Past Events

Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) Guest Lecture Series Presents: "Healing Gardens from Big Idea to Eye Sparkling Detail" by Virginia Burt, OALA, ASLA, RLA Visionscapes Landscape Architects Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:00 noon Landscape Architecture, Room 125

SEDRD Guest Lecture Tuesday, September 24, 2013 The Pit, Landscape Architecture building Sonia Callau-Berenguer, Director of the Agricultural Spaces Unit of the Natural Spaces Department of Barcelona's Provincial Council.  She will be speaking about the Baix Llobregat Agricultural Park in Barcelona, Spain.

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Social Committee Presents: Landscape Architecture Homecoming 2013 There will be a PechaKucha style presentation (brief format - 20 slides for 20 seconds each) from various landscape architecture alumni. This is an opportunity for current students and alumni to reconnect and see what alumni have been up to and to make new connections with the OALA community. Friday, September 20th @ 3:30 pm Landscape Architecture Pit Reception and light refreshments to follow presentations.

Please join us for the first OALA Guest Lecture of the year: If you like public art, meaningful landscapes, and their implementation, come see . . . Illarion Gallant, Principal of Rusnack Gallant Ltd.,Victoria BC l a n d s c a p e  /  d e s i g n  /  c o n s t r u c t i o n  /  p u b l i c a r t Monday, September 16th Join us for a pizza lunch at 11:45 am (bring your own drinks) Talk will begin at noon. Sponsored by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects  

The final examination for Mark Ferguson will be held on September 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm in LA 143.  The thesis is "Improving the Policy Development Process through Social Learning:  An Evaluation of Advisory Committees using the Provincial Nutrient Management Advisory Committee".  John FitzGibbon, Advisor; Wayne Caldwell, Committee Member; Nathan Perkins, Chair. All welcome to attend.  

Since 2011, Dr. Helen Hambly and Capacity Development students have been involved with researchers from the University of Guelph Fine Arts project known as Community Sound(e)scapes. This unique project combined intercultural communication, landscapes and audio improvisation. First Nations communities which are part of K-Net Services created and webcasted audio artefacts. A paper entitled "The Shadow of the Crow: Profound Uncertainty in Improvised Community-based New Media" documenting this experience will be presented by Dr.

9:30 am                 Landscape Architecture Student Society (LASS); for BLA & MLA’s.  Room 125. 10:00 am               SEDRD Graduate Student Association (SEDRD-GSS); All graduate students.  Room 143.             10:00 - 11:15 am  BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Information Session.  BLA overview,  registration / counselling information and program questions.  Room LA 125.

The final examination for Dayna Gilbert will be held on Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 at 9:30 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "A Climate Change Adaptation Process for Urban Tree Species Selection and Survivability".  Co-Advisors:  Cecelia Paine and Robert Corry, Chair of Exam:  Karen Landman. All welcome to attend.

The Fall 2013 SEDRD Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship application deadline for Fall 2013 is August 1, 2013 by 4:00 pm.

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) Congress, "Winds of Change" will be held July 11-14th, 2013 at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina, Saskatchewan.  This is the premier networking and educational event for the growing Canadian landscape architecture profession and provides a rare opportunity to engage with a cross-section of industry leaders. http://www.csla-aapc.ca/events/2013-congress-winds-of-change