On May 30th, 2014, at the Château Laurier Hotel during the CSLA Congress in Ottawa, Chris Grosset and Robert Brown, both University of Guelph MLA graduates, and Robert Evans a Guelph BLA graduate were invested into the CSLA College of Fellows. They were presented with their medals by CSLA President Peter Briggs, another Guelph MLA graduate.
Professor Robert Brown's recent blog article "Patio Season Starts Earlier in My Yard" appears online in the April 25, 2014 Island Press Blog of Island Press Field Notes, Washington, D.C.
Professor Brown is a Professor in Landscape Architecture, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph and is the author of "Design With Microclimate: The Secret to Comfortable Outdoor Space".
The OALA Research and Innovation Award was presented to Professor Robert Brown on Friday, March 22, 2013 by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects at the 2013 OALA Conference and Annual General Meeting held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.