On April 9, 2015 the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the new members of the College of Fellows in recognition to their outstanding contributions to the profession over an extended period of time. The new members will receive the honour at the CSLA Congress to be held in Mexico at the Hilton Mexico City Reforma on May 23, 2015.
The winners of the 2014 OSSGA Student Design Awards were recently announced. The Student Design Competition is sponsored by The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation, an arm of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and administered by the OSSGA. The Minister of Natural Resources attended the awards ceremony, which was held on February 25, 2015 in Toronto.
The University of Guelph third-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students won first, second and third prizes, as well as three honourable mentions. Congratulations!!
On March 9, 2015, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the national and regional winners of its annual Awards of Excellence: Projects define the places we live, work and play.
In April 2014, Katie Brown, a fourth year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student, passed Section 1 of the Landscape Architectural Registration Examination: Project and Construction Management.
Under the supervision of Professor Sean Kelly, Katie wrote "A Student’s Guide: The Pursuit of Professional Licensure", a student handbook geared toward students wishing to begin the LARE process. Within the handbook is a complete guide to registration and preparation for LARE 1 including study strategy, useful resources, and a comprehensive practice exam to gauge examinee preparedness.
The Guelph Humane Society’s new home will be as pleasing to humans as it is to the animals it’s sheltering. The new location, likely to be 212 Speedvale Ave. West will feature an outdoor dog play area, education space and gardens, said executive director Adrienne McBride.
Pre-eminent Canadian gardening professional Mark Cullen will visit the University of Guelph on Tuesday, March 3. Cullen, who is well-known for his expertise and advice in gardening, horticulture, and garden design, will speak to landscape architecture students about the real world of work in these fields, offering advice to those beginning their professional careers.
All are welcome to hear from Mark Cullen at 11:30 am in the Landscape Architecture building. More information see SEDRD upcoming events.
The master plan for Rick Bogaert’s 30-year career in landscape architecture has been revised several times as he’s adapted to changes within the profession and looked for new opportunities to build what he calls a “diversified” portfolio of skills. “I can’t think of another profession where its practitioners are more varied in what they do than in landscape architecture,” he says.
Elizabeth Nowatschin's Master of Landscape Architecture thesis (2014), entitled Educational Food Landscapes: Developing Design Guidelines for School Gardens, was a qualitative exploratory investigation into the use of gardening as a teaching tool for primary and secondary schools. Liz collected data from the literature, a school garden web scan, School Garden Network profiles, school garden guides and manuals, photographs and key informant interviews.
The Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF) announced the recipients of its 2015 grants in support of research, communication and scholarship.
Master of Landscape Architecture students, Alex Waffle and Heather Schibli received grants for their research. Alex's thesis research is on "Mapping Urban Agricultural Hot Spots" and Heather's thesis research is on "Design for Landscape-Scale Rehabilitation within the Township of Uxbridge".
