Today@Dal

Published in the January 21 edition of the Chronicle Herald:

Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Bible Hill is changing the academic landscape for Atlantic Canadian post-secondary schools.

Well known for its architecture program at the main campus in Halifax, Dalhousie is launching an undergraduate program in landscape architecture in its faculty of agriculture.

“This program is about making connections between the landscape contracting industry and landscape architecture,” Tracey MacKenzie, an environmental sciences professor, said in a news release.

“It will focus on designing functional spaces, using an interdisciplinary approach that includes horticultural and engineering skills and applying environmental knowledge to create site solutions,” MacKenzie said.

“This program will encourage students to be in tune with natural ecosystems and apply a creative mindset to tackle various environmental and design challenges.”

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