equity resources

In the hopes of promoting diversity, equity, and understanding, Ground is sharing resources for supporting, encouraging, and celebrating racial justice in the landscape architecture field. Here is one selection.

“How To: do no harm,” Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2022 Residency: www.cca.qc.ca/en/articles/87138/ how-to-do-no-harm

“‘How To: do no harm’ is an online publication produced as a final synthesis of ideas explored during the Canadian Centre for Architecture annual “How To” residency in summer 2022. The residency took place over an intensive three-week period, both remote and in Montreal, and brought together an international group of participants working and studying in fields related to architecture, landscape architecture, and design. The publication takes the form of a fictional diary, tracing a possible (and relatable) career trajectory of an architect (or landscape architect) from student to late-career professional. The diary explores the ‘world of hurt’ in the architecture profession—touching on issues, both overt and insidious, related to working conditions, environmental impacts, racism, sexism, classism, and so on. The weaving together of these complex relationships through a first person account allows for these topics, which can be often overwhelming, to be easily digested in a relatable and accessible way. The publication asks important, difficult questions, and provokes honest self-reflection for anyone working in the fields of architecture and landscape architecture, while also offering possibilities for agency and repair.”

— SARAH MACLEAN, OALA, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND GROUND MAGAZINE EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER.

If you’d like to go deeper, the CSLA is providing a Diversity & Equity Resources Page on their website: www.csal-aapc.ca/ mission-areas/diversity-and-equity

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Books

Innate Terrain, edited by Alissa North, OALA, is a new book published December 2022 by the University of Toronto Press. The book “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.”

A host of landscape architect practitioners and scholars, including Indigenous people or those working within Indigenous communities, contribute a series of essays about how the distinct terrain found across the country is inextricably linked to landscape architecture and related practices in Canada.

You can find a copy at utorontopress.ca

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