Past Events

The fourth-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students will be holding a public display of their final design projects for the LARC*4710 Capstone Design Studio course. These projects were advised by instructors Prof. Nadia Amoroso and Chen Zixiang. Special thanks to guest studio critics:  Ken Yee Chew, Shawn Watters and Nick Onody. Family, friends, city staff, industry professionals, and the public are welcome to attend.

The Rural Symposium is an annual opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to staff from the provincial government, rural community leaders, businesses, and researchers. The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, rural communities, governments, and businesses.

March Open House 2026 is the UofG’s spring undergraduate open house event.  Join us for a campus visit, chat with professors and students, and learn why the University of Guelph is ranked among Canada's top universities. Explore the campus through information sessions, campus tours, residence drop-in tours, resource fair and program tours, etc. The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Drop-In Studio Sessions and Studio Tours are scheduled at 10:00-10-30am and 1:00-1:30pm.

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We are pleased to announce a two-part series on graphic design for landscape architecture students. BLA Capstone Pin-Up with Jay Wall, Communication Designer at 02 Planning and Design, Toronto.  Learn from live feedback on graphic communication for landscape architecture projects. Various 4th-year students will pin up and present their Capstone Design Studio projects.  Jay will share feedback on graphic design, messaging, and visual communication.

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Guelph’s Landscape Architecture programs will host an LA Networking Night for students, alumni, and practitioners on Thursday, March 12th, and we hope you will join us!

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Chip Sullivan, FASLA, FCELA, FAAR, Professor Emeritus.  Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning - College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley.   Lecture title: Cartooning the Landscape

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Presentation Grant Fahlgren, Indigenous Design Lead at PFS Studio, speaking on “Indigenous Urbanism:  Design for all our Relations.”

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) is pleased to host the following scholar whose work bridges sustainability, innovation, and systems transformation. The seminar brings together faculty, graduate students, and community partners to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue on responsible innovation, artificial intelligence, and ecological sustainability.  The seminar will be held in person, and refreshments will be provided.