Our New Home
Downtown is our home, our classroom and our research lab
After eight years of our school being split across an on-campus and downtown location, in January 2026, we will be moving into an award-winning high rise as part of the city of Calgary’s office tower conversion program. Our new location at 801 7 Ave SW embodies and extends our mission to redesign cities through community-embedded, transdisciplinary learning in the heart of downtown.
Our new home features nine tower floors dedicated to innovative design education and research, a main floor community-facing Design Justice Lab, and a Digital Fabrication Workshop in an adjacent three-story annex.
We will use the building’s common two-storey Atrium space throughout the year for public events, including our Design Matters lecture series where city building specialists from around the world share their insights and local panels convene to discuss the big issues facing Calgary and its citizens.
This relocation and expansion downtown will enrich the educational journey of our students, providing a dynamic urban context for learning within the fabric of the city. Being immersed in the heart of the city provides opportunities for students and researchers to work with our professional community, the City, and others on collaborative projects.
John Brown
Dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
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