MLA student Adele Pierre presented a paper at the GIS Education & Research Conference hosted by ESRI Canada at Hart House, University of Toronto on November 30, 2015. The practice of Landscape Architecture is being transformed through the use of technology, and students are in a unique position to experiment with new software programs, particularly those integrating GIS data with 3D modelling. Adele has undertaken an independent study under the guidance of Professor Nadia Amoroso, looking at the ways CityEngine can be used in the study of Landscape Architecture to create powerful models. Currently modelling a stormwater management system for Ottawa Street in Hamilton, Adele plans to continue using CityEngine and related technologies in the coming year as part of her thesis work. A short blog post on some of the information presented at the conference can be found at here [1].

Figure Ground of Lower Manhattan created in CityEngine, Source:Adele Pierre