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DESIGNING NORTHERN LANDSCAPES

The Northern Land Studio is dedicated to the research and design of sustainable and resilient landscapes in cold climate regions.  Our work methodology is grounded in the understanding of the land processes, local realities and we constantly explore innovative solutions to serve our clients. 

Urban innovation

Accordion Streets
What if street elements could have tidal edges, expanding and shrinking in response to our needs?

During the 60's, succumbing to the rise of Automobile, streets became wider, taking over almost the entire road allowance. Late 90's and 2000's saw an increased demand for cycling lanes, and as a consequence, existing streets were adapted to make place for micro-mobility. During 2020, the need for wider sidewalks  became stringent and streets were patched to accommodate the sudden, overwhelming pedestrian flow. The lesson here is bi-fold. On one hand, we must accept that our needs are changing and this change is a continuum in our lives. With this understanding, designing rigid, dedicated infrastructures that fail to adapt to our rapidly ever-changing needs, is no longer an option. Instead, we must design for CHANGE. Only by designing adaptable, responsive urban infrastructures can we be aligned with the evolving nature of our human race. 

Accordion Streets is an innovative solution to street design by Northern Land Studio (2020)
For more about Accordion Streets, click here:

Accordion Streets
Caboodle: the end of surface parking and the emergence of a new urban form
The innovative concept of Caboodle: A PARKING PLAZA has been invented by Iuliana Morar (Northern Land Studio) and Celia R. Lee (Sustainable Calgary) in 2018. Their innovative approach to solving the parking problem won at the Movement - idea competition in 2019.

For more information about this amazing concept:

Caboodle
Landrooms: Inter-generational landscapes.
Landrooms

Social envelope for the built environment

Designing for Belonging
 The discourse of a design brief is not compete without the intent for "inclusiveness" in contemporary Urban Design and Landscape Architecture. But just because everyone is welcome in a space, does it automatically mean that everyone feels welcome?

" Inclusiveness means to be invited to a party. Belonging means to hear your music play at the party."
Hank Washington (Graphic Designer, AIGA) 

Northern Land Studio has initiated and is conducting a one-year research (2020-2021) on what is means and what it takes to design for belonging in Urban Design.
For more information about this initiative, please contact us.

DESIGNING FOR BELONGING
Inuit, Métis and First Nations and Recreation Services
 How many members from the Aboriginal demographic are participating-in and enjoying the Municipal Recreation programming? One, two, none?
Is head-counting enough when it comes to program participation statistics? The services are inclusive, for sure, but does everyone feel that they belong? Is the Recreation-by-the-menu, inspired by trends from regions of the world that have nothing to do with local culture, still an option? Or rather should we stop and evaluate what really matters and makes sense for us all, here, and design services that reflect the culture and social logic of our people.

Municipal Services and belonging
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  • Northern Land Studio
  • URBANISM
  • RESIDENTIAL
    • Case studies
  • COMMUNICATION
  • Urban Innovation
    • Designing with the Ephemeral
    • Designing for Belonging
    • Emergency Service
  • Studio
  • Products
  • Blog
  • In touch