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 

September 18, 2025 
Speaker: Matthew Hunter, McGill University 
Time: 5:00 PM 
Title: A Right, Not a Charity: Insuring the Artistic Life in Imperial Britain 
Location: 1 Spadina Cres., Room DA300

September 19, 2025 
Speaker: Basile Baudez (AHWG), Princeton University 
Time: 4:00 PM 
Title: Textile Architecture: Fabric and the City 
Location: AHWG – Sidney Smith Hall, 6th Floor

October 15, 2025 
Speaker: Andrew Leach, Queensland University of Technology 
Time: 4:00 PM 
Title: Territory, Property, Architecture 
Location: 1 Spadina Cres., Room DA300

October 16, 2025 
Speaker: Michael Mossman, University of Sydney 
Time: 6:30 PM 
Title: Aura Country Terror Refrain 
Location: Main Hall

October 21, 2025 
Speaker: Sarah Newman, University of Chicago (with The Archaeology Centre) 
Time: 5:00 PM 
Title: Animal Style: Archaeology Beyond Humans 
Location: 1 Spadina Cres., Room DA300

November 10, 2025 
Speaker: Peter Christensen, University of Rochester 
Time: 1:00 PM (TBC) 
Title: Prior Art 
Location: 1 Spadina Cres., Room DA300

November 11, 2025 
Speaker: Ed Dimendberg, University of California (AHWG) 
Time: 5:00 PM 
Title: Bread, Bricks, Cubicles, Chairs: Harun Farocki's Architecture and Design Film Quartet 
Location: Art History

December 8, 2025 
Stay tuned for additional details.

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.