Past Events

SEDRD hosts Grad Program Information Open House Night. The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will host a Graduate Program Information Night for prospective graduate students on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Landscape Architecture Building Lobby (LA Pit). Pizza will be provided. This is a chance to learn about the graduate degrees we offer in SEDRD:

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture programs presents: The Jack and Gerry Vandergrift Memorial Lecture: "Soil Bioengineering - Bridging Ecology and Engineering" by Robbin Sotir, President of Robbin B. Sotir & Associates Marietta, Georgia Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:45 am Landscape Architecture, Room 125 The presentation will cover aspects of Robbin's practice in Marietta, Georgia, including:

Winterfest is an annual landscape architecture event where students get together and have a blast doing fun activities and getting to socialize with people you wouldn't have a chance to while working in studio!  Below is a schedule of the great events that LASS is putting on for everyone. We hope to see you all out at these activities! Tuesday, February 23 - Chili Lunch at 12:30 pm and Road Hockey at 1:30 pm        The suggested chili lunch donation is $4.00        The Road Hockey game will be 45-60 minutes in length

Fanshawe Urban Design Competition - Renew the Environment

SKETCH-UP & 3D RENDERING WORKSHOP by Mansoor Ma Date and Time : February 15 to 19 - Reading Week 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily Venue : Room LA 143 Fee : $200 / student 20 Seats Only - Please Sign Up Quckly!  Instructor : Mansoor Ma BLA (Guelph), MLA (Guelph); PhD Candidate (Adelaide)

Come out on Thursday, February 11th, 2016 to the Arboretum Centre  from 1:00-2:30pm for the afternoon session of the OAC GSC Graduate Student Colloquium! This year's theme is centred around  'Redefining the Boundaries of Agriculture in the 21st Century'.  

Landscape Architecture Programs - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents: Landscape Architecture 50th Anniversary Lecture Series:

SEDRD has three Undergraduate Research Assistantships available for Summer 2016:   1. Conserving Heritage Landscapes by Design 2. Trees and Shrubs for Cemetery Design 3. Ultra-High Speed Rural Broadband for SW Ontario   Full postings are available at:   https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/ura/jobs/departments/edrd   The application period is January 18th to February 10th, 2016.  

Ph.D. Rural Studies Colloquium Presents: Dr. Jennifer Sumner Friday, February 26, 2016 2:00 - 3:00 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 143 "Cultivating Alliances in Rural and Urban Communities:  The Local Organic Food Co-ops Network"

Ph.D. Rural Studies Colloquium Presents: Dr. Anahita Khazaei Friday, February 5, 2016 2:00 - 3:00 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 143