The ALD PhD Program sponsors a series of presentations, in collaboration with the Architectural History Working Group, The Archaeology Centre, and Infrastructure’s Environments, a Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group. Speakers include a group focusing on Indigenous architecture from the University of Sydney and the Queensland University of Technology, and noted researchers from Princeton University, McGill University, University of Chicago, University of Rochester, and University of California at Irvine.

The 2025/2026 ALD PhD Events are organized by Professor Claire Zimmerman, Director of the Faculty's PhD Program in Architecture, Landscape, and Design. 

Fall 2025 

Stay tuned for more details on this season’s ALD PhD Event lineup, featuring designers, researchers, and scholars engaging with contemporary issues in the built environment.

About the PhD in Architecture, Landscape, and Design Program

The Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, Landscape, and Design (ALD PhD) at the Daniels Faculty is an interdisciplinary program that trains students to pursue advanced research across a spectrum of built environmental practices.

Through the highly adaptable curriculum—one that is unlike other PhD programs in architecture—the program enables students to pursue study independently and to share their research with the Daniels community at every stage. ALD PhD students explore methodologies across our disciplines, ranging from theoretical to applied research in design, history theory, building science, and visual studies.