Past Events

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Chris Reed, FASLA.  Founding Director of STOSS.  Professor of Landscape Architecture – Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Lecture title: DESIGN PUBLICS

Melinda Vanryn, BLA Program Counsellor and Minerva Cancilla-Styles, Internship Advisor, will hold an information session for third-year year BLA students interested in the LARC*4620 - Landscape Architecture Internship credit option for the Winter 2026 semester.

The Centre for International Programs will be holding an information session for second-year BLA students interested in applying for the exchange program. 

The second-year BLA and first-year MLA drawings will be on display at the University of Guelph's Arboretum during National Forest Week, alongside ~300 additional drawings by primary and secondary school students organized by the Gueph Urban Forest Friends.

The plazaPOPS: Paradise in a Parking Lot invites visitors to celebrate the significant role that strip malls play in the social, cultural, and economic life of Toronto’s inner suburbs and the public health of local communities.

Orientation to the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development and each individual program (CDE, LA, RPD) is scheduled in person on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in the Landscape Architecture building. Please plan to attend these events, as this is an important part of your integration to our School and our programs.  

Daniel Layden, a master of Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on “Discrimination and Community Integration Experienced by 2SLGBTQ+ in Perth and Huron Counties."

Matthew Lundstrom, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Plantation Stewardship Guideline for Biodiversity in Southern Ontario." Examination Committee: Sean Kelly, Advisor - SEDRD Karen Landman, Co-Advisor - SEDRD Heather Schibli, Examination Member - SEDRD Nadia Amoroso, Chair of Examination - SEDRD All are welcome to attend the defence presentation.  

Kamshajini Raveenthiran, a master of Capacity Development and Extension candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "Improving Livelihood in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Dairy Farmers' Actual Use Towards Accessing Digital Extension Services."

Margarita Fontecha, a Doctor of Philosophy - Rural Studies candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on " Between Dreams and Reality: Exploring Rural Youth Aspirations and Life-Courses in Contested Contexts: A Case Study from Rural Colombia.”