Toronto Metropolitan University's Department of Architectural Science is pleased to be welcoming Dr. Lisa Landrum in her new role as the department's Chair.

Dr. Landrum comes to DAS with 15 years of experience at the University of Manitoba, and with pronounced research and practice in architecture. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Landrum's own research has touched on themes of poetics and ethics, imagination, representation, the performing arts, and of agency.

Speaking about the role of design today, Dr. Landrum notes that "architects have crucial roles to play in advancing climate action, social justice, Indigenous rights, and cultural vitality. Today's complex challenges require reimagining what, how and why we design, and who we design for and with."