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St. John's College

Residence available at St John’s college for students needing accommodation

September 19, 2023 — 
As the college looks to fill up its space, with 45% of rooms still available, we talked to Raihanah about her experience as both a student and a member of the Residence Dons team and the benefits she’s experienced from living in the residence.

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Faculty of Architecture

MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS WIN SECOND PLACE AT INTERNATIONAL POSTER COMPETITION

August 31, 2023 — 
Master of Landscape Architecture students Matthew Glowacki and Gel Illagan have been awarded 2nd place in the international DLA 2023 Student Poster Competition. The competition has been part of the 24th Annual Digital Landscape Architecture Conference in Dessau, Germany. The theme of the competition was "Future Resilient Landscapes". Students were invited to showcase their work by submitting a poster presenting landscape architecture visualization techniques “fueled by experimental communication …, while exploring the boundaries of digital techniques in landscape architecture”. (Competition brief)

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In memory of Professor Alexander Rattray Founder and First Head Department of Landscape Architecture Faculty of Architecture 50 Years of Learning and Teaching Landscape Architecture in Manitoba 1972-2022

Faculty of Architecture

MLA 50th Anniversary Celebration: TREEMORIAL

August 21, 2023 — 
Old-grown trees provide shade, store carbon and memories. The Department of Landscape Architecture celebrated its 50th Anniversary with events throughout the 2022/23 academic year. A tree planting on May 30th in remembrance of 50 years of learning and teaching landscape architecture in Manitoba and of Alexander Rattray, founder and first head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, was the final event of the half-of-a-century celebrations. This horticultural initiative by Dietmar Straub was intended to be a humble but long-lasting contribution to the Fort Garry Campus tree canopy and people’s memory.

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View of an Inukshuk with snowy, rocky landscape.

Faculty of Architecture

Building on Ice: Faculty of Architecture Co-op in Iqaluit

July 26, 2023 — 
From September 2022 to April 2023, Master of Architecture student Dallin Chicoine worked with the Government of Nunavut as a Facility Planner. This is the second time a Faculty of Architecture student earned a work term placement with Nunavut’s Capital Projects Division through the Cooperative Education program. (See “Appreciating the North” Sept. 2017). Having completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree in Spring 2022, this Co-op work term helped Dallin launch his graduate studies with real world experience in a remarkable setting, while gaining technical, environmental and cultural skills crucial to a future design career.

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Faculty of Architecture

FAUM students win first prize and merit awards in the LYCEUM Competition

July 5, 2023 — 
Michael Fitzpatrick wins first prize and Brock Dueck wins a merit award under the competition hosted by LYCEUM this year, Old Town Mall - Reimagined. As the final project of their Environmental Design, Landscape and Urbanism studio, Emergent Futures, they worked with professor Marcella Eaton to respond to the design challenge of reimagining Old Town Mall in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 

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TeachingLIFE

Making space

June 20, 2023 — 
How designated 'maker spaces' are boosting student creativity in science and architecture

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Colin Neufeld, Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic.

Alumni

Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement recipients

June 8, 2023 — 
Learn about the journey of the principals of 5468796 Architecture Inc. from students to world-renowned architects

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New book: Landscape Fascinations and Provocations edited by Prof. Brenda J. Brown

Faculty of Architecture

Landscape Fascinations and Provocations edited by Prof. Brenda J. Brown

May 17, 2023 — 
Prof. Brenda Brown has published the book, Landscape Fascinations and Provocations: Reading Robert B. Riley (LSU Press,2023).

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Dark blue background with text that reads: Distinguished Alumni Awards congratulations, 2023 recipients!

Alumni

2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients revealed

May 1, 2023 — 
Meet the honourees for the upcoming September celebration

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People walking past and viewing colourful artwork in an exhibition space.

School of Art

Art, design and planning students showcase work at two exhibitions this week

April 25, 2023 — 
Friday is a big night for art, design and planning students at UM. On April 28, the School of Art and the Faculty of Architecture will be transformed into galleries where students will be sharing their works with the public.

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