About the Faculty

Our mission is to advance scholarly and creative achievement in professions for designing and planning the built and natural environment. Students develop their creative and critical skills in academic and professional settings.
COVID-19 Update
The university requires masks in all indoor classrooms and instructional spaces, and strongly recommends them in other indoor spaces. Please refer to the announcements on COVID-19 Information and Updates.
Research and Practice

At the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University, research and practice are ways to mobilize change towards sustainable communities and environments. Learn more about our research and practice.
In Memoriam - Essy Baniassad
The Faculty of Architecture and Planning honours the memory of Essy Baniassad, former Dean of the TUNS Faculty of Architecture, who passed away on February 4, 2023. For the announcement, please see the Faculty's In Memoriam page.
Faculty News
Alumni news
- Dal alumni honoured with Order of Canada appointments
- Alumni stories that made us proud in 2022
- Architecture alumnus and prof win international awards for powwow’s design
- Barry Johns (BArch’72) takes on new challenge in first cohort of DDes program
- Kelly Hayes McAlonie (BEDS’92, MArch’94) awarded the James William Kideney Award by the AIANYS
Faculty News
Faculty News
Alumni News
Alumni news
- Dal alumni honoured with Order of Canada appointments
- Alumni stories that made us proud in 2022
- Architecture alumnus and prof win international awards for powwow’s design
- Barry Johns (BArch’72) takes on new challenge in first cohort of DDes program
- Kelly Hayes McAlonie (BEDS’92, MArch’94) awarded the James William Kideney Award by the AIANYS