The Free Press: Re-imagining Wildwood Park

Brian T. Rex, a former professor of urban history in the U.S., taught his students about Wildwood. Now a Wildwood resident himself, and associate professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, he studies Wildwood Park.

From September 2024 to April 2025, 10 graduate students under his direction studied and laser-scanned 30 original-plan houses in the park. They experienced Wildwood through our community events, and simply spent time observing Wildwood over the seasons.

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