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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.

Unraveling horizons

Wilson, Megan

2015-09-29

The horizon is many things. It is our description of the unknown, the future, and the instigator of our imagination. The horizon is nowhere. It cannot be mapped, measured, or dissected, but it can be defined. A line denotes the horizon, separating us from those things that are mentally and physically out of our reach. The line represents more than . . .

Representing the invisibles of landscape: considering an alternative approach to how a designer looks at, analyzes and reads a site

Li, Mengyi

2015-09-18

I aim to approach an alternative approach to looking, analyzing and reading a site, and discover a way to approach the representation of landscape, specifically the Red River Floodway, through the investigation of different landscape design stages that I identified: from site visit, to site research, to site design. In the practicum, I will not foc . . .

For the love of ruins: the landscapes that made me

Mitrovgenis, Nefeli

2015-09-18

This document is an investigation on of the History of Mycenae, the stories that formed the landscape, and the stories that the landscape has created. Identifying the uniqueness of the archaeological site of Mycenae and exploring possible integration on of near excavation on sites to the main archaeological site. The goal is to demonstrate how land . . .

Re(creation): how landscape architecture may remediate Winnipeg's high school athletic facilities

Watson, Adam

2015-08-25

The purpose of this practicum is to evaluate current standards for Winnipeg’s high school athletic field development, and suggest alternatives to conventional methods. This document is structured to support the argument of developing athletic fields to not only satisfy the needs of the school, but the needs of the surrounding community as well. Usi . . .

Garden variety: the social potential & spatial design of an urban landscape

Pincock, Jori

2015-04-22

This project explores the site-specific design of an urban landscape as a focal point and social hub within a disparate community context. This research investigates the social, economic, and environmental context in the historic neighbourhoods of West Alexander and Centennial in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This area has witnessed a prolonged perio . . .

Ruins in the landscape: the Blue Hospital of Bugojno

Frank, James W.

2015-04-10

Nearly two decades after the cessation of hostilities, traces of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) are still present throughout the landscape. Ruins resulting both directly and indirectly from the military actions remain scattered throughout urban and rural landscapes. Above the city of Bugojno, stands the shell of a hospital that was n . . .

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