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Landscape Architect Quarterly Round Table Ethics, Politics, and Practice 21 Landscape Architect Quarterly 06/ Round Table Ethics, Politics, and Practice Features 12/ Parks for People 16/ Climate Supremacy Spring 2013 P u b l Issue 21 i c a t i o n # 4 0 0 2 6 1 0 6 Contents President’s Editorial Board Message Message 03/ Up Front President’s Message Editorial Board Message Information on I am often asked why the OALA is continually conducting One line drawn on a page can change acres of ground, the Ground surveys of members’ opinions. My answer is that the move earth, and displace people. Our profession is one of importance of member participation is beyond meas - remarkable power, for better or for worse. Where there is ure—we need to hear your views. Council can only power, there is politics: ideas struggling against one Politics: understand what all members want if each member another, voices lifted and others suppressed. From the speaks up. As a delegated authority, Council can only politics of practice to the practise of politics, the persuasion 06/ Round Table advance what we believe is best for the profession if you of civic beliefs is central to landscape architecture. Ethics, Politics, and Practice advise us along the way. In the following pages we unpack ideas about private and CO-MODERATED BY TODD SMITH AND JOCELYN HIRTES Decision-making is inherently political, particularly when public interest in urban parks, drill into the OALA’s Code of the issue being decided is a matter of common interest Ethics, look at the politics of cultivation, and wonder about 12/ Parks for People among a number of people. Within our Association , we the effects of war on terrain. Victoria Taylor’s interview with Victoria Taylor, OALA, in have many committees that provide opportunities for Dave Harvey, Executive Director of Toronto Park People, conversation with Dave Harvey, members to get involved in issues of common interest . looks at the trend of turning to citizens and private funders founder of Toronto Park People Some might see these opportunities as a whole lot of to come to the defence of urban parks and their sustained work in the arena of compromise ! But in a self-governing maintenance. They discuss moving from models of public environment such as the OALA , members do have the dependence to a civic attitude that empowers people to 16/ Climate Supremacy opportunity to voice dissenting opinions and alternative be stewards of places they care about. Denise Pinto in conversation views. In my experience, dissenting views force discus - with Fionn Byrne sion and consensus on issues of governance through a On the topic of landscape and justice, both social and reasonable process. Members can voice alternatives to ecological, our Round Table panel waxes philosophical ideas with which they disagree through communication on the deep ethics of our profession, taking on issues 20/ Letter From… with Council and committee members, and by register - such as dependence on cars, use of soil amendments, the Occupied West Bank ing their vote at the Annual General Meeting. and intensification of communities. What holds us to pro - TEXT BY SUZANNE HARRIS-BRANDTS tecting certain values in our work? And what is the role of When members have differing ideas, as is often the the OALA’s Code of Ethics in all this? 24/ Technical Corner case, the result is typically a debate that explores all Data Mapping aspects of the issue. Debates can result in all sides Whatever our values, singular or combined, we enact TEXT BY NADIA AMOROSO, AS TOLD TO ERIC GORDON, OALA working together to refine ideas on how to better effect them on the land—and that is a big idea. As landscape action on formative matters . architects, and certainly as human beings, we are pulled 26/ Professional Practice in many directions before moulding our projects into Ethics in Action This can only work if committee members (and non-com - what we feel is the most useful and productive for the The OALA’s Professional Practice mittee members) who disagree are willing to listen to world. Politics is about shifts in attitude, about readiness and Ethics Committee one another, and accept that there can be merit in and change. We hope we’ve piqued your interest in opposing viewpoints and compromise. Solutions must be reading about how a variety of members and collabora - our ultimate goal and , as designers, we are well trained tors see that change playing out in the world . 28/ Notes at finding viable and sustainable solutions. DENISE PINTO A miscellany of CHAIR, EDITORIAL BOARD news and events While we function in a political environment, we can make this work to our advantage when we choose to 42/ Artifact communicate amongst members, with allied professions What Flows Below that will be our partners in the future , and with those TEXT BY LORRAINE JOHNSON writing the terms of our professional practice as we advance our own legislation in the coming years. I am very proud to be president of the OALA during this very exciting time and thank you all for the opportunity to serve ! JOANNE MORAN, OALA [email protected] Spring 2013 Issue 21 Masthead .21 OALA OALA .21 Editor 2013 OALA About About the OALA Lorraine Johnson Governing Council Ground: Landscape Architect Quarterly is published The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects works OALA Editorial Board President by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects to promote and advance the profession of landscape Nancy Chater Joanne Moran and provides an open forum for the exchange of architecture and maintain standards of professional prac - Eric Gordon Adrienne Hall Vice President ideas and information related to the profession of tice consistent with the public interest. The OALA promotes Jocelyn Hirtes Morteza Behrooz landscape architecture. Letters to the editor, article public understanding of the profession and the advance - Karen May proposals, and feedback are encouraged. For submission ment of the practice of landscape architecture. In support Leslie Morton (on leave) Treasurer guidelines, contact Ground at [email protected]. of the improvement and/or conservation of the natural, Kate Nelischer Sarah Culp Denise Pinto (interim chair) Ground reserves the right to edit all submissions. cultural, social and built environments, the OALA under - Maili Sedore Secretary The views expressed in the magazine are those takes activities including promotion to governments, Lisa Shkut Doris Chee of the writers and not necessarily the views of the professionals and developers of the standards and Todd Smith Brendan Stewart Past President OALA and its Governing Council. benefits of landscape architecture. Netami Stuart Glenn O’Connor Victoria Taylor Upcoming Issues of Ground Ground Advisory Panel Dalia Todary-Michael Councillors Ground 22 (Summer) Alana Evers Andrew B. Anderson, BLA, MSc. World Heritage Art Direction/Design Jonathan Loschmann Play Management Landscape & Heritage Expert, Oman www.typotherapy.com Moreen Miller Deadline for advertising space reservations: Botanic Garden April 22, 2013 John Danahy, OALA, Associate Professor, Advertising Inquiries Associate Councillor—Senior [email protected] Inna Olchovski University of Toronto 416.231.4181 Ground 23 (Fall) George Dark, OALA , FCSLA, ASLA, Principal, Associate Councillor—Junior Site Urban Strategies Inc. , Toronto Cover Katherine Pratt Deadline for editorial proposals: Suzanne Harris-Brandts’ apiary and Real Eguchi, OALA, Eguchi Associates Landscape wildflower proposal for occupied Lay Councillor May 14, 2013 Architects, Toronto territory in the West Bank. Linda Thorne Deadline for advertising space reservations: Donna Hinde, OALA, Partner, The Planning See page 20. June 22, 2013 Appointed Educator Partnership, Toronto Ground: Landscape Architect University of Toronto Alissa North, OALA, Assistant Professor, University of Quarterly is published four times a Elise Shelley Ground 24 (Winter) Toronto, Principal of North Design Office, Toronto year by the Ontario Association of Media Peter North, OALA, Assistant Professor, University Landscape Architects. Appointed Educator University of Guelph Deadline for editorial proposals: of Toronto, Principal of North Design Office, Toronto Ontario Association of Sean Kelly August 14, 2013 Nathan Perkins, MLA, PhD, ASLA, Associate Landscape Architects Deadline for advertising space reservations: Professor, University of Guelph 3 Church Street, Suite 407 University of Toronto October 21, 2013 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1M2 Student Representative Jim Vafiades , OALA, Senior Landscape Architect, 416.231.4181 www.oala.ca Sara Ahadi Stantec, London [email protected] University of Guelph Copyright © 2013 by the Ontario Student Representative Association of Landscape Architects Sarah Taslimi 's environmental savings All rights reserved with Cascades paper ISSN: 0847-3080 OALA Staff Compared to products in the industry made with Canada Post Sales Product 100% virgin fiber, Ground: Landscape Architect Agreement No. 40026106 Registrar Linda MacLeod Quarterly 's savings are: Ground is printed on 100 percent post-consumer, processed chlorine- Administrator 15 trees free paper that is FSC certified. 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Section 37 allows Ontario cities to negotiate increases in height and density of proposed development projects in return for “facilities, 01 services or matters” provided by the devel - often opt for visual amenities—such as opers.
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