GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Search or browse through research completed by MLA graduates at the University of Manitoba. Our goal is to create a collective research database for all Landscape Architecture programs across Canada.
A Praxis on Parametric Design; An Exploration of CityEngine as a Tool in the Development of Urban Design Scenarios
Grafton, Trevor
2016-01-25
Landscape Architects should not create final products, but rather frameworks through which natural existing phenomenon can coexist, evolve and adapt; while bringing together an evolving final existence. The world is not static; the image which we design on paper will never exist exactly the way in which we imagined and there are certain aspects, wh . . .
The ordinary and extraordinary landscape: the relational city in a multicentered Society
Pauls, Meaghan
2016-01-25
This practicum is an exploration of the meaning of spirituality in the discourse of landscape architects as a means of understanding how people experience the urban and public realm in a relational and community driven approach. The spiritual is discussed as a relationship between the dualisms of the ordinary and extraordinary and the strange and f . . .
Engineered landscapes: re-thinking sacrificed landscapes in the Canadian Prairies
Abdulrehman, Saira
2016-01-21
The outcome of this practicum is the design of an "engineered landscape" that can anticipate, reveal and compensate for disturbances brought on by the Energy East Pipeline on local ecologies and communities.This practicum makes an argument for the increased consideration of qualitative values in contemporary landscape mitigation practice. The incre . . .
Disturbance/Intersection
Gratton, Roxanne
2016-01-14
This practicum outlines a conceptual design proposal for the intersection of Provencher Boulevard and Archibald Street, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The goal of the proposed intersection design is to assemble three sites at the intersection of Provencher Boulevard and Archibald Street that allows active transportation, public transport and vehicular subj . . .
Reclaiming home: exploring spatial and social life in residential Winnipeg through the lens of Lilong - housing in Shanghai
Wu, Huijun
2015-10-03
Residential environments have a close relationship to everyday human life. They are not only significant places for human activity; they also play an important role in the physical and social contexts. Additionally, welcoming and attractive open spaces in residential neighbourhoods increase opportunities for informal interaction among residents, an . . .
Designing bicycle infrastructure in Nanjing, China
Chen, Yichun
2015-10-01
China faces a very serious environmental situation as a result of severe environmental pollution in the country. Smog in eastern and northern China is a wake-up call for actions to be taken to improve the ecological environment. As a student in landscape architecture, my practicum topic focuses on a design that can reduce the problem of air polluti . . .