The gift will fund a major physical expansion and renovation of the faculty and will also endow a scholarship fund for outstanding architecture, landscape and design students.

In recognition of the import of this contribution, the U of T will rename the Faculty the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design. The Faculty offers graduate programs of study in three interrelated disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.

John Daniels received his bachelor of architecture degree from U of T in 1950 and went on to become one of Canada’s most important developers of residential communities.

“My education at U of T laid the foundation for a highly rewarding career and really is the basis for my success in real estate development,” said Daniels, chair and CEO of the Daniels Corp., a leader in the building industry. ?EUR??,,????'??I hope this gift will enable more students to pursue their dreams.”

“The Daniels’ remarkable benefaction will play a pivotal role in the education of the next generation of architecture leaders in Canada,” said U of T President David Naylor.

“We thank John and Myrna for their outstanding leadership and for providing U of T with an opportunity to recruit the country’s top students,” said Professor George Baird.

Nine million of the $14 million donation will go to renovating and expanding the building the school has occupied since the 1960s.