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Come design the future with us.

And change the world from the heart of the city.

Important Dates

Our events are your chance to hear directly from students, professors, and alumni about life at SAPL. Join us for webinars, Q&A sessions, and guidance to explore our programs, student experience, and career pathways.

Nov. 24, 2025

SAPL Faculty Information Night | 6-7 PM (MT)

Do you want to design a better world – one that’s healthier, more vibrant, sustainable, and equitable? Join our online Faculty Information Night to learn more about the BDCI.

Dec. 3, 2025

Beyond SAPL/Alumni Panel | 5-6 PM (MT)

Join us for an inspiring online event featuring alumni from our three professional graduate programs. They will share their unique career journeys and how their experiences at SAPL shaped their professional paths. Gain valuable insights into various industries, learn about the impact of our programs on their success, and discover how you can leverage your education to achieve your career goals. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with our accomplished alumni and ask your questions!

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Our new home

In 2026, we move into our new home, a Governor-General Award in Architecture winning tower in downtown Calgary. Explore our street-front design justice lab, three-storey advanced robotic fabrication workshop, and eight floors of design studios, classrooms and research labs.

View your future workspaces

Tackle today’s challenges and design a better tomorrow while earning your degree

Our distinctly different design school experience combines entrepreneurial thinking with hands-on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and deep community connections.

Explore disruptive design solutions created by fellow SAPL students

How will you change the world?

Crude Corridors (Pipelines to Trails), Trail Pavilions, Doug Carroll, Master of Architecture
Maps of Singapore: Verdant Haven, Nature’s Tapestry, Transit Treasures | Afrin Islam | Master of Landscape Architecture
Tachi/Miura Creations | Raiyana Shams & Divreet Channay | Bachelor of Design in City Innovation
Banff Trail Neighbourhood Study | Sidrah Anees, Nissmah Atif, Chetna Sidhune | MPlan ‘24 | 2024 Mayor's Urban Design Awards (MUDA) – Winner, Student Projects Category
Sonic Threads | Allysen Stachiw & Carola Ramirez | Bachelor of Design in City Innovation
Digital Fabrication for Contemporary Material Specificity | Hayden Pattullo | Master of Environmental Design
Architecture as a scaffold for experience | Josh Clarke | Master of Architecture
Improving sustainable architectural design process, using Building Information Modelling (BIM) based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) | Mehdi Zahed | PhD in Environmental Design
Collaborative Exchange, Model | Eric Wong | Master of Architecture
Agricultural Futurism: The Un-settling of Agriculture in Southern Alberta | Erin Schwab | Master of Landscape Architecture | 2024 CSLA Student Award of Excellence – Studio Project Category
Modular Urbanism | Gordon Skilling | Master of Environmental Design
Current Block | Fergus Crawford, MLA Foundation & Stacy Florendo, MPlan & Collin Hnetka, MPlan & Stephen McCausland, MLA & Allwyn D'souza, MBA | International 2025 ULI Hines Student Competition – Honourable Mention
Contemporary Ornament for Circularity | Kristen Forward | Master of Environmental Design
Master of Architecture Foundation Year Models, Various Students
D’Arcy Jones | Towards a Subversive Architecture | Doctor of Design research
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Work at the intersection of bold design & real-world impact

Our faculty includes world-class researchers and talented practitioners. Big thinkers and committed craftspeople. 
Who will you work with?

Discover your faculty & their research

Connect with our local & international community

Join us for our Design Matters public lecture series, where leading city building experts from around the world share their insights and engage with local panels on the big issues facing Calgary and its citizens.

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Stay informed

UCalgary puts design justice into action amid United Way Workplace Campaign

UCalgary puts design justice into action amid United Way Workplace Campaign

Researcher addresses housing precarity, root causes to strengthen communities and supports

Indigenous Graduate Award spotlights student excellence at UCalgary

Indigenous Graduate Award spotlights student excellence at UCalgary

With record applications and more than $940,000 in funding, the annual competition is now open

New Trimble Technology Lab opens opportunities to navigate geospatial technologies

New Trimble Technology Lab opens opportunities to navigate geospatial technologies

Significant donation to UCalgary provides access to cutting-edge hardware and software

UCalgary undergraduate students work across disciplines and with their community

UCalgary undergraduate students work across disciplines and with their community

Summer research programs introduce transdisciplinary thinking into students’ experiences

WalterFedy and UCalgary launch award to support Indigenous design students

WalterFedy and UCalgary launch award to support Indigenous design students

Grant provides financial support to make city-building education more accessible

UCalgary highlights its sector-wide expertise at Global Energy Show

UCalgary highlights its sector-wide expertise at Global Energy Show

International conference signals what’s next for the future of energy

Our story

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) stands at the intersection of bold design thinking and real-world impact. From our downtown Calgary classroom, we're preparing future-ready innovators who are reshaping cities to be climate resilient, equitable, and vibrant.  Discover how you too can become a catalyst for positive change.

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