clover fields forever

detourism: museum of journey

alfred gomez

m.la 1 land 700: regional landscape systems studio instructor: kris fox

DETOURISM is an alternative tourism service located within your journey on the road, typically on routes to popular tourist destinations. In this case, it is located between your journey from Calgary to destinations in East Alberta such as Drumheller or the Dinosaur Provincial Park. DETOURISM includes a curated road museum that showcases unheard Alberta narratives and experiences hidden within the landscape. Stories and narratives are infused within typical road signages that unravels the deeper identity of Alberta.

streets as playful places

lucia blanco celia lee

m.la 2 research, summer 2020 instructor: dr. noel keough

Streets as Playful Places explores the value of creating everyday access to play for children in their built urban environments and suggests how we can accomplish this in Calgary through design. Equity is central to the theory and practice of Play Streets: priority is given to underserved neighbourhoods. Actionable strategies are necessary, particularly in these areas, to create healthy and inclusive neighbourhoods. As such, both temporary and permanent solutions are explored, showing action can be taken in the short and long-term on a spectrum of budgets. This publication includes a design proposal to transform a residential street into a playful streetscape in the most populated block of the Manchester neighbourhood.