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FIRST EDITION - SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES PORTFOLIO

Canadian Landscapes Portfolio Collections & Document


CSLA - CANADIAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


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From the Canadian Landscape Charter to the PORTFOLIOS


Since 2015, CSLA has the Canadian Landscape Charter, a document that lays out our profession’s values and principles in a high level, overarching manner. It tells the story of who we are and what we believe in. It also provides the opportunity for each region and member component in Canada to tailor these values and principles to meet their needs at a more detailed scale, reflecting local and regional perspectives about the landscape.

As a profession, and on a personal level, we have an attachment to our landscapes; some large and vast like mountains and prairies or never-ending shorelines, others more pedestrian in scale could be your street café or a backyard. A tiny leaf emerging from a crack in the sidewalk may give you a strong sense of connection and a sense of well-being. There is a hard to translate German word, Heimat, which refers to a sense of belonging attached to one’s home village. Let’s venture to say that we need a strong word that refers to a sense of belonging to the landscape, and we hope one day we will find one, or create one. In the meantime, we can recognize that our natural and manmade landscapes help define us, are an intrinsic part of who we are, and how we live…

In support of the Canadian Landscape Charter, the Canadian Landscapes Portfolio editions aim t visually documenting the landscapes we have a close relationship with: the beautiful, soulful, plebeian, fun and thought provoking landscapes that define who we are as a country, a profession, and as individuals.

Carol Craig, Advocacy Task Force Chair


Selection committee


Representatives from each CSLA Component Associations

From the Canadian Landscape Charter to the PORTFOLIOS


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AALA - Albeta highways

AALA - ALBERTA ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

 
Description
▶︎ Classic Alberta highway: blue sky, those iconic foothills, summer road trips
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Alberta highways
▶︎ Highway 22, AB
 
Author
▶︎ Tamara Maraih, AALA
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AAPQ - Tadoussac Bay

AAPQ - ASSOCIATION DES ARCHITECTES PAYSAGISTES DU QUÉBEC

 
Description
▶︎ What a magnificent panorama from the Tadoussac Bay toward the majestic Saguenay Fjord. Starting point where an exceptionally diversified marine fauna comes to feed attracted by abundant planktons and an opportune mix of soft and salty waters.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Tadoussac Bay
▶︎ Ville de Tadoussac de la rue de Pointe Rouge, QC
 
Author
▶︎Mario Licursi, AAPQ
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APALA -Outer Battery

APALA - ATLANTIC PROVINCES ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

 
Description
▶︎ Newfoundlanders have adapted to their ‘Rock’ in many unique ways. This image of the Outer Battery in St. John’s is one example of many throughout the province illustrating how its people have learned to thrive on this rocky landscape.

▶︎ Constructed of roads too narrow for two-way traffic and houses that cling inauspiciously to exposed rock, one can’t help but smile at the ingenuity of the builders that so carefully worked with their landscape, instead of imposing upon it
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Outer Battery
▶︎ St. John's, NL
 
Author
▶︎ Matthew Mills, APALA
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BCSLA - Summer refuge

BCSLA - BC SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

 
Description
▶︎ A bit off the beaten path, the Cheam Lake Wetlands is a beautiful ecological sanctuary consisting of lake, marsh and forest provides much appreciated year round refuge for people and wildlife alike. A great place for family picnics, bird watching and quiet time, the perennial importance of the wetlands was first recognized several decades ago and through thoughtful planning is now a Regional Park with mandated stewardship. Located east of Chilliwack, in the east Fraser Valley, BC
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Summer refuge
▶︎ Cheam Lake wetland, BC
 
Author
▶︎ Bev Windjack, BCSLA
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MALA - The Lake and Ladder

MALA - MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

 
Description
▶︎ A void of white, the image creates a dreamlike moment to reflect - the first waterski, the first loud shriek after the first dip, the incredible heat of the summer sun and all the moments with friends that followed. Like a time capsule, it remains perfectly untouched during winter.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ The Lake and Ladder

▶︎ West Hawk lake, MB
 
Author
▶︎Jane Mancer, MALA
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NUALA - Kekerten Territorial Park

NUALA - NUNAVUT ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


 
Description
▶︎ Kekerten Territorial Park protects the site of the first permanent settlement in the eastern arctic, where Inuit and non-Inuit lived and worked together in the whaling industry. Reconstructed frames for traditional sod houses, used by Inuit inhabitants, sit alongside a reconstructed building frame from the original Scottish whaling station.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎Kekerten Territorial Park
▶︎ Cumberland Sound, Kekerten Island, NU
 
Author
▶︎ Christopher Grosset, NUALA
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NWTALA - Eskers - Nature’s pathways

NWTALA - NORTHWEST TERRITORY ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


 
Description
▶︎ The upper reaches of this river flows through the barren lands of the NWT, characterized by muskeg and black spruce. While eskers provide critical ecosystems and habitat, they also allow lookouts and pathways for those passing through.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎Eskers - Nature’s pathways
▶︎ IUpper Yellowknife, NT
 
Author
▶︎ Margaret Ferguson, NWTALA
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OALA- Killarney Sunset

OALA - ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


 
Description
▶︎ Precambrian Shield geology; a typical example of the rocky, windswept terrain throughout Killarney and the Georgian Bay coast.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Killarney Sunset
▶︎Chikanishing Trail, On
 
Author
▶︎ David Pollard, OALA
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SALA- Eastend

SALA - SASKATCHEWAN ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS


 
Description
▶︎ In the valley of the Frenchman River near Eastend, SK. Eastend boasts a T-Rex Discovery Centre in town.
 
Title, Localization
▶︎ Eastend
▶︎ Eastend, SK
 
Author
▶︎ Amanda Lang, SALA

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