The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto is excited to present its Fall 2025 Public Program. 

This semester’s program brings together leading voices in design, architecture, and allied disciplines whose work engages pressing questions of justice, place, and ecological resilience. Through lectures, discussions, and collaborative explorations, the Fall 2025 Public Program considers how the built environment can respond to the challenges of equity, housing, and the stories and histories that shape our shared environments.

Together, the invited speakers bring perspectives that expand the role of design in fostering community, inclusion, and creativity in a rapidly changing world.

The Daniels Faculty's Fall 2025 Public Program also includes a series of Visual Studies Public Lectures curated by Assistant Professor Gareth Long, Director of the Faculty's Visual Studies Programs, and ALD PhD Events organized by Professor Claire Zimmerman, Director of the Faculty's PhD Program in Architecture, Landscape, and Design.

All Public Program events are free and open to the public. Register in advance and consult the calendar for up-to-date details. Many events will be live-streamed and available on the Daniels Faculty’s YouTube channel. 

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September 18, 6:30 p.m.
Gehry Chair Lecture: Design Sustainability with Empathy: Human-Centric Computational Design and Fabrication
Featuring Yusuke Obuchi (Frank Gehry International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design at the Daniels Faculty)

*Postponed* September 25 
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic in Landscape Architecture Lecture featuring Anne Whiston Spirn ("The Buried River: Restoring Nature, Rebuilding Community") originally scheduled for Thursday, September 25, has been cancelled.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. We hope to schedule Professor Whiston Spirn's talk for a future date in our Public Program series.

October 9, 6:30 p.m. 
Nature Trilogy
Featuring Li Hu and Huang Wenjing (OPEN Architecture)

October 16, 6:30 p.m. 
Aura Country Terror Refrain
Featuring Michael Mossman

October 23, 6:30 p.m.
Zeidler-Evans Lecture: Architecture That Cares: Innovative Healthcare Design
Featuring Mia Baarup Tofte (NORD Architects)

November 13, 6:30 p.m.
Catalogue Housing
Featuring Janna Levitt, Samantha Eby, Michael Piper

November 20, 6:30 p.m.
1, 3, 5, 15... on urban tall buildings and good places
Featuring Alfredo Caraballo