Past Events

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Keith Cutten will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 3:45 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Exploring the Evolution of Golf Course Architecture".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  Cecelia Paine Chair of Exam:  Robert Corry All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Scott Cafarella will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Urban Open Space Planning in Southern Ontario:  Lessons from the Red Hill Valley Project".  Advisor:  Karen Landman Advisory Committee Member:  James R. Taylor Chair of Examination:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Laura Williams will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Floral Lawns:  Developing and Evaluating a Residential Lawn Alternative for Southern Ontario".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  Youbin Zheng, SES Advisory Committee Member:  Rodger Tschanz, Plant Agriculture  Chair of Exam:  Larry Harder All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Paul Chorley will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 1:00 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "A Model for Sustainable Design:  An Urban Agriculture Autoethnography".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  John FitzGibbon Chair of Exam:  Karen Landman All welcome to attend.

Ground Magazine invites you to attend the round table discussion on the future of landscape architecture for Ground's upcoming issue, QUESTION. We have gathered a panel of young and experienced professionals and educators to ask and answer the key questions surrounding the future of the profession, including:

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam Seminar by Mery Perez Monday, April 25, 2016 1:30 p.m. Landscape Architecture, Room 143 “Indigenous Music Festivals as Communication for Social and Environmental Change:  The Case of Nicaragua’s Unidos Por Bosawas Festival” Examination Committee: Helen Hambly Odame, SEDRD, Advisor Anders Hög-Hansen, Malmö University, Committee Member Jim Shute, SEDRD, Examination Committee Larry Harder, SEDRD, Examination Committee Al Lauzon, SEDRD, Chair

You are invited to a presentation by Dr. Sheri Longboat, candidate for a Rural Planning & Development faculty position in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development.    Date: Friday, April 22nd, 2016 Time:  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143   Collaborating with Indigenous Communities:Renewed Relationships and Shared Responsibilities

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alison Maxwell will be held on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 at 1:30 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Investigating the Performance of Simple Rain Gardens Created in Existing Soils:  An Assessment of 5 Case Study Rain Gardens in Guelph, Ontario".  Advisor:  Larry Harder  Advisory Committee Member:  Youbin Zheng, SES  Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Luc Palmer will be held on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "A Critique of Corktown Common's Planting Design Based on Principles of Ecologically-Informed Plant Communities in the Urban Core".  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine Advisory Committee Member:  Larry Harder  Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

Ph.D. in Rural Studies – Thesis Defense By:  Leah Soroka Thesis Title:  "How Foresight can Operationalize the Notion of Sustainability” Date:  Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Time:  1:00 pm Location:  Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, SEDRD, Advisor Arden Brummell, Scenarios to Strategy Inc., Committee Member Lars K. Hallstrom, Univ. of Alberta, (External Examiner) Wayne Caldwell, Interim Dean OAC, (Internal Examiner) Harry Cummings, SEDRD, Chair of Exam