Rendering of transformed infrastructure corridor. Credit: Aaron Bomback

Aaron Bomback | Neglected Landscapes: A transformative future for Winnipeg’s infrastructure corridors

The CSLA Student Award of excellence is intended to recognize and promote excellence in the profession’s educational institutions and recognize excellence in work by students in CSLA’s LAAC-accredited programs. Aaron Bomback was selected as a recipient of this award for his 2022 thesis work which explores creating an ecological network in Winnipeg’s infrastructure corridors. According to the CSLA jury, the project was a robust take on a difficult subject which combined beautiful drawings with a rigorous research framework and analysis:

This is an important topic which is easily overlooked and can be difficult to tackle. Aaron Bomback has addressed it in a comprehensive, professional manner, with solid research underpinnings, and provided the practice with a guidebook to enhance biodiversity and achieve our climate objectives by transforming infrastructure corridors.

 

Aaron’s full thesis is available here.

Region of study (Dhaka, Bay of Bengal). Credit: Tasnim Ferdous

Tasnim Ferdous | Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Shorelines

Each year, the LACF awards both professionals and students in landscape architecture grants to pursue research and scholarship that cover a broad range of topics important to the profession This year, 6 professional awards and 2 student awards were approved by the jury, which was composed of six individuals from public, private and academic practices from across Canada. Tasnim Ferdous was selected as one of the student grant recipients.

This research reviews NbS to address the effects of climate change in Southeast Asia. It will address mitigation from a landscape architecture perspective, emphasizing the pivotal role of community engagement in promoting sustainable development. By shedding light on the diverse NbS practices in the region, the research aims to uncover their potential as versatile landscape design tools, transcending regional confines. It seeks to contribute valuable insights to the global discourse on sustainable design, underlining the transferability and applicability of Southeast Asian NbS approaches, and inspiring and informing design practices on a global scale.

– Project description, Tasnim Ferdous

 

To learn more about Tasnim’s work and the LACF Research Grant Program, visit the LACF website.

Shawn Bailey an Indigenous Scholar in the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and in the Price Faculty of Engineering. Shawn has led a new approach to design for students and the community at the University of Manitoba by creating Five Decolonizing Design Paradigms, which embraces the Ojibway concept of Mino-Bimaadiziwin, meaning “the good life for all nation’s people”. His approach centers on the Land as a form of pedagogy, Indigenous Knowledge, and process-based experiences through exploration, contemplation, and reflection. Shawn closely collaborates with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Cultural guides to re-embrace land-based principles and to develop an animate understanding of the Land.

AIAS/ACSA will celebrate Shawn and the other winners at the ACSA 111th Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO, March 30 – April 1, 2023.

To read more about this award and Jeramee’s project please visit:

https://www.lm-architects.com/2022/12/recognizing-this-years-recipient-of-the-mel-michener-architectural-fellowship/