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SECOND EDITION - DESIGNED LANDSCAPES PORTFOLIO

Canadian Landscapes Portfolio Collections & Document


AALA - ALBERTA ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


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SIGNIFICANT DESIGNED LANDSCAPES FOR YOU


In Alberta, we are fortunate to experience diversity in landscapes from one side of the province to the other as well as through seasonal change and occurrences created by mother nature herself. From large to small, urban to rural, grand to subtle, day to night, inside to outside; landscapes are designed for everyday use, whether it be for only a moment or perhaps even a lifetime.

This is an opportunity to reflect on how “designed landscapes” impact our day to day lives. Visual experiences can ground us to the places we call home and can connect us to the places we are visiting for the first time. What makes a “designed landscape” memorable for one individual can impact another in a different way. Think about the spaces we pass through on our commutes to work, the places we drive by on our weekend getaways, or perhaps the landscapes that catch our eyes just after we take flight. What does it take for us to notice a “designed landscape”?

Out of necessity or even through contextual, historical, cultural, and sustainable approaches, these are the images that represent “designed landscapes” which are significant to Alberta.

Selection committee


By AALA members

SIGNIFICANT DESIGNED LANDSCAPES FOR YOU


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Devonian Garden

 
Description
▶︎ Through this transformation, the 1.0 hectare / 2.5 acres of gardens on the 4th floor of this downtown Calgary mall now houses a tropical plant selection of horticultural significance, as well as a range of programmed and flexible spaces, including a children’s area with play structures and climbing wall, animated water features and koi ponds, open flexible seating areas, and an event space. Revenue generating events, such as weddings and corporate parties, can now comfortably accommodate large groups, the revenue generated is used to offset operating and maintenance costs for the gardens
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Devonian Garden
▶︎ CORE Shopping Center, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Janet Rosenberg, OALA
 
Credits
Roy Doms
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Devonian Garden

 
Description
▶︎ The Living Green Wall is a component of the air conditioning along with other innovations such as a fogging system that improves humidity levels locally within planted areas. It also works as part of the fresh-air circulation to condition the air (reducing air temperatures by up to 10 degrees Celsius). Beyond it, an irrigation control system monitors moisture, relative humidity and room temperature to ensure the best growing conditions possible as well as minimize water use, while water features create white noise and the necessary aeration of the water to accommodate the extensive Koi fish collection.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Devonian Gardenr
▶︎ CORE Shopping Center, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Janet Rosenberg, OALA
 
Credits
Roy Doms
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C-Square - Stage performance

 
Description
▶︎ Located in East Village, C-Square serves as both a gateway to and a gathering space for a rapidly evolving urban community. To create a dynamic, habitable urban condition, the design team worked closely with CMLC to develop two means of spatial modulation to inform the design of the project. The first is a new array of perforated aluminum fins designed to capture and emit light as a shifting, reflective veil while framing connections to and from the train. The second is the creation of a continuous ground-plane – a generous public plaza – that sutures the site as a whole while transforming the site into a space of social exchange and performance..
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ C-Square Stage Performance
▶︎ East of 4th street SE, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Deron Miller, AALA
 
Credits
The Marc Boutin architectural collaborative
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C-Squre - The Veil

 
Description
▶︎ Located in East Village, C-Square serves as both a gateway to and a gathering space for a rapidly evolving urban community. To create a dynamic, habitable urban condition, the design team worked closely with CMLC to develop two means of spatial modulation to inform the design of the project. The first is a new array of perforated aluminum fins designed to capture and emit light as a shifting, reflective veil while framing connections to and from the train. The second is the creation of a continuous ground-plane – a generous public plaza – that sutures the site as a whole while transforming the site into a space of social exchange and performance.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ C-Square - The Veil
▶︎ East of 4th SE, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Deron Miller, AALA
 
Credits
The Marc Boutin architectural collaborative
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Calgary Soldier Memorial

 
Description
▶︎ The Calgary Soldier’s Memorial commemorates wartime efforts and sacrifices of Calgarians and Canadians. Located next to the pedestrian paths along the Bow River, the site is visually connected to the Mewata Armoury and acts as a destination for individual reflection and collective formal processions from the Armoury. Connected to adjacent public spaces, like Poppy Plaza and the Peace Bridge, it is also an important node along the Bow River and Calgary’s new Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Calgary Soldier Memorial
▶︎ Memorial Drive, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Greg Stewart, AALA
 
Credits
The Marc Boutin architectural collaborative
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Calgary Soldier Memorial - Commemorative Inscription

 
Description
▶︎ The Calgary Soldier's Memorial utilizes three distinct yet interrelated surfaces: wood decking and seating, illuminated marble slabs and back-lit weathered steel. The water-jet cut steel cladding reveals key military engagement inscriptions that have defined the culture and history of the military regiments that call Calgary home. These inscriptions as well as the illuminated and inscribed motto: “We Will Remember Them” acts as a backdrop to the entire memorial space. The vast Alberta sky, the electric blue-greys of the Bow River and the greens and brown ochres of the river valley provide dynamic counterpoints to the constancy of the monument’s materiality and the eternity of the sacrifices of the honoured fallen
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Calgary Soldier’s Memorial - Commemorative Inscription
▶︎ Memorial Drive, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Greg Stewart, AALA
 
Credits
The Marc Boutin architectural collaborative
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Memorial Drive Landscpe of Memory

 
Description
▶︎ Poppy Plaza is the first of a series of planned public spaces along the Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory, a 9.5 km pathway that runs parallel to Memorial Drive and is designed to honour the sacrifices of Canadians during wartime. The design was developed in response to the following challenges: the desire to connect disparate access points into the site, a lack of access to the river, the need for resolution of the conflict between pedestrians and commuter cyclists along the river pathway, the requirement for a space to accommodate large events and informal gatherings, and the desire development of an inclusive commemorative voice for the space
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory
▶︎ 10th Street Bridge + Memorial Drive, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Greg Stewart, AALA
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Memorial Drive Landscpe of Memory

 
Description
▶︎ Designed to honour the sacrifices of Canadian during wartime, Poppy Plaza along the Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory also sought to reconnect disparate access points into the site and resolve the conflict between pedestrians and cyclists along the river pathway. This resulted in the creation of two urban plazas along either side of the 10th Street Bridge that are marked with significant gateway totems at the intersection of the bridge and Memorial Drive. The gateway totems emerge from a folding wreathing steel surface that descends into two stairways connecting the plaza to the river walk below. Here, a series of narratives are water-jet cut from the weathering steel surface and back-lit, portraying different voices that speak to the sacrifice, honour, and hope associated with periods of conflict.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory
▶︎ 10th Street Bridge + Memorial Drive, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Greg Stewart, AALA
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A Crossing

 
Description
▶︎ The plaza in front of the EEEL Building at the University of Calgary mediates the interaction between vehicles and pedestrians by spilling across Campus Drive. Overlaying a plaza over a road, effectively creating a 30 metre crosswalk, is a bold act of urban design. It states that pedestrians come first, and recognizes the unique urban condition of a university campus
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ A Crossing
▶︎ Energy Environment and Experimental Learning Building, Calgary, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Michael Magnan, BCSLA
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A Rooftop

 
Description
▶︎ The Helen Schuler Nature Centre green roof successfully reintegrates nature with architecture. It provides habitat, serves as an outdoor classroom, and promotes the use of native plants and sustainable landscape practices
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ A Rooftop
▶︎ Helen Schuler Nature Center, Lethbridge, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Michael Magnan, BCSLA

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