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Innate Terrain surveys landscape architecture from across Canada, documenting the inspiring breadth of contemporary projects. Canadian landscape architecture is distinct because of the unique qualities of the Canadian terrain and the particular relationship that Canadians hold with the landscapes of our nation. The concept of wilderness remains a sustaining identity for Canadians at home and abroad. Innate Terrain addresses the varied perceptions of Canada’s natural terrain, framing the discussion in the context of landscapes designed by Canadian landscape architects. This edited collection draws on contemporary works to theorize a distinct approach practiced by Canadian landscape architects from across the country. The essays – authored by Canadian scholars and practitioners, some of whom are Indigenous or have worked closely with Indigenous communities – are united by the argument that Canadian landscape architecture is intrinsically linked to the innate qualities of the surrounding terrain. Beautifully illustrated, Innate Terrain aims to capture distinct regional qualities that are rooted in the broader context of the Canadian landscape.

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"""Innate Terrain is a welcome addition to literature about Canadian landscape architecture. Representing perspectives and work from sea to sea to sea, the book exposes the unique challenges and approaches of each region and the profession as a whole to embrace reconciliation, resiliency, and restoration in the twenty-first century.""--Cynthia Girling, Professor in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia ""Innate Terrain provides a comprehensive and sensitive overview of the role of landscape architecture in Canada as a way to understand the influence of design as well as documenting an evolving and important change in our perception of land and its stewardship. Alissa North has compiled an amazing group of thinkers that not only helps to shape our understanding of the discipline in Canada but also serves as a model to unpack the complex cultural, geological, and ecological relationships of our contemporary condition.""--Bradley Cantrell, Chair and Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia School of Architecture ""Alissa North has curated an excellent collection of papers that represent the breadth and complexity of the Canadian built and natural environment and also the diversity and richness of the authors and their points of view. This book will help in continuing to define what Canadian culture, identity, and landscape are and also what they are becoming - the innate terrain.""--Beverly A. Sandalack, Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape, University of Calgary"

Innate Terrain is a welcome addition to literature about Canadian landscape architecture. Representing perspectives and work from sea to sea to sea, the book exposes the unique challenges and approaches of each region and the profession as a whole to embrace reconciliation, resiliency, and restoration in the twenty-first century. - Cynthia Girling, Professor in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia Innate Terrain provides a comprehensive and sensitive overview of the role of landscape architecture in Canada as a way to understand the influence of design as well as documenting an evolving and important change in our perception of land and its stewardship. Alissa North has compiled an amazing group of thinkers that not only helps to shape our understanding of the discipline in Canada but also serves as a model to unpack the complex cultural, geological, and ecological relationships of our contemporary condition. - Bradley Cantrell, Chair and Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia School of Architecture Alissa North has curated an excellent collection of papers that represent the breadth and complexity of the Canadian built and natural environment and also the diversity and richness of the authors and their points of view. This book will help in continuing to define what Canadian culture, identity, and landscape are and also what they are becoming - the innate terrain. - Beverly A. Sandalack, Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape, University of Calgary

Innate Terrain is a welcome addition to literature about Canadian landscape architecture. Representing perspectives and work from sea to sea to sea, the book exposes the unique challenges and approaches of each region and the profession as a whole to embrace reconciliation, resiliency, and restoration in the twenty-first century. - Cynthia Girling, Professor in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia Innate Terrain provides a comprehensive and sensitive overview of the role of landscape architecture in Canada as a way to understand the influence of design as well as documenting an evolving and important change in our perception of land and its stewardship. Alissa North has compiled an amazing group of thinkers that not only helps to shape our understanding of the discipline in Canada but also serves as a model to unpack the complex cultural, geological, and ecological relationships of our contemporary condition. - Bradley Cantrell, Chair and Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia School of Architecture Alissa North has curated an excellent collection of papers that represent the breadth and complexity of the Canadian built and natural environment and also the diversity and richness of the authors and their points of view. This book will help in continuing to define what Canadian culture, identity, and landscape are and also what they are becoming - the innate terrain. - Beverly A. Sandalack, Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape, University of Calgary

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Alissa North is an associate professor in the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto.

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