Past Events

Capacity Development and Extension Guest Lecture:   Guest Speaker:  Paul Wel "Agroforestry Systems for Food Security and Peace - Building in Post Conflict and Extremely Fragile States".   A presentation on a graduate student's experience in South Sudan.   Thursday, April 10th 11:00 - noon The Pit, Landscape Architecture building

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination  The final examination for Christine Fraser will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 10:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Design Alternatives that Encourage Golfer Participation".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  Kirsten Brown Chair of Exam:  Cecelia Paine All welcome to attend.

Capacity Development & Extension MSc Thesis Defense by Megan MacLean Monday, April 7, 2014 10:30 A.M. Landscape Architecture Room 133 Thesis Title:  We Have a Responsibilitiy:  ALUS Farmers & Environmental Stewardship Examination Committee: Wayne Caldwell, Chair Jim Mahone, Advisor Karen Landman, Committee Member All are welcome to attend.

The 4th year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students will exhibit their final design projects for the Integrative Design Studio course. Instructors:  Professors Sean Kelly and Nadia Amoroso. Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:00-3:30 pm Location:  The Bullring, University of Guelph All welcome to attend.  

2nd Year BLA - LARC*3050  Landscape Architecture I presents: PUBLIC VIEWING and OPEN HOUSE - SMALL SPACES.  BIG IDEAS. Creative concepts for temporary and permanent new parks and public spaces in downtown Guelph. In cities around the world, citizens and city builders are converting alleyways, underpasses, vacant lots and underused parking areas into new public spaces and “pop up parks”. Come see more than 50 ideas created by students from the University of Guelph’s Landscape Architecture program for creating these spaces in downtown Guelph.

Capacity Development and Extension Guest Lecture: "1000 Conversations About the Future. A Collaborative Inquiry Project from Tamarack's Seeking Community Learning" by Derek Alton, Campaign Animator Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Room 127, Landscape Architecture building 10:30 - 12:00 noon All welcome to attend. For more information visit Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement or contact Professor Helen Hambly at hhambly@uoguelph.ca    

On behalf of Ground Magazine, Professor Karen Landman and MLA Student, Brendan Gallant will be hosting a round table panel discussion regarding 'Habitat Confessions' - Successes and Failures.   Date:  Monday, March 24, 2014 Time:  1:15 pm Location:  LA 125 Our panelists include:

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination  The final thesis examination for Chad Neufeld will be held on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Exploring Backcountry Wilderness Design Through the User Experience in Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park".  Advisor:  Sean Kelly; Advisory Committee Member:  Robert Corry; Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown. All welcome to attend.

We are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Annual MLA Conference! Friday, March 21, 2014 9:00 - 5:00 pm Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, downtown Guelph Every year for the past 22 years, the MLA students organize a conference to communicate the third year's thesis research to the public. This year, 14 students will present their work on a wide range of topics, including:

OALA Guest Lecture Series Presents: John K. Szcepaniak, BLA, OALA, CSLA Landscape Architect "Inspiration to Reality" Thursday, March 20 @ noon LA 125 Pizza Lunch at 11:45