Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB)

Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) Dufferin-Peel Region INSTITUTIONAL //  PLAY AND PARK DESIGN  //  KINDERGARTEN PLAYGROUND Landscape Ontario | Award of Excellence (Phase 1)  Landscape Ontario | Award of Excellence (Phase 2)  Landscape Ontario | Award of Excellence (Phase 3)  SDG was retained by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to design and …

Grey County Signage Feature

Grey County Signage Owen Sound, ON. SIGNAGE  //  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The practice of rebranding is the ideal way to process self-assessment and re-adjustment, so you can recalibrate and reenergize your brand. Grey County undertook a rebranding within their corporation and as such retained the landscape architectural design services of SDG to redesign four gateway signage …

Joseph Brant Hospital Wellness Garden

Joseph Brant Hospital Burlington, ON. INSTITUTIONAL  //  HEALTHCARE + WELLNESS SDG was retained by the Joseph Brant Hospital to complete a transformation of the hospital’s central courtyard which lacked a sense of community and place. The hospital courtyard was re-designed to allow terminal and long-term residents of the hospital use of the space year round. …

Art Gallery of Burlington

Art Gallery of Burlington Burlington, ON. INSTITUTIONAL Burlington Annual Accessibility Award | Accessible Space category | 2011 The Art Gallery of Burlington (formerly Burlington Art Centre) has been a focal point on the Burlington waterfront since 1978. It houses the world’s largest Permanent Collection of Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, provides gallery space for invited and guild artists …

McQuesten Lofts

McQuesten Lofts Hamilton, ON. INSTITUTIONAL  //   AFFORDABLE HOUSING PHIUS Passive Projects Design Competition | Best Overall Project | Co-winner ASLA Landscape Architecture Magazine | “A Garden Comes Together in Layers Nature-Based Design in Landscape Architecture | “Towards Solving for Homeless and Indigenous Populations” | p.252-259 | Bruce Sharky (FASLA) McQueston Lofts (Parkdale Landing) is a …

Armenian Genocide Memorial

Armenian Genocide Memorial St. Catharines, ON CULTURAL LANDSCAPES  //  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT  //  INSTITUTIONAL The Armenian Genocide resulted in the annihilation of 1,500,000 Armenians and the rupture of the Armenian physical and cultural presence. As the single most profound event in modern Armenian history, it informs the identity of all Armenians; and their resolve to never …

Armenian Cultural Centre

Armenian Cultural Centre Toronto, ON CULTURAL LANDSCAPES  //  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT  //  INSTITUTIONAL SDG was retained to redevelop the Armenian Cultural Centre in Toronto. The redevelopment focused heavily on incorporating environmentally sound construction practices and techniques. Large areas of paving were redesigned to improve pedestrian circulation and vehicular traffic throughout the site using permeable paving instead …