THE NOSE CREEK CORRIDOR

Reading A Neglected Landscape

Th Nose Creek lands were aggressively occupied as the results of northeast urban development, heavily impacted by urban and agricultural uses, and industrial areas dominated open spaces. Natural lands in the Nose Creek corridor are also frequently fragmented by major infrastructure.

While Nose Creek is included in Calgary’s ambitious park master plan (1991), proposed connecting the riverfront and riparian areas as a park system/network to ensure the connectivity and integrity of the city’s landscape/green open spaces has been neglected despite having immense potential and stunning natural surroundings.The critical solution is to take a holistic landscape architectural design approch both at the regional (city-wide) and neighbourhood scales to improve the spatial quality of our creek systems. As a first step, developing a strategic comprehensive greenway networks can integrate Nose Creek into Calgary’s ecological network and park systems. These systems are healthy, connected, and resilient and provide citizens with equitable and appropriate access to nature.

A Research-oriented Project Studio

Instructors: Professor Bev Sandalack / Jack Vanston

LAND 702 -Landscape Architecture Studio 3 Advanced-Winter 2023 School of Architecture, Planning + Landscape University of Calgary