President’s Message
Editorial Board Message
Healing: Virtual landscapes
Policy: Good intentions
Diversity in Canadian Landscape Architecture: Where we've come and where we need to go
Round Table: Connecting our inner and outer landscapes
The City is a Forest: Building cities that are smart, green, and connected
Five Tree for the Senses
Landscape and the Smart City
Notes: A miscellany of news and events
Artifact: New snow plow for Old Toronto
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OALA Editorial Board
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2021 OALA Governing Council
President
Steve Barnhart
Vice President
Stefan Fediuk
Treasurer
Cameron Smith
Secretary
Justin Whalen
Past President
Jane Welsh
Councillors
Cynthia Graham
Aaron Hirota
Shawn Watters
Associate Councillor—Senior
Chen Zixiang
Associate Councillor—Junior
Jenny Trinh
Lay Councillor
Karen Liu
Appointed Educator University of Guelph
Nadia Amoroso
Appointed Educator University of Toronto
TBC
University of Guelph Student Representative
Tatijana Vukovic
University of Toronto Student Representative
Natasha Raseta
OALA Staff
Executive Director
Aina Budrevics
Registrar
Ingrid Little
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Juleen Anderson
About Ground
Ground: Landscape Architect Quarterly is published by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects and provides an open forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to the profession of landscape architecture. Letters to the editor, article proposals, and feedback are encouraged. For submission guidelines, contact Ground at [email protected]. Ground reserves the right to edit all submissions.
The views expressed in the magazine are those of the writers and not necessarily the views of the OALA and its Governing Council.
Upcoming Issues of Ground
Ground 56 (Winter)
Home
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Ground 57 (Spring)
Explore
Deadline for editorial proposals: November 8, 2021
Deadline for advertising space reservations: January 12, 2022
Ground 58 (Summer)
Impact
Deadline for editorial proposals: February 10, 2022
Deadline for advertising space reservations: April 6, 2022
About the OALA
The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects works to promote and advance the profession of landscape architecture and maintain standards of professional practice consistent with the public interest. The OALA promotes public understanding of the profession and the advancement of the practice of landscape architecture. In support of the improvement and/or conservation of the natural, cultural, social and built environments, the OALA undertakes activities including promotion to governments, professionals and developers of the standards and benefits of landscape architecture.
Ground Advisory Panel
Andrew B. Anderson, OALA – Inactive Member, BLA, MSc. World Heritage Management Landscape & Heritage Expert,
Oman Botanic Garden
John Danahy, OALA – Retired Member, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
George Dark, OALA, FCSLA, ASLA, Principal, Urban Strategies Inc., Toronto
Real Eguchi, OALA – Retired Member, Toronto
Donna Hinde, OALA, FCSLA, Partner, The Planning Partnership, Toronto
Ryan James, OALA, Senior Landscape Architect, Novatech, Ottawa
Alissa North, OALA, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Principal of North Design Office, Toronto
Peter North, OALA, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Principal of North Design Office, Toronto
Nathan Perkins, MLA, PhD, ASLA, Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Victoria Taylor, OALA, Principal, Victoria Taylor Landscape Architect, Toronto
Jim Vafiades, OALA, FCSLA, Senior Landscape Architect, Stantec, Toronto