Portfolio of LACF-Funded Research Projects

Scroll through our collection of 150+ LACF supported initiatives related to research, communication and scholarship realized over the last 30+ years. Each highlighted project provides a summary, related visuals, downloadable reports, links to further information and most recent updates.

# Year Recipient Project $
205 Jenny Hill Detection of Vegetative Stress Using Remote Sensing Technology in Landscape Restoration and Low-Impact Development Sites $10,000
204 Simranpreet Kaur Reimagining Punjab’s Agricultural Landscape $2,500
203 Kanika Mehta Green Equity: Designing Equitable Heat-Resilient Public Spaces for Delhi $2,500
202 Jennifer McWhirter Evidence-based shade design toolkit and interdisciplinary collaboration for climate adaptation, resilience, and health $10,000
201 Han Liu Landscape of Ideology: How Lawns Shaped and Transformed Suburban Built Environment in the Greater Toronto Area $2,000
200 Corey Dawson Automating green space design concepts and habitat quality indexing with an AI generative model $10,000
199 Tyler Bradt Soil Tests in Urban Parks: Assessing the Impacts of Dog Use $10,000
198 Brendan teBrinke Decarbonizing Concrete $5,000
197 Adele Pierre Pockets of Resilience: Small-Scale, Citizen Driven LID Performance in the Urban Landscape $3,000
196 Heather Braiden and Vincent LaRivière Special Grant: Tracking the impact of research: Quantifying the results of LACF-funded research project in landscape architecture in Canada $20,000
195 Tasnim Ferdous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Shorelines $2,500
194 Corey Dawson Using River Builder as a tool for riverscape design and flood risk management: A case study for Sackville River in Bedford, Nova Scotia $10,000
193 Sonja Vangjeli Ravine Reconnect: Restoring Landscape Connectivity in a Growing Metropolis $6,500
192 Liam Doyle Clarifying the Relationship Between Plant Provenance and Native Insect Pollinator Communities $2,500
191 Van Thi Diep Reclaiming the Passive Voice: Stories of Women Who Leave Landscape Architecture $10,000
190 Qiwei Song & Meikang Li Utilizing big data to uncover the impacts of temporary outdoor dining design on encouraging active travel behaviours –multiyear evidence using Toronto CaféTO as an example $6,300
189 Stephen Hews Towards a Wild Anthropocene: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Habitat Restoration $10,000
188 Heather Schibli Unveiling hidden relationships: Exploration of tree ecology and multispecies interconnectedness $6,150
142 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
134 Jean Landry, FCSLA Canadian Landscape Portfolio Initiative, third edition $3,000
128 Pierre Belanger and team Extraction Project, Venice Architectural Bienale, 2016 / Special Project Funding $10,000
103 Clive L. Justice The English Garden & Landscape Heritage on the Canadian Prairies & Coastal BC 1889-1999 $5,000
88 Nicole Valois RECENT CANADIAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE HERITAGE - EXPO 67 $1,000 / GSB