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The purpose of this practicum is to explore the possibilities of utilizing macrophytes in a Canadian climate to extract mercurial contamination from a large-scale aquatic environment. One of the primary guiding hypotheses, informed by research, is that it is reasonable to assume the mercurial contamination of the English Wabigoon hydrological system, which originated from Wabigoon Lake in the 1960s will, or has reached the drainage basin of Lake Winnipeg. This presents concerning issues in addition to the known eutrophication of the lake. The practicum requires an understanding of the specific nature of the contaminant and the processes in which it interacts with the aquatic environment and wider landscape. At the forefront, the processes of methylation and bioaccumulation play significant roles in the effects on our natural environments and will be leading informants on the eventual design goal. Additional research was devoted to exploring treatment systems designed by landscape architects as precedents. To negate further mercurial contamination of waterways, shores, and living beings, the practicum seeks to utilize the vegetative process of biofiltration to extract contaminants from the sediment and from the watercourse originating in Ontario and draining in Manitoba. The importance of the research relates to communities’ relationships to the river and water system, some of which are more reliant on the waterway and its resources than others. Informed design requirements include species able to perform extraction of contaminants all while allowing for accessibility for harvesting the macrophytes once the extraction process has taken place. The areas explored for site selection ranges from Wabigoon Lake, Ontario boreal to the south-east Traverse Bay of Lake Winnipeg. Specific sites will be selected for their appropriateness of intervention. On such a large hydrological scale, sites of mercuric sediment concentration are of interest. Due to the processes of sediment

This practicum focuses on improving the ecological conditions of Lahore. The city which was once known for its open spaces and was called the city of gardens. This city of gardens is now becoming a city of concrete. The city is losing its previous identity. An overpopulated urban city like Lahore cannot survive rapid and unsustainable development. This exerts pressure on existing natural resources, leading to water problems, decline in green spaces, pollution, and changes in the city’s temperatures. The green spaces are being paved to make room for roads and land-use buildings. Urban green spaces are an essential element of development planning, providing multiple benefits to society. This practicum studies the towns of Lahore in terms of population densities and the accessibility/availability of green spaces to the people who live in the towns. With help of photographs the quality of existing green spaces is also studied to understand what is lacking in the existing green spaces. New potential green spaces within the densely populated towns are identified. More detailed designs are created for two sites, each with different opportunities and challenges.

The purpose of this practicum is to explore the possibilities of utilizing macrophytes in a Canadian climate to extract mercurial contamination from a large-scale aquatic environment. One of the primary guiding hypotheses, informed by research, is that it is reasonable to assume the mercurial contamination of the English Wabigoon hydrological system, which originated from Wabigoon Lake in the 1960s will, or has reached the drainage basin of Lake Winnipeg. This presents concerning issues in addition to the known eutrophication of the lake. The practicum requires an understanding of the specific nature of the contaminant and the processes in which it interacts with the aquatic environment and wider landscape. At the forefront, the processes of methylation and bioaccumulation play significant roles in the effects on our natural environments and will be leading informants on the eventual design goal. Additional research was devoted to exploring treatment systems designed by landscape architects as precedents. To negate further mercurial contamination of waterways, shores, and living beings, the practicum seeks to utilize the vegetative process of biofiltration to extract contaminants from the sediment and from the watercourse originating in Ontario and draining in Manitoba. The importance of the research relates to communities’ relationships to the river and water system, some of which are more reliant on the waterway and its resources than others. Informed design requirements include species able to perform extraction of contaminants all while allowing for accessibility for harvesting the macrophytes once the extraction process has taken place. The areas explored for site selection ranges from Wabigoon Lake, Ontario boreal to the south-east Traverse Bay of Lake Winnipeg. Specific sites will be selected for their appropriateness of intervention. On such a large hydrological scale, sites of mercuric sediment concentration are of interest. Due to the processes of sediment

The purpose of this practicum is to explore the possibilities of utilizing macrophytes in a Canadian climate to extract mercurial contamination from a large-scale aquatic environment. One of the primary guiding hypotheses, informed by research, is that it is reasonable to assume the mercurial contamination of the English Wabigoon hydrological system, which originated from Wabigoon Lake in the 1960s will, or has reached the drainage basin of Lake Winnipeg. This presents concerning issues in addition to the known eutrophication of the lake. The practicum requires an understanding of the specific nature of the contaminant and the processes in which it interacts with the aquatic environment and wider landscape. At the forefront, the processes of methylation and bioaccumulation play significant roles in the effects on our natural environments and will be leading informants on the eventual design goal. Additional research was devoted to exploring treatment systems designed by landscape architects as precedents. To negate further mercurial contamination of waterways, shores, and living beings, the practicum seeks to utilize the vegetative process of biofiltration to extract contaminants from the sediment and from the watercourse originating in Ontario and draining in Manitoba. The importance of the research relates to communities’ relationships to the river and water system, some of which are more reliant on the waterway and its resources than others. Informed design requirements include species able to perform extraction of contaminants all while allowing for accessibility for harvesting the macrophytes once the extraction process has taken place. The areas explored for site selection ranges from Wabigoon Lake, Ontario boreal to the south-east Traverse Bay of Lake Winnipeg. Specific sites will be selected for their appropriateness of intervention. On such a large hydrological scale, sites of mercuric sediment concentration are of interest. Due to the processes of sediment

The purpose of this practicum is to explore the possibilities of utilizing macrophytes in a Canadian climate to extract mercurial contamination from a large-scale aquatic environment. One of the primary guiding hypotheses, informed by research, is that it is reasonable to assume the mercurial contamination of the English Wabigoon hydrological system, which originated from Wabigoon Lake in the 1960s will, or has reached the drainage basin of Lake Winnipeg. This presents concerning issues in addition to the known eutrophication of the lake. The practicum requires an understanding of the specific nature of the contaminant and the processes in which it interacts with the aquatic environment and wider landscape. At the forefront, the processes of methylation and bioaccumulation play significant roles in the effects on our natural environments and will be leading informants on the eventual design goal. Additional research was devoted to exploring treatment systems designed by landscape architects as precedents. To negate further mercurial contamination of waterways, shores, and living beings, the practicum seeks to utilize the vegetative process of biofiltration to extract contaminants from the sediment and from the watercourse originating in Ontario and draining in Manitoba. The importance of the research relates to communities’ relationships to the river and water system, some of which are more reliant on the waterway and its resources than others. Informed design requirements include species able to perform extraction of contaminants all while allowing for accessibility for harvesting the macrophytes once the extraction process has taken place. The areas explored for site selection ranges from Wabigoon Lake, Ontario boreal to the south-east Traverse Bay of Lake Winnipeg. Specific sites will be selected for their appropriateness of intervention. On such a large hydrological scale, sites of mercuric sediment concentration are of interest. Due to the processes of sediment

The intersection of climate change-induced factors and the city’s expansion has led to an increase in impermeable surfaces, exacerbating stormwater management challenges in Winnipeg. “Meet with the Water” presents a visionary pilot project aimed at mitigating stormwater issues on the surface parking lots of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. This initiative focuses on repurposing these spaces not only to address stormwater management challenges but also to create inviting areas for people, utilizing a green-blue infrastructure approach.

The intersection of climate change-induced factors and the city’s expansion has led to an increase in impermeable surfaces, exacerbating stormwater management challenges in Winnipeg. “Meet with the Water” presents a visionary pilot project aimed at mitigating stormwater issues on the surface parking lots of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. This initiative focuses on repurposing these spaces not only to address stormwater management challenges but also to create inviting areas for people, utilizing a green-blue infrastructure approach.

The intersection of climate change-induced factors and the city’s expansion has led to an increase in impermeable surfaces, exacerbating stormwater management challenges in Winnipeg. “Meet with the Water” presents a visionary pilot project aimed at mitigating stormwater issues on the surface parking lots of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. This initiative focuses on repurposing these spaces not only to address stormwater management challenges but also to create inviting areas for people, utilizing a green-blue infrastructure approach.

Winnipeg has been shaped socially and geographically by the waters that passed through it. Since settler development began, there has been a constant struggle between natural processes and development. The low lying land of Winnipeg was marshy in many areas and prone to flooding. In an attempt to remedy this, many of the streams which made their way from what is now farmland in the northwest, to the Red River in the east, and the Assiniboine River in the south were simply removed from our landscape. These streams are now marked only by a small dip in the road or an extra manhole cover. Although these ghost creeks have been lost to development, they have continued to have a lasting effect on our city. Every city has layers of history which have been buried under progress. By peeling back these layers we acknowledge a more complete history of our urban spaces and we create space for collective remembering of these lost landscapes. This practicum seeks to establish exemplary ways in which ghost creeks can find their place within Winnipeg’s contemporary urban fabric. This design provides site sensitive design solutions which reveal the history of the landscape, acknowledge the past, honour existing communities, and return natural ecosystem functions to the landscape. It will provide a precedent for revealing lost histories which could be built upon in a variety of contexts.

Winnipeg has been shaped socially and geographically by the waters that passed through it. Since settler development began, there has been a constant struggle between natural processes and development. The low lying land of Winnipeg was marshy in many areas and prone to flooding. In an attempt to remedy this, many of the streams which made their way from what is now farmland in the northwest, to the Red River in the east, and the Assiniboine River in the south were simply removed from our landscape. These streams are now marked only by a small dip in the road or an extra manhole cover. Although these ghost creeks have been lost to development, they have continued to have a lasting effect on our city. Every city has layers of history which have been buried under progress. By peeling back these layers we acknowledge a more complete history of our urban spaces and we create space for collective remembering of these lost landscapes. This practicum seeks to establish exemplary ways in which ghost creeks can find their place within Winnipeg’s contemporary urban fabric. This design provides site sensitive design solutions which reveal the history of the landscape, acknowledge the past, honour existing communities, and return natural ecosystem functions to the landscape. It will provide a precedent for revealing lost histories which could be built upon in a variety of contexts.

Winnipeg has been shaped socially and geographically by the waters that passed through it. Since settler development began, there has been a constant struggle between natural processes and development. The low lying land of Winnipeg was marshy in many areas and prone to flooding. In an attempt to remedy this, many of the streams which made their way from what is now farmland in the northwest, to the Red River in the east, and the Assiniboine River in the south were simply removed from our landscape. These streams are now marked only by a small dip in the road or an extra manhole cover. Although these ghost creeks have been lost to development, they have continued to have a lasting effect on our city. Every city has layers of history which have been buried under progress. By peeling back these layers we acknowledge a more complete history of our urban spaces and we create space for collective remembering of these lost landscapes. This practicum seeks to establish exemplary ways in which ghost creeks can find their place within Winnipeg’s contemporary urban fabric. This design provides site sensitive design solutions which reveal the history of the landscape, acknowledge the past, honour existing communities, and return natural ecosystem functions to the landscape. It will provide a precedent for revealing lost histories which could be built upon in a variety of contexts.

This practicum explores Red Deer’s vacant Michener North and its potential to become an educational and interpretive community resource and urban agriculture hub. The 132.2-acre site has a controversial past, operating as a mental health institution in central Alberta for well over 60 years. It was closed for good in 2014, with access to the public restricted since 2017. Today, it consists of various abandoned structures slated for demolition, parking lots, and open spaces with mature vegetation and well-used pathways. There is a community movement building around the topic of Michener’s fate as groups and activists fight to save this place, or at least pieces of it. An analysis of the site, its surroundings, and how it echoes the patterns and stories of other asylum landscapes reveal that the relationship between the architecture of the buildings and the landscape here tell an important story that must not be forgotten. This project creates a vision for the site through the exploration of a few strategic design interventions. The proposal demonstrates how retaining and protecting as much of the existing infrastructure, topography, and landscape features as possible can create a learning opportunity and a catalyst for the region. Inspired by the local community, the project approach is grounded in celebrating and revealing the story of this site and its potential to be an asset to the people of Red Deer and beyond by creating a series of gardens and orchards - a beautiful place for people to walk, explore, engage, and reflect.

This practicum explores Red Deer’s vacant Michener North and its potential to become an educational and interpretive community resource and urban agriculture hub. The 132.2-acre site has a controversial past, operating as a mental health institution in central Alberta for well over 60 years. It was closed for good in 2014, with access to the public restricted since 2017. Today, it consists of various abandoned structures slated for demolition, parking lots, and open spaces with mature vegetation and well-used pathways. There is a community movement building around the topic of Michener’s fate as groups and activists fight to save this place, or at least pieces of it. An analysis of the site, its surroundings, and how it echoes the patterns and stories of other asylum landscapes reveal that the relationship between the architecture of the buildings and the landscape here tell an important story that must not be forgotten. This project creates a vision for the site through the exploration of a few strategic design interventions. The proposal demonstrates how retaining and protecting as much of the existing infrastructure, topography, and landscape features as possible can create a learning opportunity and a catalyst for the region. Inspired by the local community, the project approach is grounded in celebrating and revealing the story of this site and its potential to be an asset to the people of Red Deer and beyond by creating a series of gardens and orchards - a beautiful place for people to walk, explore, engage, and reflect.

The goal of this practicum is to uncover and exemplify how to feed the community with nutritious food in order to sustain and bring the community together. The practicum illustrates how the transformation of underutilized urban land into a community-based food production network can help to create a nourished and connected community. The practicum asks the question of what can be imagined. Through a foundational approach of land ethic and the creative application of a community food system, individuals may increase empowerment, improve physical conditions, and achieve better health and wellness of community members. This practicum focuses on the Selkirk Avenue District in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to identify locations for the integration of food and proposes a series of community-based design strategies to achieve the goal. In order to feed the community with nutritious food, an investigation into the relationships between the community’s needs, urban infrastructure, and food sovereignty is undertaken so as to understand the ethical, social and physical inclusion of food production into the urban fabric. The integration of food being grown within existing urban infrastructure frames such as boulevards, schoolyards, vacant lots, and home yards, enhance the experience, health, and well being of the community members.

The goal of this practicum is to uncover and exemplify how to feed the community with nutritious food in order to sustain and bring the community together. The practicum illustrates how the transformation of underutilized urban land into a community-based food production network can help to create a nourished and connected community. The practicum asks the question of what can be imagined. Through a foundational approach of land ethic and the creative application of a community food system, individuals may increase empowerment, improve physical conditions, and achieve better health and wellness of community members. This practicum focuses on the Selkirk Avenue District in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to identify locations for the integration of food and proposes a series of community-based design strategies to achieve the goal. In order to feed the community with nutritious food, an investigation into the relationships between the community’s needs, urban infrastructure, and food sovereignty is undertaken so as to understand the ethical, social and physical inclusion of food production into the urban fabric. The integration of food being grown within existing urban infrastructure frames such as boulevards, schoolyards, vacant lots, and home yards, enhance the experience, health, and well being of the community members.

The goal of this practicum is to uncover and exemplify how to feed the community with nutritious food in order to sustain and bring the community together. The practicum illustrates how the transformation of underutilized urban land into a community-based food production network can help to create a nourished and connected community. The practicum asks the question of what can be imagined. Through a foundational approach of land ethic and the creative application of a community food system, individuals may increase empowerment, improve physical conditions, and achieve better health and wellness of community members. This practicum focuses on the Selkirk Avenue District in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to identify locations for the integration of food and proposes a series of community-based design strategies to achieve the goal. In order to feed the community with nutritious food, an investigation into the relationships between the community’s needs, urban infrastructure, and food sovereignty is undertaken so as to understand the ethical, social and physical inclusion of food production into the urban fabric. The integration of food being grown within existing urban infrastructure frames such as boulevards, schoolyards, vacant lots, and home yards, enhance the experience, health, and well being of the community members.

The goal of this practicum is to uncover and exemplify how to feed the community with nutritious food in order to sustain and bring the community together. The practicum illustrates how the transformation of underutilized urban land into a community-based food production network can help to create a nourished and connected community. The practicum asks the question of what can be imagined. Through a foundational approach of land ethic and the creative application of a community food system, individuals may increase empowerment, improve physical conditions, and achieve better health and wellness of community members. This practicum focuses on the Selkirk Avenue District in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to identify locations for the integration of food and proposes a series of community-based design strategies to achieve the goal. In order to feed the community with nutritious food, an investigation into the relationships between the community’s needs, urban infrastructure, and food sovereignty is undertaken so as to understand the ethical, social and physical inclusion of food production into the urban fabric. The integration of food being grown within existing urban infrastructure frames such as boulevards, schoolyards, vacant lots, and home yards, enhance the experience, health, and well being of the community members.

This practicum explores the possibility of applying emerging technology in the field of augmented reality (AR) to urban landscape settings. In particular, it examines current applications of AR—primarily in indoor, building-related and urban street locations—and transfers them to an exclusively outdoor location. The chosen location—along a re-purposed rail line crossing the Assiniboine River between Polo Park and Omand’s Creek in Winnipeg, Manitoba—is seen as part of a possible route for a future citywide light rail system. It is re-conceived as a place within which people may experience otherwise-invisible natural processes in action. These processes include the rise and fall of the river over time, the growth of the riparian forest and other vegetation, the roots of trees and seasonal changes. The practicum closes by positing other possible applications of AR in the perception of natural and human-made landscapes.

We are in the midst of a chronic disease epidemic with a healthcare system that focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A system that spends a tremendous amount of money doing so while budget restraints are being put forward. This design practicum aims to discover the impact that the built environment has on the health of Winnipegers. It looks at the role the environment plays on the transition from infectious disease to chronic disease and what creates an environment that supports health and well-being. It will then assess the current health of Winnipeg and use the discovered guidelines to offer three design interventions that can aid in the prevention of chronic disease and promote a healthy lifestyle.

This practicum explores the possibility of applying emerging technology in the field of augmented reality (AR) to urban landscape settings. In particular, it examines current applications of AR—primarily in indoor, building-related and urban street locations—and transfers them to an exclusively outdoor location. The chosen location—along a re-purposed rail line crossing the Assiniboine River between Polo Park and Omand’s Creek in Winnipeg, Manitoba—is seen as part of a possible route for a future citywide light rail system. It is re-conceived as a place within which people may experience otherwise-invisible natural processes in action. These processes include the rise and fall of the river over time, the growth of the riparian forest and other vegetation, the roots of trees and seasonal changes. The practicum closes by positing other possible applications of AR in the perception of natural and human-made landscapes.

We are in the midst of a chronic disease epidemic with a healthcare system that focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A system that spends a tremendous amount of money doing so while budget restraints are being put forward. This design practicum aims to discover the impact that the built environment has on the health of Winnipegers. It looks at the role the environment plays on the transition from infectious disease to chronic disease and what creates an environment that supports health and well-being. It will then assess the current health of Winnipeg and use the discovered guidelines to offer three design interventions that can aid in the prevention of chronic disease and promote a healthy lifestyle.

We are in the midst of a chronic disease epidemic with a healthcare system that focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A system that spends a tremendous amount of money doing so while budget restraints are being put forward. This design practicum aims to discover the impact that the built environment has on the health of Winnipegers. It looks at the role the environment plays on the transition from infectious disease to chronic disease and what creates an environment that supports health and well-being. It will then assess the current health of Winnipeg and use the discovered guidelines to offer three design interventions that can aid in the prevention of chronic disease and promote a healthy lifestyle.

This practicum explores the possibility of applying emerging technology in the field of augmented reality (AR) to urban landscape settings. In particular, it examines current applications of AR—primarily in indoor, building-related and urban street locations—and transfers them to an exclusively outdoor location. The chosen location—along a re-purposed rail line crossing the Assiniboine River between Polo Park and Omand’s Creek in Winnipeg, Manitoba—is seen as part of a possible route for a future citywide light rail system. It is re-conceived as a place within which people may experience otherwise-invisible natural processes in action. These processes include the rise and fall of the river over time, the growth of the riparian forest and other vegetation, the roots of trees and seasonal changes. The practicum closes by positing other possible applications of AR in the perception of natural and human-made landscapes.

We are in the midst of a chronic disease epidemic with a healthcare system that focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A system that spends a tremendous amount of money doing so while budget restraints are being put forward. This design practicum aims to discover the impact that the built environment has on the health of Winnipegers. It looks at the role the environment plays on the transition from infectious disease to chronic disease and what creates an environment that supports health and well-being. It will then assess the current health of Winnipeg and use the discovered guidelines to offer three design interventions that can aid in the prevention of chronic disease and promote a healthy lifestyle.

This design research focuses on finding solutions for reducing the detrimental contributions that combined sewer system overflows have on the health of urban waterways and their respective watersheds at large. It is the standpoint of this research that such water purifying landscapes can be directly integrated into public urban environments and need not be restricted and hidden from civic observation. The focus lies on utilizing existing green-grey infrastructural knowledge to treat combined sewer overflow waters and apply it within a proposed Water Works Park within a City of Winnipeg neighbourhood. The Water Works Park will be presented in the form of a hybridized urban space offering both infrastructural and ecological services but will also be one that promotes ecological attentiveness and the enduring value of water treatment. The design presents an alternative to contemporary sewer upgrade and replacement practices by offering a more ecologically oriented option through the thoughtful placement of a constructed wetland network. In establishing the project within a mature neighbourhood, the project strives to recognize its historical urban context and compliment the existing local vernacular while serving as a tool to foster public education and awareness.

This practicum will use Myriad Village Marketing Cooperative Ltd. [Myriad Village] community and property in Manitoba as a framework. Included in the work are the vision and mission of Myriad Village, the theory of ecovillages and ecovillages as precedents. Consideration for future development of Myriad Village property will be analyzed as follows: regarding areas to implement the residential, grazing, garden and camping development, then concluding with a site design.

The Classical Chinese landscape design owns a high reputation with its distinctive style around the world. It embodies the integration of Chinese philosophy, aesthetics, and Shan Shui culture. In contemporary age, Chinese landscape designers are facing the challenge of inheriting and creating Chinese-styled landscape design in a modern way. This practicum seeks to draw from the traditional Chinese painter's works, theories, and garden design principles and apply these learnings to my design practice. I aim to investigate how Chinese painting principles and traditional garden principles can inform garden design in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Furthermore, I intend to address the theoretical and practical links between landscape and painting and discover new ways of creating modern Chinese landscape design.

The fundamental theme of this practicum is to explore and re-envision the ‘heart’ of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus and inquiries how the landscape of the ‘heart’ be improved in such a manner to become the centre point of activity, attraction, and the hub for the campus as a whole. The ‘heart’ may be seen as the pivotal and historical origin of the campus. The practicum commences with an introduction to the University of Manitoba’s history, from its initiation in 1877 to present day. Followed by intensive site analysis of the campus at three different scales - the Fort Garry Campus as a whole, the campus core, and the ‘heart’ of the campus. Design inspirations and explorations, including precedent studies and rethinking how transit aligns through the campus, are studied and questioned. Lastly, a new design rendition for the ‘heart’ of the Fort Garry Campus is envisioned.

Located less than twenty kilometres from the City of Winnipeg, the Rockwood Quarry District is heavily relied upon for the region’s aggregate needs. As the district thrives and grows, some quarries are nearing depletion and the question of post-industrial rehabilitation looms. Rehabilitation work is the start of the next cycle of life for depleted quarries. ‘Rehabilitation’ is a broad term though. Since a single quarry parcel can be larger than a square kilometre, it is necessary to evaluate potential strategies for post-industrial rehabilitation and how landscape architecture can contribute. A single quarry in the Rockwood district that is nearing depletion is chosen as a test site. Three rehabilitation approaches are discussed as options for the site: natural succession, managed succession and a saskatoon garden. Research and analysis will assist each approach and will help to provide some answers to the rehabilitation question.

The northern area of Winnipeg, Manitoba is currently undergoing urbanisation: the westerly extension of the Chief Peguis Trail, and the inevitable transformation of rural land into new communities to support population growth. Each component of development provides challenges and opportunities for the existing landscape conditions with public health implications. The Chief Peguis Trail Extension West imposes a physical barrier onto the landscape discouraging pedestrian access across and within the corridor. In turn, this provides and encourages efficient vehicular transportation for drivers utilising the inner ring road. This ultimately fragments existing and planned neighbourhoods and becomes a significant source of air pollution and noise from vehicular traffic that has health consequences for surrounding communities. Not just a landscape for people, the new roadway also threatens adjacent wildlife habitats, existing vegetation, and water movement within the area. What can be done to mitigate the effects of implementing a major roadway into the landscape and instead become an inviting space that connects people, communities, and wildlife? While the northern urban fringe also contains hot spots for new development such as suburbs, there becomes a concern with urban sprawl and the relationship with public health issues. The aim for the practicum is to explore and apply concepts and design solutions for enhancing the development of the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West while reducing its adverse effects concerning the quality of life for the surrounding people and the landscape. The practicum seeks to design a landscape for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West that attempts to resolve the issues associated with the highway through fundamental landscape architectural interventions, with the notion of a park playing a key role in the design.

This practicum will use Myriad Village Marketing Cooperative Ltd. [Myriad Village] community and property in Manitoba as a framework. Included in the work are the vision and mission of Myriad Village, the theory of ecovillages and ecovillages as precedents. Consideration for future development of Myriad Village property will be analyzed as follows: regarding areas to implement the residential, grazing, garden and camping development, then concluding with a site design.

The fundamental theme of this practicum is to explore and re-envision the ‘heart’ of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus and inquiries how the landscape of the ‘heart’ be improved in such a manner to become the centre point of activity, attraction, and the hub for the campus as a whole. The ‘heart’ may be seen as the pivotal and historical origin of the campus. The practicum commences with an introduction to the University of Manitoba’s history, from its initiation in 1877 to present day. Followed by intensive site analysis of the campus at three different scales - the Fort Garry Campus as a whole, the campus core, and the ‘heart’ of the campus. Design inspirations and explorations, including precedent studies and rethinking how transit aligns through the campus, are studied and questioned. Lastly, a new design rendition for the ‘heart’ of the Fort Garry Campus is envisioned.

Located less than twenty kilometres from the City of Winnipeg, the Rockwood Quarry District is heavily relied upon for the region’s aggregate needs. As the district thrives and grows, some quarries are nearing depletion and the question of post-industrial rehabilitation looms. Rehabilitation work is the start of the next cycle of life for depleted quarries. ‘Rehabilitation’ is a broad term though. Since a single quarry parcel can be larger than a square kilometre, it is necessary to evaluate potential strategies for post-industrial rehabilitation and how landscape architecture can contribute. A single quarry in the Rockwood district that is nearing depletion is chosen as a test site. Three rehabilitation approaches are discussed as options for the site: natural succession, managed succession and a saskatoon garden. Research and analysis will assist each approach and will help to provide some answers to the rehabilitation question.

This design research focuses on finding solutions for reducing the detrimental contributions that combined sewer system overflows have on the health of urban waterways and their respective watersheds at large. It is the standpoint of this research that such water purifying landscapes can be directly integrated into public urban environments and need not be restricted and hidden from civic observation. The focus lies on utilizing existing green-grey infrastructural knowledge to treat combined sewer overflow waters and apply it within a proposed Water Works Park within a City of Winnipeg neighbourhood. The Water Works Park will be presented in the form of a hybridized urban space offering both infrastructural and ecological services but will also be one that promotes ecological attentiveness and the enduring value of water treatment. The design presents an alternative to contemporary sewer upgrade and replacement practices by offering a more ecologically oriented option through the thoughtful placement of a constructed wetland network. In establishing the project within a mature neighbourhood, the project strives to recognize its historical urban context and compliment the existing local vernacular while serving as a tool to foster public education and awareness.

The northern area of Winnipeg, Manitoba is currently undergoing urbanisation: the westerly extension of the Chief Peguis Trail, and the inevitable transformation of rural land into new communities to support population growth. Each component of development provides challenges and opportunities for the existing landscape conditions with public health implications. The Chief Peguis Trail Extension West imposes a physical barrier onto the landscape discouraging pedestrian access across and within the corridor. In turn, this provides and encourages efficient vehicular transportation for drivers utilising the inner ring road. This ultimately fragments existing and planned neighbourhoods and becomes a significant source of air pollution and noise from vehicular traffic that has health consequences for surrounding communities. Not just a landscape for people, the new roadway also threatens adjacent wildlife habitats, existing vegetation, and water movement within the area. What can be done to mitigate the effects of implementing a major roadway into the landscape and instead become an inviting space that connects people, communities, and wildlife? While the northern urban fringe also contains hot spots for new development such as suburbs, there becomes a concern with urban sprawl and the relationship with public health issues. The aim for the practicum is to explore and apply concepts and design solutions for enhancing the development of the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West while reducing its adverse effects concerning the quality of life for the surrounding people and the landscape. The practicum seeks to design a landscape for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West that attempts to resolve the issues associated with the highway through fundamental landscape architectural interventions, with the notion of a park playing a key role in the design.

This design research focuses on finding solutions for reducing the detrimental contributions that combined sewer system overflows have on the health of urban waterways and their respective watersheds at large. It is the standpoint of this research that such water purifying landscapes can be directly integrated into public urban environments and need not be restricted and hidden from civic observation. The focus lies on utilizing existing green-grey infrastructural knowledge to treat combined sewer overflow waters and apply it within a proposed Water Works Park within a City of Winnipeg neighbourhood. The Water Works Park will be presented in the form of a hybridized urban space offering both infrastructural and ecological services but will also be one that promotes ecological attentiveness and the enduring value of water treatment. The design presents an alternative to contemporary sewer upgrade and replacement practices by offering a more ecologically oriented option through the thoughtful placement of a constructed wetland network. In establishing the project within a mature neighbourhood, the project strives to recognize its historical urban context and compliment the existing local vernacular while serving as a tool to foster public education and awareness.

The Classical Chinese landscape design owns a high reputation with its distinctive style around the world. It embodies the integration of Chinese philosophy, aesthetics, and Shan Shui culture. In contemporary age, Chinese landscape designers are facing the challenge of inheriting and creating Chinese-styled landscape design in a modern way. This practicum seeks to draw from the traditional Chinese painter's works, theories, and garden design principles and apply these learnings to my design practice. I aim to investigate how Chinese painting principles and traditional garden principles can inform garden design in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Furthermore, I intend to address the theoretical and practical links between landscape and painting and discover new ways of creating modern Chinese landscape design.

The northern area of Winnipeg, Manitoba is currently undergoing urbanisation: the westerly extension of the Chief Peguis Trail, and the inevitable transformation of rural land into new communities to support population growth. Each component of development provides challenges and opportunities for the existing landscape conditions with public health implications. The Chief Peguis Trail Extension West imposes a physical barrier onto the landscape discouraging pedestrian access across and within the corridor. In turn, this provides and encourages efficient vehicular transportation for drivers utilising the inner ring road. This ultimately fragments existing and planned neighbourhoods and becomes a significant source of air pollution and noise from vehicular traffic that has health consequences for surrounding communities. Not just a landscape for people, the new roadway also threatens adjacent wildlife habitats, existing vegetation, and water movement within the area. What can be done to mitigate the effects of implementing a major roadway into the landscape and instead become an inviting space that connects people, communities, and wildlife? While the northern urban fringe also contains hot spots for new development such as suburbs, there becomes a concern with urban sprawl and the relationship with public health issues. The aim for the practicum is to explore and apply concepts and design solutions for enhancing the development of the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West while reducing its adverse effects concerning the quality of life for the surrounding people and the landscape. The practicum seeks to design a landscape for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West that attempts to resolve the issues associated with the highway through fundamental landscape architectural interventions, with the notion of a park playing a key role in the design.

This design research focuses on finding solutions for reducing the detrimental contributions that combined sewer system overflows have on the health of urban waterways and their respective watersheds at large. It is the standpoint of this research that such water purifying landscapes can be directly integrated into public urban environments and need not be restricted and hidden from civic observation. The focus lies on utilizing existing green-grey infrastructural knowledge to treat combined sewer overflow waters and apply it within a proposed Water Works Park within a City of Winnipeg neighbourhood. The Water Works Park will be presented in the form of a hybridized urban space offering both infrastructural and ecological services but will also be one that promotes ecological attentiveness and the enduring value of water treatment. The design presents an alternative to contemporary sewer upgrade and replacement practices by offering a more ecologically oriented option through the thoughtful placement of a constructed wetland network. In establishing the project within a mature neighbourhood, the project strives to recognize its historical urban context and compliment the existing local vernacular while serving as a tool to foster public education and awareness.

This practicum will use Myriad Village Marketing Cooperative Ltd. [Myriad Village] community and property in Manitoba as a framework. Included in the work are the vision and mission of Myriad Village, the theory of ecovillages and ecovillages as precedents. Consideration for future development of Myriad Village property will be analyzed as follows: regarding areas to implement the residential, grazing, garden and camping development, then concluding with a site design.

The fundamental theme of this practicum is to explore and re-envision the ‘heart’ of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus and inquiries how the landscape of the ‘heart’ be improved in such a manner to become the centre point of activity, attraction, and the hub for the campus as a whole. The ‘heart’ may be seen as the pivotal and historical origin of the campus. The practicum commences with an introduction to the University of Manitoba’s history, from its initiation in 1877 to present day. Followed by intensive site analysis of the campus at three different scales - the Fort Garry Campus as a whole, the campus core, and the ‘heart’ of the campus. Design inspirations and explorations, including precedent studies and rethinking how transit aligns through the campus, are studied and questioned. Lastly, a new design rendition for the ‘heart’ of the Fort Garry Campus is envisioned.

Located less than twenty kilometres from the City of Winnipeg, the Rockwood Quarry District is heavily relied upon for the region’s aggregate needs. As the district thrives and grows, some quarries are nearing depletion and the question of post-industrial rehabilitation looms. Rehabilitation work is the start of the next cycle of life for depleted quarries. ‘Rehabilitation’ is a broad term though. Since a single quarry parcel can be larger than a square kilometre, it is necessary to evaluate potential strategies for post-industrial rehabilitation and how landscape architecture can contribute. A single quarry in the Rockwood district that is nearing depletion is chosen as a test site. Three rehabilitation approaches are discussed as options for the site: natural succession, managed succession and a saskatoon garden. Research and analysis will assist each approach and will help to provide some answers to the rehabilitation question.

The northern area of Winnipeg, Manitoba is currently undergoing urbanisation: the westerly extension of the Chief Peguis Trail, and the inevitable transformation of rural land into new communities to support population growth. Each component of development provides challenges and opportunities for the existing landscape conditions with public health implications. The Chief Peguis Trail Extension West imposes a physical barrier onto the landscape discouraging pedestrian access across and within the corridor. In turn, this provides and encourages efficient vehicular transportation for drivers utilising the inner ring road. This ultimately fragments existing and planned neighbourhoods and becomes a significant source of air pollution and noise from vehicular traffic that has health consequences for surrounding communities. Not just a landscape for people, the new roadway also threatens adjacent wildlife habitats, existing vegetation, and water movement within the area. What can be done to mitigate the effects of implementing a major roadway into the landscape and instead become an inviting space that connects people, communities, and wildlife? While the northern urban fringe also contains hot spots for new development such as suburbs, there becomes a concern with urban sprawl and the relationship with public health issues. The aim for the practicum is to explore and apply concepts and design solutions for enhancing the development of the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West while reducing its adverse effects concerning the quality of life for the surrounding people and the landscape. The practicum seeks to design a landscape for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West that attempts to resolve the issues associated with the highway through fundamental landscape architectural interventions, with the notion of a park playing a key role in the design.

Wooden grain elevators are purely functional buildings that store, dry, and move grain. These buildings were first introduced to the Canadian Prairies at the turn of the twentieth century and quickly became an icon, sometimes referred to as the cathedral of the prairies. With the improvement of production and technology the number of wooden grain elevators have dramatically decreased. A portion of the Trans Canada Trail in Western Manitoba, that was once a rail line, is investigated to establish a deeper understanding of the eleven remaining elevators and their context. The intention of this practicum is to re-envision the role of these grain elevators and to incorporate them into a regional narrative. A proposed design is developed to save the remaining elevators focusing on ideas of memory, growth, and identity in order to connect communities and visitors to the landscape’s past, present, and future.

A dock is a structure that is built on the shore of a body of water, to provide access to the lake. Traditionally built using timber, dock structures use a number of materials to minimize costs and maximize usable space alongshore for mooring boats, swimming, sunbathing and fishing. Constructed in three distinct types on Lake of the Woods, crib docks, pile docks, and floating docks currently function as a hindrance to ecological function on the lake shore. The Lake of the Woods watershed region is a boreal water body straddling three distinct landscape characters; aspen parkland, industrial agriculture, and the Canadian Shield. Lake of the Woods traverses three political borders in an intricate system of islands, bays, and straights, as water flows into the lake body from the south. Meandering North, and ultimately exiting into Hudson’s bay, fresh water in this lake supplies drinking water to 3 major cities and towns; Fort Francis, Kenora, and the City of Winnipeg. There is a significant human impact on this sensitive environment and it is an ongoing task to maintain a healthy economic-ecological balance. Water level manipulation, pulp and paper manufacturing, hydroelectric potential, and recreation all hold controlling stakes in the performance of intricate lake system, while the value of drinking water quality is one that is often taken for granted. To ensure a drinking water source into the future, it is important to actively manage the human impact on the Lake of the Woods watershed system. Development on shorelands adjacent to the water of Lake of the Woods region is considered a luxury, and many property owners consider water access by constructing a dock to be a paramount requirement for enjoyment of the lake. The study of this freshwater lake ecosystem in this project provides evidence to support a more intensive consideration for the health of the shallow water zone. This project intends to create a new dock prototype to minimize and reverse ecological dest

Wooden grain elevators are purely functional buildings that store, dry, and move grain. These buildings were first introduced to the Canadian Prairies at the turn of the twentieth century and quickly became an icon, sometimes referred to as the cathedral of the prairies. With the improvement of production and technology the number of wooden grain elevators have dramatically decreased. A portion of the Trans Canada Trail in Western Manitoba, that was once a rail line, is investigated to establish a deeper understanding of the eleven remaining elevators and their context. The intention of this practicum is to re-envision the role of these grain elevators and to incorporate them into a regional narrative. A proposed design is developed to save the remaining elevators focusing on ideas of memory, growth, and identity in order to connect communities and visitors to the landscape’s past, present, and future.

Through the historic and current study of southeast Saskatchewan, this practicum reveals the present day conditions of the exploited and extended rural landscape. The pothole prairie landscape has been structured and altered beyond recognition from agricultural land use and oil extraction, affecting flora and fauna and ecosystem services. This practicum strives to reconsider how we use the land and advocates for large-scale change through small-scale interventions. Abandoned and decommissioned oil well sites are repurposed through the alteration of government regulations, the combination of conservation initiatives, the recognition of private land ownership limitations, and the proposal of a new land use management system. This creates a shift from the oil well sites as barren bits of gravel amidst the monoculture matrix to thriving sites of forage and nesting for native bee species.

A dock is a structure that is built on the shore of a body of water, to provide access to the lake. Traditionally built using timber, dock structures use a number of materials to minimize costs and maximize usable space alongshore for mooring boats, swimming, sunbathing and fishing. Constructed in three distinct types on Lake of the Woods, crib docks, pile docks, and floating docks currently function as a hindrance to ecological function on the lake shore. The Lake of the Woods watershed region is a boreal water body straddling three distinct landscape characters; aspen parkland, industrial agriculture, and the Canadian Shield. Lake of the Woods traverses three political borders in an intricate system of islands, bays, and straights, as water flows into the lake body from the south. Meandering North, and ultimately exiting into Hudson’s bay, fresh water in this lake supplies drinking water to 3 major cities and towns; Fort Francis, Kenora, and the City of Winnipeg. There is a significant human impact on this sensitive environment and it is an ongoing task to maintain a healthy economic-ecological balance. Water level manipulation, pulp and paper manufacturing, hydroelectric potential, and recreation all hold controlling stakes in the performance of intricate lake system, while the value of drinking water quality is one that is often taken for granted. To ensure a drinking water source into the future, it is important to actively manage the human impact on the Lake of the Woods watershed system. Development on shorelands adjacent to the water of Lake of the Woods region is considered a luxury, and many property owners consider water access by constructing a dock to be a paramount requirement for enjoyment of the lake. The study of this freshwater lake ecosystem in this project provides evidence to support a more intensive consideration for the health of the shallow water zone. This project intends to create a new dock prototype to minimize and reverse ecological dest

Through the historic and current study of southeast Saskatchewan, this practicum reveals the present day conditions of the exploited and extended rural landscape. The pothole prairie landscape has been structured and altered beyond recognition from agricultural land use and oil extraction, affecting flora and fauna and ecosystem services. This practicum strives to reconsider how we use the land and advocates for large-scale change through small-scale interventions. Abandoned and decommissioned oil well sites are repurposed through the alteration of government regulations, the combination of conservation initiatives, the recognition of private land ownership limitations, and the proposal of a new land use management system. This creates a shift from the oil well sites as barren bits of gravel amidst the monoculture matrix to thriving sites of forage and nesting for native bee species.

A non-place is understood to be “a space which cannot be defined as relational, or historical, or concerned with identity“ (Augé, 1995, pp. 77-78). In the age of globalization, these spaces are becoming increasingly common, with roads being one of the most homogenized conceptions resulting from said movement. The travelling experience, however, is a significant element of the lived experience and contributes to the understanding of human existence. Therefore, it is important to evaluate how landscape architecture can be utilized to establish a sense of place in these oft overlooked spaces. Through literature review, background research, and site analysis, a site design is developed for Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg as a demonstration of how specific landscape architecture elements can be applied to a space in order to stimulate the travelling experience and place identity.