The Canadian Landscape Portfolio second edition seeks landscapes which were altered by human activities, mostly by design. These landscapes can be simple or sophisticated, urban, rural or more natural. We are looking for what makes them noticeable, why those designed places or sites are perceived as special and remembered. Again, it is about taking some time to have a second look at the "designed landscapes" that surround us, all those spaces that participate at making our life more agreeable, more efficient, more beautiful. In the end, they are also part of our favourite landscapes…

PORTFOLIOS INITIATIVE

SECOND EDITION - DESIGNED LANDSCAPES PORTFOLIO

YOU CAN NOW SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES AND TEXTS FOR THE SECOND EDITION OF THE CANADIAN LANDSCAPE PORTFOLIO…
THE SUBMISSION PERIOD IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 TO THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2017… YOU STILL CAN SUBMIT YOUR PREFERRED DESIGNED LANDSCAPES…
YOU CAN NOW INSERT THE CREDITS FOR YOUR IMAGES WHEN TAKEN BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS…

DESIGNED LANDSCAPES - CLP SECOND EDITION


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LouLou has a bad day. Jasper Park, AB

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The second edition of the Canadian Landscapes Portfolio aims to find landscapes on which there were human interventions. They may be simple or sophisticated, urban or forested. What makes them stand out from all these areas and sites that were transformed over time is that those that you will submit will have left a mark on you.

Therefore, once again, it is time to pause and seize these “managed, designed” landscapes, those that, day in and day out, contribute to making our lives more enjoyable and/or efficient.

In the end, they are also among our favourite landscapes...

The second edition of the Canadian Landscape Portfolio (CLP) will also be, like the first edition, an online gallery of digital photographs illustrating Canada’s diversity of landscapes by provinces and territories. It will also be compiled from photos submitted by landscape architects who are members of the CSLA - it has to be noticed that interns and students attending to landscape architecture programs will be accepted.

The 2016-17 edition will focus on highlighting the various “designed landscapes" mentioned in the Canadian Landscape Charter, especially those that surround us and that we appreciate. They are landscapes that, through their design, contribute to making our lives more enjoyable or efficient. The goal of this second edition of the Portfolio is not necessarily about finding the most picturesque, rare or exhilarating places, but more about capturing a space that benefited from interventions that made it more attractive or suitable to our regular activities. We could therefore consider the 2016-17 edition of the CLP as an illustrated addition to the Canadian Landscape Charter as seen through the eyes of landscape architects from across the country, an expression of a vision where all managed landscapes become important, because they contribute to our lives.

This edition of the Portfolio is in continuity with the first edition which is aiming at illustrating the Canadian Landscapes Charter's precepts that all landscapes are:
  • Of public interest, entailing various dimensions ranging from culture to ecology and economy.
  • Favourable to viable economic activities with appropriate means of interventions.
  • Integral to the Canadian identity and its diverse cultures.
  • Naturally in constant change, with many under economic stresses.
  • A major contributor to the quality of life for all people living in all types of settings

To illustrate the emphasis placed by the CLC on the rich diversity of Canadian landscapes, the second edition will add a gallery of images composed of ten (10) digital collections, one per province and territory, each led by a component association of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). This "Designed Landscapes" gallery will be added to the already existing "Significant Landscapes".

For the CLP, landscape architecture is :


At the crossroads of development and design, landscape architecture specializes in the planning and development of new landscapes, and in the management, enhancement, protection and restoration of existing landscapes, ranging from the smallest local area to regional planning. Landscape architecture intervention’s scale and diversity drive the landscape architects toward the cultural, heritage, social, aesthetic, economic and environmental interconnecting perspectives. Depending on the context, these are realized with stakeholders’ involvement and/or multidisciplinary collaboration, and they could include all steps relating to the completion of a landscape project, from its planning to its execution and supervision, from its estimation to the invitation to bid, etc.
Canadian Landscape Charter

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) is a professional organization with over 1,980 landscape architects as members. As the voice of the profession in Canada, the CSLA is an advocate for its members on issues such as urban design, urban renewal, sustainable development and cultural heritage.

The CSLA delivers programs and services for its members that:
  • increase public awareness and promote the profession - the CSLA communication tools include the website (www.csla-aapc.ca), the membership directory, a monthly bulletin, social media sites and LANDSCAPES|PAYSAGES, the national magazine;
  • provide opportunities for professional development - the CSLA holds an Annual General Meeting and Congress, provides information year round to members about industry and professional learning opportunities and coordinates continuing education programs and opportunities nationally;
  • recognize members and celebrate member achievements within the profession through the CSLA Awards of Excellence, the Recognition Awards Programs, the College of Fellows and by administering the Governor General’s Medal in Landscape Architecture;
  • support education and research through the accreditation of undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture programs, recognition of student achievement and provision of scholarships.
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Canadian Landscapes Portfolio Editions


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Dreamed Landscapes Portfolio

The Portfolio's third edition, "Dreamed Landscapes", wishes to be a conclusion to the Initiative where a more diversified group of participants will be invited to record digitally "any kind of landscape" that could be seen as EXCEPTIONAL, a DREAMED LANDSCAPE.

This site, place or landscape could be natural and untouched or entirely artificial, the result of human interventions…

Still, the participants will have to describe why this site is so important to them.

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