Urban design in Canada


Reports, statements of purpose, etc.


Urban Design in the Atlantic Provinces
Examples from the Maritime provinces of how to plan and design the shape, form, and appearance of places.


Other university programs in urban design


Université de Montréal:
Maîtrise en design urbain
Note: This program is offered jointly with McGill and will soon be enfolded into the proposed Joint Master of Urban Design / Maîtrise en design urbain.

Université Laval (Québec):
Maîtrise en sciences de l'architecture (option design urbain)

University of Calgary:
Graduate Program in Urban Design

University of Toronto:
Master of Science in Planning (Specialization in urban design)

University of Toronto:
Master of Urban Design

Simon Fraser University (Vancouver):
Urban Design Certificate


Canadian firms active in urban design


Affleck + de la Riva architectes (Montréal)

ARCOP (Montréal)

Atelier B.R.I.C. (Montréal)

Atelier Big City (Montréal)

Brook McIlroy Planning & Urban Design / Pace Architects (bmi/pace) (Toronto)

Daniel Arbour & Associés (Montréal)

Groupe Cardinal Hardy (Montréal)

ékm Architecture (Montréal)

The Hulbert Group International (Vancouver)
Urban design, architecture, planning, and communications firm

Joe Lobko Architect (Toronto)

Julia Bourke Architecture (Montréal)

NOMADE Architecture + Design Urbain (Montréal)

PLANT Design (Toronto)

ZAS Architects (Toronto)

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