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.
April 27, 2026 | Year End Show | Register here
May 27, 2026 | SAPL Facilities Tour (In-Person) | Register here
Explore and register for these events here
Our new home
We have moved 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.
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 innovative design solutions created by fellow SAPL students
How will you change the world?
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?
Stay informed
2026 UCalgary Teaching and Learning Grant recipients announced
25 of a record 63 applications received a combined $685K funding to pursue teaching and learning innovation and research projects
Bloom on repeat: How urban gardeners are redefining the growing season
This transdisciplinary team is exploring the use of year-round, closed-loop gardens to help solve food insecurity for communities
Map the System crowns UCalgary Campus winner, wraps its largest cohort to date
Oxford-based competition hosted locally by Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking delivered in collaboration with educational institutions worldwide
A New Way to Make an Impact With USpark
This Giving Day, recent UCalgary graduates can take part in a new way. Through USpark, recent alumni can direct $25 of university funding toward the areas that matter most to them, with no personal donation required.
Celebrate 60 years of UCalgary
UCalgary is turning 60 and you are invited to the party! Join us on-campus on Saturday, Apr. 11 for Community Day and enjoy free events, food, music, games and prizes. Everyone is welcome; experience some nostalgia with trivia at the Den, take a walk down memory lane with a campus tour and so much more.
Partnership with DIALOG helps bring Indigenous lens to education at UCalgary
Indigenous Pathways Program fosters community, skill development and career success
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.