Surface parking lots are the most unexploited potential public open spaces. They are thought of as strictly storage spaces for vehicles, and designed as just that, with hardly a thought given as to how they contribute to people's perception (often negative) of their immediate context and the overall character of the city. ln most North American cit . . .

The Assiniboine Park riparian forest is an especially attractive location for various recreational activities. The presence of water, diverse vegetation, varied topography in a relatively 'flat' land, moderated climate and wildlife enhance the recreational experience of the trail user. However, as recreational use of the Assiniboine Park riparian f . . .

For the purposes of this practicum an eco-revelatory landscape is defined as a landscape that combines ecological infrastructures with everyday landscapes and attempts to instigate experiences that will allow people to more fully perceive and appreciate the ecological functions of these systems and the impact society is having on them. Through the . . .

The work briefly explores the political structure and intentions surrounding the development of Parc Downsview Park Incorporated (PDP) including the development of the international design competition. The practicum also explores the meaning, value, purpose and representation of an urban national park in Canada. This includes the notions of urbanit . . .

This practicum is an investigation of critical information on rooftop landscapes. It presents a design application derived from an exploration of current rooftop landscape technology and an examination of existing precedents. The proposed design for a rooftop landscape in this practicum suggests a way in which an underutilized and degraded area cou . . .

This study develops strategies for the suburban commercial environment that challenge the spatial and social praxis of suburban shopping centre site design, through the reconsideration of the exterior conditions of an existing regional shopping center in a suburban location. The primary goal is to generate a sense of place, an emotive space that is . . .