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
187 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
186 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
185 Timothy Bailey Edwards Broken Landscape/New Landscape $2,500
184 Florian Satger Osisko Lake: re-enchanting this common good $2,500
183 Kristina Zalite, Prospect & Refuge Landscape Architects A Decolonizing Design Case Study - Riverside Road $10,000
182 Karen May / Plant Architect Inc. Native Plant Procurement in the Landscape Industry: Understanding Barriers, Challenges, and Issues with Initial Recommendations for New Best Practices $6,000
181 Matt Canaran, Friends of Allan Gardens DECOLONIZING THE ARBORETUM: Indigenous Tree Interpretation and Language Keeping in Allan Gardens $10,000
180 Elspeth Holland So I Decided $6,500
179 Rosetta S. Elkin, Practice Landscape Landscape Strategy Handbook: An installation guide and management plan for Jardin de bord de mer $10,000
178 Camille Plourde-Lescelleur Social marketing: a toolbox for understanding the impact of landscape architecture projects on population health $2,500
177 Aliza Sovani EarthTones $4,750
176 Darcy Granove landED Green Guide: The How-to Manual for Schoolyard Sustainability $7,000
175 Caroline Lavoie Crossing Borders: The Landscapes and Communities of Highway 89 $4,000
174 Black + Indigenous Design Collective (BIDC) Black + Indigenous Design Cypher $10,000
173 Sonja Vangjeli A Story Map for Toronto’s Potential Landscape System (Publication) $2,600
172 Kaari Kitawi Outreach to Students Using Videos of Black Professionals $8,650
171 Alissa North Innate Terrain: Canadian Landscape Architecture (Publication) $10,000
170 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
169 Aaron Hernandez Policy by Design $8,250
168 Shelagh McCartney, Samantha Solano, Sonja Vangjeli, Hannes Zander, co-editors  A Landscape Approach: From Local Communities to Territorial Systems $7,000
167 Can Plant with Dougan & Associates, Ecological Consulting & Design GROWING FORESTS FAST: Developing Miyawaki Forest planting, palettes and partnerships for Canada’s urban spaces $8,000
166 Vlan, Atelier insitu et Uniform (Principal) in collaboration with Jardins de Métis Reford Gardens Case Study  / Jardins de Métis $6,750
165 Little Bluestem Landscape Architecture  landED, an environmental education program  $3,675
164 Common Space Coalition Common Space Coalition Directory  $6,000
163 Douglas Robb, Vanier Doctoral Scholar Debating Canadian Energy Futures $7,825
162 Marieke Gruwel Women Landscape Architects in Manitoba $4,000 / GSB
161 Jane Wolff and Jennifer Wemigwans Mapping Toronto: Engaging Indigenous Knowledge $9,000
159 Van Thi Diep NATURE, self, and being in the world: $7,000 / DGB
158 Jeremy Lundholm Native Plant Mixtures for Atlantic Canada Green Roofs $6,500
157 Park People Enhancing biodiversity, growing stewardship 6,500
156 Quinn Howard Navigating Loss and Damage $2,000
155 Avery Clarke S2 Chignecto Isthmus:  High Tide, Low Land and Future Prospects $2,500
154 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
153 Dr. Alan Tate Landmarks in Landscape Architecture_ Special project Grant $10,000
152 Dr. Alan Tate Landmarks in Landscape Architecture / Recipient of the Donald Graham Bursary in Communication $5,000 / DGB
151 H. Braiden, M. Eaton, S. Herrington, K. Landman, A. North, E. Dall'Ara, N. Valois Studio Problématiques : Thinking Critically about Canadian Landscapes_ Phase 2 $4,500
150 Emilia Hurd and Julia Smachylo Undone - The Return to Earth $6,500
149 Tiffany Kaewen Dang, PhD Candidate, UK Dispossession by Design: Recovering the Role of Landscape Architects... $6,000 / GSB
148 Desiree Valadares, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley The Reparative Logics of World War II Confinement Camp Preservation $5,000
147 Emily Thorpe (student intern) with Virginia Burt Literature Review on Therapeutic Gardens and Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorder $2,000
146 Thevishka Kanishkan, MLA Candiddate, U of Toronto Developing a Framework for Iterative Place-Making in Canada's North_ Recipient of the Northern Research Bursary $2,000 / NRB
145 Aiden Fudge, MLA Candidate, U of Guelph Memory, Place and Change on the Tantramar Marshes $1,500
144 Kira Burger, MLA CANDIDATE, U of Guelph Urban Abundance: Alternative Future Landscape Scenarios $2,000
143 Marc Treib and Susan Herrington SERIOUS FUN: The Landscapes of Claude Cormier $10,000
142 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
142 University of Guelph Archives Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $2,500
141 Jessica MacDaniel, UBC Visualizing Climate Implications on Food Sources in the Canadian Arctic $2,000 / NRB
140 Sarah Luce-Andreyko, University of Guelph BURNING MAN: A Guiding Light for Participatory Community Design $1500
139 Heather Braiden, Marcella Eaton, Susan Herrington, Karen Landman, Alissa North, Beverly Sandalack, Nicole Valois Thinking Critically about Canadian Landscapes $5500
138 Sean R. Haughian, Jeremy L. Lundholm A MOSS MACHINE $3 000
137 Sheila Boudreau, Fred Martin, Liat Margolis INCLUDING THE VOICE OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE $7 000
136 Ben O’Brien, Wild by Design GROWING GRIT $3,000
135 Isabelle Giasson, AAPQ et Steven Turcotte Documentaires sur quelques architectes paysagistes pionniers du Canada $4,000 / GSB
134 Jean Landry, FCSLA Canadian Landscape Portfolio Initiative, third edition $3,000
133 Rick Moore, FCSLA Kateri Healing Gardens, Kahnawake, Qc $5,000
132 Peggy Chi, OALA, AAPC Examining The Influence of Landscape On The Health And Well-Being of Residents And Staff in Long-Term Care Homes $5,000
131 Adele Pierre Using the Geodesign Process to Communicate the Benefits of Bioswales in Urban Stormwater $1,500
130 Erika Bullock Winter Bikeability $1,500
129 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ARCHIVES Frances McLeod Blue Collection / Fund $1000
128 Pierre Belanger and team Extraction Project, Venice Architectural Bienale, 2016 / Special Project Funding $10,000
127 Emily French Designing Seismic Resilient Landscapes $2000
126 Camilla Allin, PhD candidate, University of Sheffield A lifetime’s inspiration: understanding the forester and environmentalist : Richard St. Barbe Baker’s relationship with Canada $2000
125 International Garden Festival, Alexander Redford and Emily Waugh Experimenting Landscape: Testing the Limits of the Garden $2500
124 Nicole Valois, Nicholas Roquet et Christina Cameron Symposium sur la conservation des paysages $4500
123 Jean Landry Canadian Landscape Portfolio _ Part 2 $2500
122 Isabelle Giasson, AAPQ, Fanie St-Michel Quelques architectes paysagistes pionniers du Québec $6500
121 Ron Williams Conversations Book Tour _ Special project $ 9000
120 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ARCHIVES FRANCES McLoed Blue Collection $1000
119 Jean Trottier, Drew Wensley Wadi Hanifah: Urban | Landscape infrastructure for the 21st century $5,000
118 Susan Algie, Monica Giesbrecht Winnipeg Architecture Foundation + MALA _ Phase 2 of Oral History update $3,000
117 Paula Meijerink, Heather Braiden, Modèles de Pratique:Aperçu de la réhabilitation contemporaine des sols et des paysages après l’extraction de ressources naturelles au Canada $3000
116 Jean Landry Canadian Landscape Initiative Portfolio $2500
115 Alex Waffle, MLA Candidate, University Of Guelph Mapping Urban Agricultural Hot Spots $ 1500
114 Heather Schibli; MLA Candidate, University of Guelph Design For landscape-scale rehabilitation within The Township Of Uxbridge $2000
113 Caroline Magar, candidate à la MAP, Université de Montréal Plan de Réaménagement d'une Friche Urbaine en Parc Naturel $1,500
112 Dustin R. Valen Maritime by design: Modernity and the social politics of landscape design in Newfoundland, 1888-1925 $1,500 / GSB
111 Robert C. Corry Opportunities in Mis-aligned Grids: Enhancing sustainability of farmlands through designed AGRI--CULTURAL patterns. $5000
110 Steven Logan Humphrey Carver and the Suburban Landscapes of Postwar Canada $4000
109 Daniel Roehr, Matt Gibbs + Lindsey Fryett DRainscapes: Linking Landscape Research in the Public Imagination $4000
108 Jon Woodside, Jeffrey Beaton, Victoria Bell, Adrienne Hall, Robin Mosseri + Inna Olchovski. Sprout $1000
107 Monica Geisbrecht + Susan M. L. Algie Winnipeg Architecture Foundation and Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects: Update to “Making a Place” $2225
106 Chad Neufeld Exploring Backcountry Wilderness Design through User Experience_ Chilliwack, BC $275
105 Mark Affum Modernism in the Canadian Landscape: James Austin Floyd’s gardens and their context in the emergence of modernist style in Canadian Landscape Architecture, 1950-1970 $2000
104 Kathleen Corey Making Space in Vancouver: Building on Parklet Models in North America $1500
103 Clive L. Justice The English Garden & Landscape Heritage on the Canadian Prairies & Coastal BC 1889-1999 $5,000
102 Liat Margolis Out of Water – Design Solutions for Arid Regions $4,000
101 Lorraine Johnson Urban Livestock: Possibilities for City Food Production $2,000
100 Victoria Taylor Gladstone Grow Op: Exploring Landscape + Place $2,000
99 Karen England, Douglas Justice, Daniel Mosquin, Steven Clarke Trees for Vancouver Reference Application Software $1,000
98 Don Hill Sonic Sculpture Research $1,000
97 Fionn Byrne and Kyle Xuekun Yang, Landscape Architect Consultants Primed Oil Sands $2,000
96 Victoria S.K. Cox Exploring Ultraviolet B Radiation in the Landscape $1,500
95 Jonathon Epp In The Shadow of Rain $1,500
94 Leila Fazel Todd Phytoremediation: An Interim Landscape Architecture Strategy For Canadian Municipalities $1,500
93 Desiree Valandares Cultural Landscapes of Canada and Scotland $500
92 Victoria Taylor, Katie Mathieu Designing Urban Roof Tops to Grow Food $3,500
91 Patrick Mooney Multiple Options for Understanding and Using Ecosystem Services at the Urban Landscape Scale: A Website Resource $5,000
90 Liat Margolis Integrated Photovolatic and Green Roof Technologies $1,000
89 Alissa North & John H. Daniels OPERATIVE LANDSCAPES: Building Communities through Public Space $7,500
88 Nicole Valois Expo 67: Le patrimoine recent de l’architecture de paysage au Canada _ Phase 2 $1,000 / GSB
87 NUALA (Nunavut Association of Landscape Architects) CSLA Congress: Digital communications and Archiving $5,000
86 Nicole Valois Expo 67: Le patrimoine recent de l’architecture de paysage au Canada _ Phase 1 $5,000 / GSB
85 Natalie Walliser Youth Engagement Strategy & Toolkit for Landscape Architects $1,500
84 Don Hill Harmony in the Square $6,000
83 Anna Thurmayr and Dr. Kris Dick Alternative Surface Consolidation in Northern Climates_ phase 2 $2,500
82 University of Guelph Library Frances Blue Collection (#5) $2,000
81 Ana Cruceru 5th A.Schwabenbauer Scholarship $1,000
80 David Mugford 5th A.Schwabenbauer Scholarship $1,000
79 Prof. Anna Thurmayr and Dr. Kris J. Dick Alternative Surface Consolidation in Northern Climates_ phase 1 $2,500
78 Guy Tremblay Ce jardin est-il un écosystème, un parc ou un musée? Cinchona Gardens, Jamaica $2,500
77 UBC Design Centre for Sustainability Getting to Minus 80: Low Carbon Community Solutions $5,000
76 Alissa North I N N A T E T E R R A I N Contemporary Canadian Landscape Architecture $8,000
75 Nandor Goriva Resilient Form: Urban Design in a Dynamic Context $2,000
74 Elaine Fournelle 4th A. Schwabenbauer Scholarship $1,000
73 Cyntha Girling elementsDB $9,000
72 Hope Gunn Climate Change Adaptation Strategies $1,500
71 Pierre Belanger Landscapes Infrastructures $7,000
70 Alissa North “Transforming Landscapes $2,500
69 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages 75th Anniversary $2,000
68 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages 75th Anniversary $8,000
67 Andrea Martin 3rd A. Schwabenbauer Scholarship $1,000
66 U. of Guelph Library Frances Blue Collections (#4) $1,000
65 Alexander Reford Garden Festival – Student Design Competion $3,000
64 Pierre Belanger Landscapes Infrastructures Symposium $4,000
63 Alex Man-Bourdon Revealing Bio-remediation $1,000
62 Ronald F. Williams Landscape Architecture in Canada _ translation $10,000
61 U. of Guelph Library Frances Blue Collection (#3) $1,000
60 U. of Guelph Library Frances Blue Collection (#2) $1,000
59 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $4,000
58 Jonathan Cha "Urban Public Space in Montreal" $2,000
57 Kathy Stinson Cornelia Hahn Oberlander & the Art of the Possible $3,000 / GSB
56 Professor Patrick M. Condon / UBC Centre for Sustainability Sustainability by Design: A Vision for a region of 4 Million $5,000
55 Ronald F. Williams "Landscape Architecture in Canada" $10,000
54 U. of Guelph Library Frances Blue Collection (#1) $5,000
53 Andrea Kennedy 1st A. Schwabenbauer Scholarship $1,000
52 James R. Taylor Professional Practice of LA in Canada $10,000
51 Tracy Penner Evaluation of School Ground Naturalization $6,000
50 Edith Normandeau Plants as Soundscape Elements $2,000
49 Yvonne Cardosa Raising Awareness of T. Thompson Park $2,000
48 CSLA related projects Urban Agenda & Landscapes/Paysages $10,000
47 Mustel Research Group CSLA Marketing Research $10,000
46 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $4,000
45 Jennifer Foster Land Use Planning – Milton Quarry $2,500
44 William A. Dale Life & Work of John Blair $ 500
43 Robin Michel Earthwork Design Kit $2,000
42 Mathieu Casavant & Jose Labelle Proyectopaisage $2,000
41 Goya Ngan Green Roof Policy $2,500
40 Lorraine Falconer Designing Spiritual Landscapes $500
39 MALA History of L. A. in Manitoba (Phase 2) $2,500
38 VLAN paysages Action-Reaction $2,500
37 Ron Williams Evolution of L.A. in Canada $2,500
36 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $15,000
35 University of Guelph CELA 2000 Abstracts - Publication $1,750
34 D. James Mccarty Value of Urban Forests $1,750
33 University of Guelph Evaluation: Therapeutic Gardens $2,250
32 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $7,500
31 College of Fellows New Fellow Medal ($7,105 received in donations) $10,000
29 Chantal Prud’Homme Charte du paysage $1,500
28 Judith Walker, BCSLA Biography of Mary Grieg $2,000
27 Nancy Pollock-Ellwand Olmsted in Canada $2,000
26 Royal Bot. Gardens Dunington-Grubb Collection, Phase 3 $2,000
25 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $18,000
24 CSLA Landscapes/Paysages $2,500
23 Heritage Resources Histories of Landscape Architecture in Canada $1,250
22 Heritage Foundation Canadian Heritage Garden $2,000
21 Karen Landman Social Constructions of Nature $800
20 Alissa Puhm University of Toronto Retrospective $1,000
19 Royal Botanical Gardens Dunington-Grubb Collection, Phase 2 $2,000
18 NLALA Art of the Land TV Documentary $2,200
17 W. Simonson Prairie Townscape $500
16 Royal Botanical Gardens Dunington-Grubb Collection, Phase 1 $1,750
15 Linda M. LeGeyt Oral History, Volume II $4,750
14 MALA History of L.A. in Manitoba $2,250
13 J.Latremouille Monuments of Nature $1,250
12 Alex Law Scenic Roads Assessment $500
11 Beverly Sandalack Methology for Small Town Analysis $1,500
10 J.Latremouille Televised History of Cultural Landscape $1,500
9 C.Mercer Clarke Water Edge Habitat Design $3,750
8 C.Parsons Healing and Therapeutic Garden Design Research $1,000
7 P.Jacobs Frederick G. Todd Monograph $1,000
6 Linda M. LeGeyt Oral History Project $2,000
5 Linda M. LeGeyt Oral History Project $1,250
4 C.H.Thomsen Guidebook to Historic Landscapes of Manitoba $1,000
3 OALA Children’s Landscape Art Calenda Reallocated to "Tithing for Eden" exhibit $1,500
2 POLLEN Historic Landscape Newsletter $1,000
1 AAPQ Beluga Whale Fund $1,000