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12.19 | University of Toronto Final Reviews
Our ‘On the Edge’ Option Studio culminated with a day of student presentations at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The student projects provoked fruitful discussions with our panel of invited critics and guests, and explored a range of issues and topics around the design, economics, and ecology of rural outport Newfoundland.
10.19 | Landscapes - Paysages
In the Fall 2019 issue of Landscapes-Paysages magazine, themed ‘Reconciliation’, Sandra co-authored a feature article about the landscape design for the future Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax. The full article can be viewed here.
10.19 | Newfoundland Site Investigations
As part of our U of T Option Studio, Matthew and Sandra, along with our group of twelve graduate students, travelled to Newfoundland for a week-long site investigation. Our group was warmly welcomed by the community of Newtown, where students were immersed in the culture of rural Newfoundland. The video, by M.Arc student Dimana Kolarova, captures the unique and varied coastal landscape.
10.19 | Sustaining Communities Through Design Innovation Symposium
On October 1, 2019, Matthew was invited to share his own research, as well as work from the University of Toronto, at the ‘Sustaining Communities Through Design Innovation’ Symposium, held in St. John’s Newfoundland. The symposium initiated a much-needed discussion surrounding the relevance of the discipline of design in Newfoundland.
09.19 | University of Toronto Option Studio
Brackish has been invited back to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design to run the graduate Option Studio ‘On the Edge’ for a second year in a row. The studio will again examine the regenerative potential of design in the economic revitalization of a rural outport in Newfoundland.
02.19 | Welcome to Brackish
After considerable dreaming, planning, and hard work, Brackish Design Studio has officially launched. As you can see, we are ecstatic to begin working on projects that respond to, respect, and improve the unique landscapes of Atlantic Canada. We will be using this section to keep you up to date with all of our “news” as we move forward!
2018 | University of Toronto Option Studio
This past semester, Matthew was invited to teach a landscape option studio at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. The studio entitled “On The Edge” challenged students to move beyond the urban environment, and into the complexities associated with rural Atlantic Canada. The studio was used as a research platform for students to reposition the agency of design as critical to rural revitalization and economic regeneration in outport Newfoundland.