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.
Northern imaginaries: tracing the northern landscape through Canadian culture
Zahariuk, Kari
2019-02-23
Canadians have been inundated with images and ideas about the northern landscape which has led to the development of sets of collective settler Canadian images and ideas that we use to represent the northern landscape. These images and ideas shape and inform what we think the North is and should be before we ever have any actual experience with the . . .
River & Communities: alternative scenarios
Devabhaktuni, Sujana
2019-01-11
For thousands of years, rivers and forests have supported earth’s civilizations and survive several natural calamities. However, these waters and woodlands are now under threat due to exponential impacts of humans’ ecological footprints. This threat continues to increase due to the choices we make. Urbanization, sporadic growth patterns, poor devel . . .
Back on track: prevention of chronic disease through the retrofit of Winnipeg’s built environment
Sajdak, Darko
2019-01-03
We are in the midst of a chronic disease epidemic with a healthcare system that focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A system that spends a tremendous amount of money doing so while budget restraints are being put forward. This design practicum aims to discover the impact that the built environment has on the health of Winnipegers. It looks . . .
Laguna de Tiscapa: memorializing to envision alternative futures
Mejia, Orontes
2019-01-03
Since 2018, Nicaragua has undergone a humanitarian crisis. The people have been subjected to widespread repression for opposing the state in protest, continuing a cycle of violence that has long plagued the nation’s history. With a new generation envisioning a nation that is free and democratic, a new memorial that echoes this vision is needed. As . . .
Rising tides: accommodating sea level rise Squamish, BC
Redman, Connor
2019-01-02
This practicum is focused on the inevitable impacts of rising sea levels in Squamish, B.C. The aim of this practicum is to add to the literature and design in landscape architecture that aims to create sustainable community planning and design in the face of an increasingly unpredictable future. Specifically, the practicum is geared toward the issu . . .
Peripheral Parkscape; Chief Peguis Trail Extension, Winnipeg
De Mesa, Omar
2018-09-18
The northern area of Winnipeg, Manitoba is currently undergoing urbanisation: the westerly extension of the Chief Peguis Trail, and the inevitable transformation of rural land into new communities to support population growth. Each component of development provides challenges and opportunities for the existing landscape conditions with public healt . . .