Past Events

Capacity Development and Extension Program M.Sc. Thesis Defence of Katherine Laycock "After the Tornado:  An Exploration of Capacity and Vulnerability on Community Engagement in Goderich" Tuesday, April 2, 2013 9:00 am Landscape Architecture Building, Room 133  

The final examination for Laura McGregor will be held on Monday, April 1st, 2013 at 1:00 pm in Room 133 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Evaluating Native Rhizomatous Grass Species for Reclaiming Sites in Southern Alberta with Limited Topsoil".  Advisor:  Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member:  Steven Tannas, Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown. All welcome to attend.

Each year SEDRD recognizes members of its student body who have made a significant achievement and who have contributed to university life and school events and activities that are beyond those required in the program by providing a Book Award to students from each program within SEDRD.  Each class year will recognize and pay tribute to an individual(s) in their class for their outstanding contribution. All SEDRD students and faculty are encouraged to attend this great tradition. Lunch provided.

We are pleased to present the 21st annual MLA Conference! On Monday, March 25th, we will be venturing off campus and up Gordon Street to the new Guelph Civic Museum to learn about the research work undertaken by MLA students. Every year as part of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program, advanced graduate students team with in-process students to organize and execute a conference to communicate their research findings to the public. The conference is modelled on professional, academic-style meetings common to landscape disciplines.

Please join and support Nadia Amoroso at her booking signing event at Chapters Bayview Village in Toronto on Saturday, March 23rd, from 1:00- 3:00 pm. She will be signing one of her latest books,  Digital Landscape Architecture Now. Her book profiles some of the world’s most innovative and experimental landscape architects, who are reshaping the gardens, industrial parks and public spaces we inhabit, using digital technologies to render innovative ideas and solutions.

Ph.D. Rural Studies -  Thesis Defence Silvia Sarapura "Gender and Agricultural Innovation in Peasant Production of Native Potatoes in the Central Andes" Friday, March 22, 2013 2:00 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 143  

Rural Planning and Development M.Sc. Thesis Defence of Dana Bell "The Business of Going Green:  Agri-Environmental Certifications in Ontario.  A Multiple Account Benefit-Cost Analysis" Friday, March 22, 2012 9:00 am LA Room 127  

Dan Leeming, Guest Lecture   Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:00 noon Room 125 Landscape Architecture Building Sponsored by the Ontario Associate of Landscape Architects Pizza provided for attendees Dan Leeming is a planner and principal of the Planning Partnership in Toronto.  Dan is advising Peel Region departments of Public Health and Planning on planning policies that will provide greater opportunity for active living.

Capacity Development & Extension Program - MSc Thesis Defense   Dingfei Li "The Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) on Farming in Miyun County, China" March 18, 2013 2:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Bldg., Room 133

Guest Lecture:  Ken Greenberg, Greenberg Consultants, Toronto, will present: More Urban and More Green: Cities Hold the Key Pizza at 11:45: Presentation starts at 12:00 pm Sponsored by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Ken Greenberg was one of 40 participant in the recent Ontario Place design charrette, an event organized to demonstrate  alternatives to casino development on this site.