TMU is now accepting applications for a new PhD program in architecture, promising a revolutionary approach to architectural research, the first of its kind in Canada.

Professor Lisa Landrum, chair of TMU's Department of Architectural Science, says the innovative program will emphasize design as a primary mode of scholarly inquiry.

"This is the only PhD in Canada that truly centres the design process as a form of research," Landrum said. While similar programs exist internationally, such as at Harvard University and the University College London, TMU's PhD in architecture is the first of its kind across the country to focus on design-driven research.

The TMU PhD program is also centred around tangible outcomes. Landrum says that prospective exhibitions, full-scale installations, interactive environments, and prototypes will pop-up across and beyond Toronto as forms of active scholarship and public engagement.