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Find a PhD Supervisor

Explore the faculty members available to supervise PhD in Architecture students. Connect directly with the supervisor who best reflects your interests or email gradarch@torontomu.ca for help finding a supervisor.

Note: Please send a CV and brief description of your proposed research in the first communication.

Faculty member

Research areas of interest

Dr. John Cirka

  • Architecture of Time
  • Design Research
  • Urban Futures
  • Delineation of Concepts

Dr. Leila Marie Farah

  • Market Halls
  • Healthy Cities
  • Urban Ecology and Design
  • Inclusive Design
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Community Participation

Dr. Paul Floerke

  • Architectural Education
  • Architectural Design and Building Construction
  • Architectural Theory, Planning Theory
  • Sustainable Architecture
  • New Wood Architecture

Dr. Will Galloway

  • Architecture
  • Urban Planning
  • Resilience Planning
  • Alternative Architectural Practice
  • Digital Fabrication
  • Design Thinking

Dr. Miljana Horvat

  • Performance of Building Envelopes for Cold Climates
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Sustainability
  • Solar Energy
Dr. Dorothy Johns
  • Low-carbon material research
  • Bio-based material research
  • Low-carbon design research
  • Sustainable detailing and design
  • Circular design and engineering for architecture
  • Building science
  • High performance envelope systems
  • Social sustainability

Dr. June Komisar

  • Architectural Design
  • History and Theory of Architecture
  • Designing for Urban Agriculture

Dr. Lisa Landrum

  • Architectural Design
  • History and Theory
  • Poetics and Ethics
  • Imagination
  • Representation
  • Performing Arts
  • Agency
  • Pedagogy & Critical Thinking

Dr. Terri Peters

  • Architectural Design
  • Housing
  • Sustainability
  • Health and Architecture
  • Environmental Simulation for Sustainable Buildings
  • Architectural Daylighting
  • Social Sustainability
  • Resilient Environments

Dr. Dustin Valen

  • History and Theory of Architecture
  • Health and Design
  • Environmental Technologies
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Social and Environmental Justice
  • Race and Architecture