Past Events

Ontario Association of Landscape Architects - Annual Ski Day Friday, February 26, 2016 Alpine Ski Club 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Please join us for a day of fun with OALA members, sponsors, clients & friends. Ski, Snowboard, Snowshoe or just take the time to relax with friends, and enjoy the hospitality and food in the Alpine Ski Club. Come see one of Ontario’s finest resort designed by fellow OALA members.

SEDRD hosts Grad Program Information Open House Night. The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will host a Graduate Program Information Night for prospective graduate students on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Landscape Architecture Building Lobby (LA Pit). Pizza will be provided. This is a chance to learn about the graduate degrees we offer in SEDRD:

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture programs presents: The Jack and Gerry Vandergrift Memorial Lecture: "Soil Bioengineering - Bridging Ecology and Engineering" by Robbin Sotir, President of Robbin B. Sotir & Associates Marietta, Georgia Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:45 am Landscape Architecture, Room 125 The presentation will cover aspects of Robbin's practice in Marietta, Georgia, including:

Winterfest is an annual landscape architecture event where students get together and have a blast doing fun activities and getting to socialize with people you wouldn't have a chance to while working in studio!  Below is a schedule of the great events that LASS is putting on for everyone. We hope to see you all out at these activities! Tuesday, February 23 - Chili Lunch at 12:30 pm and Road Hockey at 1:30 pm        The suggested chili lunch donation is $4.00        The Road Hockey game will be 45-60 minutes in length

Fanshawe Urban Design Competition - Renew the Environment

SKETCH-UP & 3D RENDERING WORKSHOP by Mansoor Ma Date and Time : February 15 to 19 - Reading Week 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily Venue : Room LA 143 Fee : $200 / student 20 Seats Only - Please Sign Up Quckly!  Instructor : Mansoor Ma BLA (Guelph), MLA (Guelph); PhD Candidate (Adelaide)

Come out on Thursday, February 11th, 2016 to the Arboretum Centre  from 1:00-2:30pm for the afternoon session of the OAC GSC Graduate Student Colloquium! This year's theme is centred around  'Redefining the Boundaries of Agriculture in the 21st Century'.  

Landscape Architecture Programs - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents: Landscape Architecture 50th Anniversary Lecture Series:

SEDRD has three Undergraduate Research Assistantships available for Summer 2016:   1. Conserving Heritage Landscapes by Design 2. Trees and Shrubs for Cemetery Design 3. Ultra-High Speed Rural Broadband for SW Ontario   Full postings are available at:   https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/ura/jobs/departments/edrd   The application period is January 18th to February 10th, 2016.  

Ph.D. Rural Studies Colloquium Presents: Dr. Jennifer Sumner Friday, February 26, 2016 2:00 - 3:00 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 143 "Cultivating Alliances in Rural and Urban Communities:  The Local Organic Food Co-ops Network"