The Faculty of Architecture was established in 1976, and became a part of Dalhousie in 1997
Previously, the School of Architecture had been established in the Nova Scotia Technical College (later TUNS) in 1961
The Master of Urban and Rural Planning program was first offered in 1977, and the Department of Urban and Rural Planning was established in 1978. This became the School of Planning in 2001
The professional architecture program became the first in Canada to receive full accreditation from the Canadian Architecture Certification Board in 2001
Deans of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Peter Manning
Peter Manning was the first Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning from 1976–1981. Previously, he was the director of the School of Architecture from 1970–1976
Jill Grant is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Planning who was a key figure in shaping the School of Planning’s Community Design program
Kent Hurley
Kent Hurley was the Assistant Dean of the Faculty under the Nova Scotia Technical College who pioneered the cooperative programme
Ojars Biskaps
Oyars Biskaps was a professor in the School of Architecture who was instrumental in the design of the Killam Library
Richard Kroeker
Richard Kroeker is a professor in the faculty who was awarded a Canada Council grant for the study of First Nations architecture in North Eastern North America
