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.
Responsive environments : digital objects in the landscape
Fernandez, Francisco
2004
This study explores how emergent technologies could be used in the enhancement of human made landscapes. It begins with the argument that digital information is becoming an important influence on society and that it is quickly moving to outdoor environments. The study is divided into four parts: Part One introduces the topic and describes the resea . . .
Vastness and belonging : an examination of the influence of a spatial perception and state of being in landscape archetypes
Davey, Katherine
2004
This inquiry seeks to examine the interplay between a specific state of being (that of belonging) and the perception of a spatial quality (that of vastness) as mediated by experiences of environment typified by different landscape archetypes. By examining vastness and belonging in tandem using landscape archetypes, insights regarding the personal a . . .
Cultural colourscape : the study of colour as a symbolic element in landscape architecture
Fok, Windy Tak Ching
2004
This thesis suggests colour plays a critical role in landscape architecture and should be used in more varieties of ways in the discipline. Colour decisions should be made on a rational basis based on the nature of colour and the given context. They should facilitate a clear dialogue with its context. The context should determine the choices of col . . .
Hypertrophic landscape : a process of forest regeneration
Lussier, Renee Laura
2004
The following practicum explores the notion of landscape scarring through the understanding of the human skin's healing process, both natural and surgical, as well as the socio-cultural meaning behind scars. lncluded in this exploration is the perceived role humans have in the environment, landscape as artifact, intention in design, and the purpose . . .
From theory to practice : planning for an ecological transit-oriented-neighbourhood in Montreal
Samaddar, Madhurina
2004
This practicum is an exploration of the issues governing the justifications, constraints, and opportunities that guide the concept of an ecological neighbourhood TOD and how well these can be resolved on the actual site. It is the theoretical exploration of a practice-driven project with a self-imposed freedom for academic research and speculation. . . .
Dreamscape
Schwann, Alyssa
2004
The purpose of this project is to develop a new methodology of master planning that endeavours to maintain the complexities of neighbourhood within the post-modern construct of urban regeneration. The goal is to understand how spatial networks can readapt to continuing alterations in the physical and experiential conditions of the European city. Ca . . .
