School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape

Teaching Assistantship (TA) positions for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 are now open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

These opportunities span a range of courses, with appointment numbers dependent on enrolment.
Applicants must follow all guidelines. Applications that are incomplete or submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Deadline: 8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Email [email protected] to apply!

Yesterday was convocation for our SAPL graduates 🥳🎓

The day started with familiar traditions (like our staircase photo!) and built toward the excitement of watching students cross the stage. There was a real sense of momentum throughout the day, knowing what it took to get to that moment.

Congratulations to this year’s graduates. We’re proud to celebrate this milestone with you!

These moments have become part of the SAPL experience.

Year after year, graduating students gather for the stairwell photo - one final moment together that captures the energy, pride, and sense of accomplishment at the end of their journey 🎓

These throwback photos reflect that shared tradition across so many graduating classes.

Today, that moment continues in our new downtown campus, connecting past and present in a powerful way.

Tomorrow, they cross the stage ✨ Congratulations to our 2026 graduates!

Last week, our landscape architecture faculty member Dr. Douglas Robb led an international group of wildfire researchers and designers to Waterton Lakes National Park for fieldwork connected to Pyro-Mobilities: Communities, Ecologies, and Landscapes on the Move.

The visit focused on landscapes affected by the 2017 Kenow Fire and examined how fire continues to influence ecological recovery, park management, and design practice in Canada’s Mountain West. Through site visits, field observation, drawing, and conversations with Parks Canada staff and local Knowledge Keepers, the team explored what it means to design for coexistence with wildfire.

Funded through a Transdisciplinary Connector Grant, the project considers how communities, ecologies, and landscapes are adapting and reorganizing in response to a changing climate.

We’re pleased to see Dr. Sneha Jain’s research featured in a recent University of Calgary story on how our homes can better support health and well-being.

An assistant professor in our School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Dr. Jain is leading a transdisciplinary project that examines how indoor environments influence our daily lives. Her work focuses on elements like daylight, air quality, temperature, and noise, and how they shape comfort, stress, sleep, and overall health.

By bringing together researchers and partners across the university, industry, and the City of Calgary, this project aims to generate locally grounded insights that can inform future design practices and policy decisions.

Read the full story: https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/transdisciplinary-project-explores-how-homes-can-better-support-well-being

SAPL faculty member Barry Wylant recently spoke at the University of Calgary’s Graduate College Idea Lab at the Barrier Lake Field Station.

His talk, Design, Design Thinking & Transdisciplinary Framing, explored how design can support new ways of thinking across disciplines.

Organized by the University of Calgary - Faculty of Graduate Studies, the three-day Idea Lab brought together graduate students from across campus for a collaborative, immersive learning experience.