Ghost creeks: reconnecting with the lost waters of Winnipeg

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dc.contributor.authorDafoe, Madeleine
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeThurmayr, Anna (Landscape Architecture)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeCohlmeyer, Cynthia (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorStraub, Dietmar
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T16:17:26Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T16:17:26Z
dc.date.copyright2023-01-16
dc.date.issued2022-12-22
dc.date.submitted2022-12-22T17:45:29Zen_US
dc.date.submitted2023-01-17T02:59:30Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Landscape Architecture (M.L.Arch.)en_US
dc.description.abstractWinnipeg has been shaped socially and geographically by the waters that passed through it. Since settler development began, there has been a constant struggle between natural processes and development. The low lying land of Winnipeg was marshy in many areas and prone to flooding. In an attempt to remedy this, many of the streams which made their way from what is now farmland in the northwest, to the Red River in the east, and the Assiniboine River in the south were simply removed from our landscape. These streams are now marked only by a small dip in the road or an extra manhole cover. Although these ghost creeks have been lost to development, they have continued to have a lasting effect on our city. Every city has layers of history which have been buried under progress. By peeling back these layers we acknowledge a more complete history of our urban spaces and we create space for collective remembering of these lost landscapes. This practicum seeks to establish exemplary ways in which ghost creeks can find their place within Winnipeg’s contemporary urban fabric. This design provides site sensitive design solutions which reveal the history of the landscape, acknowledge the past, honour existing communities, and return natural ecosystem functions to the landscape. It will provide a precedent for revealing lost histories which could be built upon in a variety of contexts.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPrice Industries Limited Faculty of Architecture Recruitment Award Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects Fellowship in Landscape Architectureen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37132
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectGhost Creeksen_US
dc.subjectBunn's Creeken_US
dc.subjectColony Creeken_US
dc.subjectCPR Railen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectGarbage Hillen_US
dc.subjectHistoric Creeksen_US
dc.subjectOmand's Creeken_US
dc.subjectPritchard Point Parken_US
dc.subjectSturgeon Creeken_US
dc.subjectTruro Creeken_US
dc.subjectWinnipegen_US
dc.subjectWestview Parken_US
dc.titleGhost creeks: reconnecting with the lost waters of Winnipegen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
oaire.awardTitleUniversity of Manitoba Graduate Fellowshipen_US
oaire.awardURIhttps://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid/university-manitoba-graduate-fellowship-umgfen_US
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/100010318en_US
project.funder.nameUniversity of Manitobaen_US
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