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Infrastructural Landscapes: Integrating Renewable Energy with Landscape and Community in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
(2018-07-31)
The Bay of Fundy is home to the highest tides in the world and among the strongest currents. The Minas Passage is a narrow body of water in the upper Bay of Fundy with a 13-metre tidal range and water speeds of 7-8 knots, ...
Rethinking the Relationship between Stadiums and Public Space
(2020-09-01)
This thesis examines how a centrally located stadium can be woven into the public space of a Canadian city to become an active member of the urban fabric. Common community desires for spectator sports have faced difficulties ...
The Terroir of Maple Syrup: A Symbiotic Partnership Between Culture and Nature
(2020-08-06)
The thesis focuses on the design of a maple syrup farmstead in the Madawaska County of New-Brunswick, Canada. The design is approached holistically through the lens of terroir and ecological design and seeks to explore the ...
Environmental Education Network: Developing a Frame to Grow Ecological Literacy In Edmonton, Alberta
(2021-07-09)
This thesis explores environmental education as a network that connects urban and natural environments to encourage transformation towards a more inquisitive and nature integrated society. A study of environmental education, ...
Coptic Diaspora: Supporting Immigrants and Fostering Traditions
(2021-07-09)
How immigrants integrate into their host countries has been debated and studied since the early twentieth century. While Canada celebrates the fostering of the immigrant’s identity, the integration process often leads to ...
Growing in Ghosts: A Methodology To Retrofit North American Abandoned Big Box Stores Into Successful Suburban Farms
(2021-04-08)
Vertical farming uses controlled environments to maximize growth of edible plants with minimal water and pesticides. Simultaneously, consumers are transitioning to digital platforms, resulting in decreased utility of big-box ...
North Saskatchewan Spiritual: Reconnecting with Nature in the Edmonton River Valley
(2021-04-07)
A strong connection to nature, wilderness, and landscape provides the foundation onto which life is constructed. But forces of industrialization and globalization have brought us to a time in which our built environments ...
Salt of the Earth: Redeveloping Saskatoon’s Waterfront to Promote Heritage and Community
(2021-04-08)
Saskatoon’s development over the 20th century has severed the urban core from its river and potash mining has left a legacy of environmental degradation caused by salt waste. This thesis draws from Saskatoon’s origins as ...
Shelter to Gather: A Primitive Future for Resilient Cities in Post-earthquake Urban Environments
(2016-04-07)
This thesis focuses on creating a strategic process for addressing the devastation of communities in the aftermath of earthquakes. In Christchurch, New Zealand the site of this thesis, buildings and infrastructure were ...