department of landscape architecture News Archive
Faculty of Architecture
UM Science Courtyard Design Internationally Acclaimed
October 15, 2024 —
Professors Dietmar Straub and Anna Thurmayr from the Department of Landscape Architecture designed, planted and maintained the courtyard for several years. This pro bono work has allowed Dietmar and Anna to include applied research in the scope of this project. The non-standard amalgam of materiality, ecology, horticulture, soil science, entomology, and research drive the design's success. The selection of materials embraces modest and locally available ingredients, which follow an intentional choreography to transform the place into a biodiversity hotspot and Living Lab.
Faculty of Architecture
Canadian Architect: Designed Landscapes—37 Key Projects
June 4, 2024 —
Designed Landscapes: 37 Key Projects by Alan Tate and Marcella Eaton is "is a beautiful and fascinating volume, and a pleasure to read" says Ron Williams.
Winnipeg Free Press: ‘Little Forks’ worth big investment: Doer
May 29, 2024 —
‘Little Forks’ worth big investment: Doer
Faculty of Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture Students Win GIS Days Map Gallery Awards
February 23, 2023 —
Master of Landscape Architecture students Emma Dick, Kailee Meakin (1st place), Manuela Villarreal (2nd place), Tasnim Ferdous, and Nazi Yaghoobiyan (4th place) have been awarded the GIS Days Map Gallery Awards in November 2022. All submissions are regional analyses and have been produced in LARC 7340 Design Studio 4, taught by Prof. Dietmar Straub with the teaching assistance of Jamie Coverini.
Faculty of Architecture
MLA 50th Anniversary | Homecoming Gathering
December 6, 2022 —
The Homecoming Event as part of the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) 50th Anniversary was held on the evening of September 23, 2022. After two and a half years of remote celebrations, this event was a reunion in multiple ways; back in person, bonding with former classmates and department members, and linking new and old friendships. Around 100 attendees celebrated 50 years of learning and teaching landscape architecture in Manitoba.
Faculty of Architecture
LOTS OF BULBS | MLA 50th Anniversary Community Planting
November 21, 2022 —
18,500 bulbs of the Master of Landscape Architecture 50th Anniversary bulb mixture were planted from Friday, October 28 to Wednesday, November 2, 2022 – just before the temperatures dropped and snow fell.
Faculty of Architecture
HALF A CENTURY – Master of Landscape Architecture turns 50
August 30, 2022 —
The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program at the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022
Faculty of Architecture
Accreditation has been granted to the Landscape Architecture program
August 24, 2021 —
The Landscape Architecture Accreditation Council (LAAC) of the CSLA has granted the Landscape Architecture program a full six-year accreditation in May 2021