mattawa River area, where the centre is located:

On the final day, the group made a trip to North Bay, where they visited Fur Harvesters Auction Inc., a facility where fur trappers and ranchers come to auction their goods. It was a chance to learn about Canada's oldest forest industry:

And there was a (very expensive) polar bear rug:

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is pleased to announce its 2019 Wellness Programming Series at the inaugural exhibition New Circadia (adventures in mental spelunking) in the Architecture and Design Gallery at 1 Spadina. This series is presented in partnership with UofT Health and Wellness.  

The wellness programming will expand on themes and questions posed by the New Circadia exhibit, by inviting students and the public to enjoy mindfulness as a part of their weekly routine. Below is a schedule of the weekly programming.

Schedule 
January 7 - March 31, 2020

Note: New Circadia wellness programming will be suspended on the following dates: February 6,  February 10 - 14, and February 25.

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Tuesday / Friday  - Mindful Movements Yoga
1:10 - 1:40pm | Architecture and Design Gallery

A series of mindful Yoga sessions that allow participants to boost energy and mood, improve your mood, and improve your sleep. No experience is required to participate in Mindful Movements. All sessions are all levels welcome. Practice is informed by the science of movement.

About Mindful Movements Yoga Instructor Nene Brode: Nene Brode is certified as an instructor of yoga, Canfitpro Group fitness, Barre Above, Schwinn Cycle and bootcamps.

About Mindful Movements Yoga Instructor Kelly Sullivan: Kelly Sullivan, BFA (she/her), is a Masters of Education: Curriculum and Pedagogy candidate with a double emphasis in Wellbeing and the Arts. She is a certified yoga instructor, with a particular interest in the benefits of Restorative Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation to counter our culture of busy-ness, particularly within academia. She also has an extensive background in dance which led her to the practice of yoga as a therapeutic movement alternative

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Wednesday / Thursday  - Mindful Moments (Meditation)
1:10 -1:25  | Architecture and Design Gallery

A series Mindfulness Meditation sessions that allow participants to enhance focus and reduce stress. 

About Mindful Moments facilitator Professor Ravi Thiruchselvam:
Ravi Thiruchselvam teaches psychology at both the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. He completed his Ph.D. in affective neuroscience at Stanford University, with a focus on emotion regulation and mental health, and has become dedicated to teaching mindfulness meditation in academic settings.

Join Professor Ravi Thiruchselvam for Mindful Moments Wednesdays from 1:10-1:25 PM.

About Mindful Moments facilitator Kevin Chiao:
Kevin is an arts educator and mindfulness facilitator. He holds an Honours Bachelor's degree in Professional Writing and is currently pursuing a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at OISE. As a facilitator, Kevin has led mindfulness-based bereavement groups, mindfulness arts groups and spiritual growth meditation groups. Kevin enjoys working with people from all backgrounds and using mindfulness and meditation to promote self-compassion, cultivate resilience and inspire people to live life with an open heart.

Join Professor Kevin Chiao for Mindful Moments Thursdays from 1:10-1:25PM.

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About Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a practice of being aware of yourself, your body and your surroundings in the present moment. Rooted in Buddhism as a spiritual practice, it is also used in clinical psychology to help treat patients with chronic anxiety and stress. By learning to incorporate principles of mindfulness in your life through meditation and yoga, or in your diet through mindful eating, you can improve how you manage academic stress.

James Bird, a second-year graduate student at the Daniels Faculty, was a participant on a panel at last week's Connecting Indigenous Placemakers symposium.

The event, which took place at Artscape Gibraltar Point, on the Toronto Islands, was a coming together of Indigenous planners, designers, artists, and architects—and not just from Canada. Also in attendance was a contingent of representatives of Nga Aho, an organization of Māori design professionals from New Zealand.

After the conclusion of the symposium, Bird, who in addition to being an architecture student is a knowledge keeper from the Nehiyawak and Dene nations, invited a few visitors to drop by One Spadina for a look at the facility. Liat Margolis, the director of the Daniels Faculty's Master of Landscape Architecture program, led Tokie Laotan-Brown and Nga Aho members Josephine Clarke and George Woolford (pictured above, next to Bird) on a tour.

Wednesday's Tri-Campus Parade was a chance for first-year undergraduates from all three University of Toronto campuses to meet up, cheer their lungs out and stampede through the streets of downtown Toronto. The Daniels Faculty sent a contingent of yellow-shirted freshmen (and one person in a banana costume) equipped with colourful banners they had painted as part of the previous day's orientation programming. Here, some photos of the festivities:

Photographs by Harry Choi.

During this week's orientation festivities, incoming first-year students will take the initial steps towards their undergraduate degrees at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. We asked a few of them what attracted them to One Spadina — and what they're hoping to do next.

Erma Alvares

From: Goa, India
Program: Architecture

"I wanted to come to Toronto because it's one of the most peaceful cities to live in. I really like that about it. It's a city, but it's safer than other places. One reason I chose architecture is that my mom's an artist and my dad's an engineer. At my house back home, they both put in their ideas. My dad would do the technical side and my mom would design. I really liked the idea of that combination. I wanted to continue it."

Audrey Ammann

From: New Hampshire, USA
Program: Visual Studies

"I decided to come to Toronto because Canada's awesome, first of all. I really like how Canada does things, government-wise. And a lot of my family is from Canada. I'm so excited to visit Kensington Market, because of all the cool shops. I've never lived in a building higher than three floors. Now I'm on the 21st floor and I have an amazing view.

"All my life, I've really been interested in art, but I've also always had an affinity for math and science. And I felt like this program specifically was just the perfect blend of that. I'm looking forward to honing my skills. My long-term plan is to go to graduate school for engineering and then integrate art and maybe do amusement park stuff or design for Disney. This is my first step in that process."

Abdulrahman Syed

From: Mississauga, Ontario
Program: Architecture

"I like designing stuff, and I've always had an interest in building — especially really tall skyscrapers. There are so many unique designs out there. I want to do something really cool like that, where people look at it and go, 'Oh my God. I would never have thought of that.' I'm hoping to make a few friends, join some clubs — not be just someone who studies the entire time. But that depends on how much schoolwork I have to put in."

Ricardo Lima

From: Toronto, Ontario
Program: Architecture

"I always liked designing things. I'm very hands-on. I also have an artistic background, so I thought architecture was the perfect mix of the two of them. And U of T was number one on my list. I look forward to building models, because that's what I like the most. I like being able to design something on the computer or by hand and then bring it to life."

Billy Aningalan

From: Toronto, Ontario
Program: Architecture

"I came here for the orientation and the tour and I really liked the building and the fact that it was so central. I felt like architecture would be a good way to go, in terms of trying to start something — trying to find a career that's really viable. I like the fact that I know where I can go from here."

Gabrielle Urquhart

From: Strathroy, Ontario
Program: Architecture

"I'm looking forward to just experiencing Toronto, being in the big city and meeting lots of new people. I really like design, and I love the history of architecture."

Frank Qu

From: Mississauga, Ontario
Program: Architecture

"I took art lessons starting when I was six years old. And my math grades were pretty good. All my interests combined into an interest in architecture. There's a quote by Steve Jobs I try to live by. He said the greatest form of complexity is simplicity. In addition to how something was made, I try to appreciate its visual aesthetic."

One Spadina is a great place to spend time, but there's lots to be said for getting outside the castle walls. The neighbourhood surrounding the Daniels Faculty is one of the densest and most vibrant in all of Toronto, with Chinatown, Kensington Market and U of T's St. George campus all within easy walking distance. For anyone who hasn't explored the area yet, here are a few less obvious spots worth checking out.

Eat

A $4 sandwich that will blow you away: Bành Mí Nguyen Huong (322 Spadina Ave.) has filled the bellies of generations of University of Toronto students with foot-long Vietnamese-style sandwiches that are somehow both tastier and cheaper than anything you'd get from the average sub shop. Protein options include a classic cold-cut combo, bright-red pork sausage, or shreds of lemongrass-flavoured tofu. Everything gets slapped (with ruthless efficiency, by an experienced sandwich artist) onto a buttered baguette and topped off with a medley of pickled vegetables, cilantro, and optional hot peppers. The price? Just four bucks. The taste? Amazing.

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A wallet-friendly Caribbean lunch: Jamaican patties — basically palm-sized pies filled with spicy mincemeat — can be bought at any convenience store in town, but what sets Golden Patty (187 Baldwin Street) apart is the fact that they wrap theirs in spongy coco bread. That's right: a Jamaican patty wrapped in bread. It sounds excessive (the patty already has a crust, after all), but the interplay of textures is satisfying. And even with a can of Coke, the total cost is under $5.

The healthy option: For a lighter meal, The Cube, at the Bahen Centre (40 St. George Street) is the perfect on-campus lunch spot. An epic salad bar makes it possible for everyone to find something to eat, regardless of dietary restrictions. Vegan? Halal? They do it all.

Hang Out

The perfect dive: A combination of ratty decor and inexpensive Asian-style entrees has made the Red Lounge (444 Spadina Ave.) popular with budget-conscious diners. In nicer weather, staffers open the dining room's street-facing front doors, creating the closest thing to a patio to be found on this stretch of Spadina. It's the ideal place to carbo-load with a $10 plate of pad thai before a night out.

The classic student retreat: If you go to U of T, it's only a matter of time before someone brings you to Ein-Stein (229 College St.), whose convenient location at the foot of St. George Street has made it a reliable student favourite. But the location isn't the only appealing thing, here. The $16 nachos grande can feed an entire study group, and the dimly lit basement barroom achieves just the right level of seediness for a casual night out.

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Kensington's secret speakeasy: Enter the Kensington Mall (60 Kensington Ave.) and walk past the stalls selling antiques and dusty artwork. On your left will be an unmarked door. Is it the entrance to a supply closet? A solitary confinement cell? A front for an illegal gambling den? No: it's Cold Tea, Kensington Market's secret back-alley watering hole. Walk through the door and you'll be greeted not by menacing gangsters, but rather by smiling waitstaff and a stylishly decorated room. Finding the entrance is half the fun.

Study

An inspiring library: The University of Toronto has plenty of its own libraries — including the Eberhard Zeidler Library at One Spadina, with a relaxing reading room and all the study materials an architecture or design student might need. But the Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library (239 College St.) is worth a visit all the same. The building's unique design, by Phillip H. Carter, makes it an architectural standout. The second floor is a low-key laptop retreat. Students on study breaks might want to venture up to the third floor, which is the home of the Merrill Collection, a hoard of more than 80,000 sci-fi and fantasy books and related items.

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A fireside reading spot: Toronto weather isn't always as forgiving as it is during the first weeks of September. Later in the academic year, when the temperature drops and the academic pressure rises, the John W. Graham Library, located inside the Munk School of Global Affairs (1 Devonshire Place), has study areas with working fireplaces, making it a great refuge from a drafty apartment.

Relax

A public park where the fun never stops: Any park in the city will do for a relaxing break, but Bellevue Square Park, in Kensington Market, is a little different. A row of tables near the park's eastern edge allows a visitor to enjoy a coffee or a take-out lunch in comfort, and the park's location in the midst of downtown Toronto's most eclectic neighbourhood means there's always something going on. If you're not fighting for lawn space with someone who's there to practice their fire-spinning technique, you're not doing it right.

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The city's most impressive collection of retro video games: The window display case at A&C Games (452 Spadina Ave.) is a people magnet. Hang out for long enough and you'll see passersby swerve out of their way to bask in the glory of 20-year-old CRT televisions looping the intro sequences to a few of the tens of thousands of retro video games for sale inside. The merchandise isn't cheap (these games are antiques now, you know), but just browsing the store's selection of ultra-obscure rarities is entertainment in itself.

Free movies: The University of Toronto's Innis Hall (2 Sussex Ave.) has its own miniature movie theatre, complete with a professional-grade projection booth. Every Friday during the school year, the Cinema Studies Student Union screens a different film in the space. The best part is that admission is absolutely free of charge. Screenings start at 7 p.m.

If you're a new student at the Daniels Faculty (or even if you're a returning one), you may not have met some of the people who work to make One Spadina the vibrant, creative place that it is. Who are these faculty members and staffers, what's their best advice for new students, and (perhaps most importantly) what nearby restaurants do they recommend? We asked them, and here are the results:

Name: Erica Allen-Kim
Job title: Assistant Professor and Writing Centre Coordinator

Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
I run the Writing Centre and teach architectural history.

What's the best part of your job?
Helping students write about buildings and landscapes from new perspectives.

What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
How do I become a stronger writer?

And what is the answer to that question?
Read at least one newspaper article every day and use a design journal to keep track of your ideas and process.

What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
My office! I love the warmth of the exposed brick, and it's filled with my children's artwork and plants gifted by students.

Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
We are so lucky to be located next to Chinatown. There are many delicious and affordable restaurants. My favorite place is Banh Mi Ba Le on Dundas. 

Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Lemongrass tofu banh mi, extra spicy.

What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty? 
Take notes for each other during reviews. It's amazing how little you'll remember when you're presenting and answering questions!

Name: Daniel Dempsey
Job title: Student Services Officer
 
Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
Help students navigate administrative procedures and provide helpful resources.
 
What's the best part of your job?
Being able to support students in making decisions related to their studies and interests in design and its related fields is truly satisfying. Having been a student here myself, and being on the other side of the desk, I would consider myself a valuable resource for those looking for information.
 
What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
When I finish my undergraduate degree, am I an architect?
 
And what is the answer to that question?
No! In Canada, accreditation of academic institutions is handled by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), and your next step would be to start a professional accredited degree. At Daniels, our MArch is a professional program, and its completion allows you to practice as an intern architect and accumulate work experience. With enough experience, you can apply for your license to start practicing as an architect.
 
What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
The Eberhard Zeidler Library has such a wide variety of spaces to study, yet still feels like a cohesive whole. I believe it exemplifies the building's wider design intent: to merge a historic restoration with a contemporary addition.
 
Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
7/11.
 
Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
You get a fresh 7/11 hotdog and cover it with chili and cheese straight from the dispenser.
 
What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
In a design critique, your professors and peers aren’t criticizing you, they’re critiquing your work. Be sure to separate the two, and remember that feedback is a vital tool to advancing your ideas and abilities.

Name: Gareth Long
Job title:Visual Studies Lecturer and Faculty Ambassador
 
Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
I'm an instructor for a variety of Visual Studies classes.
 
What's the best part of your job?
Learning with and from the students.
 
What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
"Does this count as a ____?" (fill in a specific art term).
 
And what is the answer to that question?
I’m willing to be convinced.
 
What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
I spend more of my time in the Borden Buildings, but as someone who was a Visual Studies student (1998-2002) back when VIS was in One Spadina, I’m partial to all the old Knox College parts of the building that I spent many, many hours in.
 
Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Mother’s Dumplings.
 
Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
No matter what I order there I always make sure to also get the scallion pancake, BBQ pork buns, and the smashed cucumber salad. And then just whatever dumplings I’m craving that day.
 
What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
The students will challenge you and the best students will beg you to challenge them. They’re up for the challenge.

Name: Joe Rogal
Job title: Studio Technician

Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
I offer support/guidance to help studios run smoothly.

What's the best part of your job?
Helping students learn or build confidence in fabrication techniques

What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
How do I set up a file for CNC milling?

And what is the answer to that question?
https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/info/current-students/resources/cnc-rou…

What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
The rooftop GRIT Lab 2, because it has great views of the city.

Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Pizza Fresca is close, fresh, and delicious.

Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Margherita pizza.

What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
Take advantage of the fabrication workshops and the knowledge and skills they can offer.

Name: Michael Piper
Job title: Assistant Professor, Urban Design

Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
I teach about and research buildings in urban areas. 

What's the best part of your job?
Exploring Toronto with colleagues and students.  

What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
Room 330, for the view of the streetcar approaching through the rose window.  

Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Mother's Dumplings.

Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Dumplings! 

What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
Ask questions and have strong opinions.  

Name: Sean Thomas
Job title: Research Professor, Forests and Environmental Change

Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.  
Research and teaching in forestry and living infrastructure.

What's the best part of your job?
Diverse and challenging problem solving.

What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
How do I analyze these data?

And what is the answer to that question?
R.

What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
GRIT Lab 2, on the One Spadina rooftop, for the view.

Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Tasty's Caribbean Cuisine.

Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Jerk chicken with rice and peas.

What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
Cross the street (carefully) and come visit Forestry at the Earth Sciences Centre.

Name: Paul Kozak
Job title: Digital Fabrication Technologist
 
Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
Maintain the 3D fabrication facility and help students acquaint themselves with it.
 
What's the best part of your job?
Helping students come up with new ways to make things.
 
What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
When will my 3D Print be ready?
 
And what is the answer to that question?
We try to maintain a five-day turnaround, even in our busiest times.
 
What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
The workshop floor. It's always busy, and there are always interesting things being built.
 
Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Fresca Pizza.
 
Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Margarita slice.
 
What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
Familiarize yourself with the facilities available to you and use them early, so you know what to expect when it's crunch time. And models take three times the amount of time you think they will take.

Name: Alissa North
Job title: Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
 
Describe what you do at Daniels in ten words or fewer.
Instill excitement for how landscape architecture makes a better world. (Hopefully!)
 
What's the best part of your job?
Facilitating the creative process, especially when students are clearly excited about learning and discovering a way to initiate their own unique path.
 
What's the question you're most frequently asked by students?
What books should I read when studying landscape architecture?
 
And what is the answer to that question?
Anything and everything that inspires your interests! Here is a good start: https://placesjournal.org/reading-list/re-imagining-torontos-urban-wate…
 
What's your favourite room/area in One Spadina, and why?
The magazine reading room in the library, because it’s quiet, with nice light, and the shelving is really clever!
 
Favourite lunch spot near One Spadina?
Kensington Market. Mostly to see how much it’s changed since the '80s and reminisce about ripped jeans.
 
Favourite dish at aforementioned lunch spot?
Sweet potato burrito.
 
What's your best one-sentence piece of advice for someone new to the faculty?
Enjoy your time—being a designer is awesome!
 

A group of four talented students from Daniels Faculty recently nabbed the silver spot at the Marvin Architects Student Challenge, placing alongside other top architectural schools from across Canada.

Marvin Windows and Doors invited senior architecture students from across Canada to submit their best and most creative designs featuring Marvin products. Daniels Faculty students Feng Le, Vitusan Vimal, Jonathan Graham, and Raymond Kuang competed along with participants from schools such as University of Manitoba and Laval, and were awarded second place for their submission. In their announcement, the judges described their design as:
 

A geometric delight. The layout is thoughtfully designed to promote well-being and access to natural spaces through the creative use of interior courtyards. Dubbed “a true sensory experience”, this project shows how you can go “outside” without leaving the perimeter of your home.
 

“We entered the competition after attending a workshop which consisted of architects around the world,” explains Feng Le. “The passion in the room was inspiring. We started looking into possible competitions to start learning and found Marvin Windows. The design brief appealed to our individual expertise, and we knew that this was a competition that we would thoroughly enjoy.”

“This win means a lot to us as individual designers, and as a team,” he continues. “This achievement confirms our dreams to be reality. With this win, we are hoping that our individual skills, and determination to succeed become clear to the architecture world, as we continue exploring our young careers.”   

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is pleased to announce its 2018/2019 public lecture series: Home and Away.

The Faculty’s stunning 400-seat multichromatic Main Hall in the heart of the Daniels Building is now open. To inaugurate our first full year of public programming in this space, we are bringing together talent and ideas from near and far for a series of discussions and debates on design issues of global importance.

Engaging broad, timely topics — including the Anthropocene, smart cities, the political functions of art and architecture, and new equations of technology and craft — this year’s speaker series connects the wealth of expertise within the Daniels Faculty community with an international, multidisciplinary network of designers, scholars, artists, and curators. As depicted in the Faculty’s lecture series poster, each set of Home and Away speakers are represented by different “game flags,” highlighting the Faculty’s role as an arena for debate and the exchange of ideas on how architecture, landscape, art, and urbanism can effect meaningful change in society today.

Featured speakers include Toronto filmmaker and MacArthur fellow, Jennifer Baichwal and landscape architect Kate Orff (who will be presenting the Jeffrey Cook Memorial Lecture); Daniels Faculty Professor Brigitte Shim and London-based architect Alison Brooks; artists Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Krzysztof Wodiczko; and Mauricio Pezo and Sofía von Ellrichshausen of the Chile-based art and architecture studio Pezo Von Ellrichshausen.

New faculty member, Associate Professor Jesse LeCavalier will join Dean Richard Sommer, Director of the Public Realm for Sidewalk Labs Jesse Shapins, renowned critic Michael Sorkin, and others in a debate about meaning, implications, and rhetoric surrounding the “smart city” movement — a keynote panel that’s part of the two-day symposium: URBAN IQ TEST.

The Daniels Faculty continues its collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) with a joint presentation of University of Toronto philosophy Professor Mark Kingwell and Princeton University history and theory of architecture Professor Sylvia Lavin, exploring themes raised by the CCA Exhibition: Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernist Myths. We will also be co-presenting a public film screening of the Islands and Villages documentary series, which explores the transformation of architecture in rural Japan. Introduced by CCA c/o Tokyo Curator Kayoko Ota, the documentaries feature Atelier Bow-Wow, Kazuyo Sejima, Toyo Ito, dot architects, and Hajime Ishikawa.

This year’s George Baird Lecture features Chief Planning and Development Officer at Metrolinx Leslie Woo. Associate Professor Georges Farhat and author of Earthworks and Beyond John Beardsley will present the Michael Hough / Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Visiting Critic lecture.

The Daniels Faculty’s Home and Away lecture series is free and open to all students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public. Online registration for each event is required.

Details for all public lectures can also be found on the Daniels Faculty’s website.

If you are an alumni of the Daniels Faculty and would like to receive a copy of the 2018/2019 events poster, please contact John Cowling at john.cowling@daniels.utoronto.ca.

HOME AND AWAY
2018/19 Daniels Faculty Events
1 Spadina Crescent
daniels.utoronto.ca

Oct. 25-26, 2018
WOOD AT WORK 2018
Symposium
Keynotes
Oct. 25: Michael Green, Vancouver
Oct. 26: John Patkau, Vancouver

Nov. 7, 2018
Mark Kingwell, Toronto
Sylvia Lavin, Princeton
A joint initiative with the CCA

Nov. 9, 2018
Film screening: Islands and Villages
With CCA c/o Tokyo Curator Kayoko Ota
A joint initiative with the CCA

Nov. 14, 2018
Leslie Woo, Toronto
George Baird Lecture

Nov. 21, 2018
Brigitte Shim, Toronto
Alison Brooks, London

Nov. 22, 2018
Shane Williamson, Toronto
Marc Simmons, New York

Jan. 15, 2019
Charles Stankievech, Toronto
Ville Kokkonen, Helsinki

Jan. 18-19, 2019
URBAN IQ TEST
Symposium
Keynote: Jan. 18, 2019
Jesse LeCavalier, Toronto / New York
Richard Sommer, Toronto
Jesse Shapins, Toronto
Michael Sorkin, New York

Jan. 22, 2019
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Montreal/Mexico City
Krzysztof Wodiczko, New York

Feb. 5, 2019
Jennifer Baichwal, Toronto
Kate Orff, New York
Jeffrey Cook Memorial Lecture

Feb. 26, 2019
Matthew Davis, Toronto
Barbara Bestor, Los Angeles

Mar. 19, 2019
Georges Farhat, Toronto
John Beardsley, Washington
Michael Hough / Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Visiting Critic

Apr. 16, 2019
Robert Levit, Toronto
Mauricio Pezo and Sofía von Ellrichshausen, Concepción

Apr. 26-27, 2019
NEW CIRCADIA
Symposium