Margolese Prize

Meet the panelists for tonight’s celebration! We’re looking forward to their discussion about the many aspects of Kits Beach as Jane Wolff begins her exploration.

Dr. Christopher Harley, Professor, UBC Zoology

Amir Taleghani, Senior Flood and Drainage Planning Engineer, City of Vancouver

Margot Long, Principal, PWL Partnership

Desirae Fraser, Development Coordinator, Musqueam Capital Corporation

RSVP for the event at SALA.ubc.ca/margolese2022

Join us to celebrate 2022 Margolese Prize winner Jane Wolff at 6pm PDT on October 3, at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on the UBC Vancouver Campus!

The event will feature a presentation of Jane's pioneering work in landscape literacy, where she encourages people to understand and participate in the future of landscapes that surround them. She will also introduce a project that will bring the methods and tools she employs in her work to a collaborative study of a Vancouver sea level rise challenge.

In discussion with a panel of experts from fields ranging from marine biology to civil engineering, Jane will begin her exploration of one of Vancouver's most iconic places: Kitsilano Pool. A rich and revealing subject for a Landscape Observatory project, the panel will delve into the site's complex past, present vulnerabilities as exposed in recent storms, and uncertain future.

RSVP for the in-person event or the livestream here: https://sala.ubc.ca/margolese2022

Jane Wolff wins 2022 Margolese Design for Living Prize The University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (UBC SALA) has named Jane Wolff as the recipient of the 2022 Margolese Design for Living Prize. The Saint Louis born, Toronto-based landscape designer and scholar uses public engagement, writing, and drawing to help...

Jane Wolff works on the premise that different people see and experience the same landscape in various ways, and her research goal is to unite these diverse perceptions into a universally comprehensible language.

UBC SALA is excited to announce Jane Wolff as the recipient of the 2022 Margolese Design for Living Prize. The Saint Louis born, Toronto-based landscape designer and scholar uses public engagement, writing, and drawing to help disparate communities make sense of the natural and human made environment.

A Professor at the The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Wolff works on the premise that different people see and experience the same landscape in various ways, and her research goal is to unite these diverse perceptions into a universally comprehensible language. By generating a unique vocabulary for each landscape, she discovers and tells meaningful stories about a site’s past and present circumstances and to address its future.

Read more here: https://margoleseprize.com/winner/jane-wolff/

We are thrilled to introduce this year’s jury who will evaluate the 2022 shortlisted nominations and select a recipient whose professional practice and advocacy demonstrates wide social and environmental impact. Submit a nomination at www.margoleseprize.com by April 10th at 11:59pm PDT.

Jury members:
Blair Satterfield, Associate Professor and Chair, Architecture at the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Brigitte Shim, Principal, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Professor at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto

Grant Fahlgren, member of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, founding member and Chair of the CSLA Reconciliation Advisory Committee, and Project Designer at Vancouver’s PFS Studio

Jill Anholt, Artist and Principal of Vancouver-based Jill Anholt Studio

Tudor Radulescu, Co-founder of KANVA, a Montreal-based multidisciplinary architectural firm

“It’s critical to make sure that the landscapes that most of our children will know, which are urban, are the best possible quality in every respect – from transportation to park design to biodiversity."

The Globe and Mail's Alex Bozikovic spoke to Nina-Marie Lister about her work connecting people to nature, across many scales.

Join us on Friday for the official award ceremony, including a presentation by Nina-Marie Lister and a panel discussion on the impact of her work. Register at www.margoleseprize.com.

Margolese prize winner Nina-Marie Lister builds cities the way you care for a garden The award-winning ecological designer weeds out what cities are doing wrong for climate change and biodiversity

Join us for the official award ceremony to celebrate Nina-Marie Lister’s extraordinary achievements in ecological design for biodiversity and climate resilience. To register for in-person seating at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre or to receive a link to a livestream of the event, please visit margoleseprize.com.

Congratulations to Nina-Marie Lister, winner of the 2021 Margolese National Design for Living Prize. An ecological designer, educator, and advocate, Lister is changing the way we think about and address urban ecology and biodiversity. For more information, please visit https://margoleseprize.com/winners/.

Photo courtesy of Johnny C Y Lam.