Nabil Basri
MLA,
Contact
nabilbasri5@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/nabilbasri
Education
Last Updated: August 2024 Landscape Designer
I am a passionate landscape designer dedicated to conservation and creating accessible nature experiences for people. My work emphasizes the importance of soundscapes in landscape design, envisioning how auditory elements can enhance future spaces. I adopt a multidisciplinary approach, integrating cultural and ecological aspects to craft harmonious environments that resonate with both nature and society.
Master of Landscape Architecture 09/2021-05/2024
University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Bachelor Environmental Design (Landscape + Urbanism) 09/2016-10/2021 University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture
Relevant Experience
Landscape Designer 05/2024-Present Transportation, Stantec
Landscape Design Intern (Co-op) 05/2022-09/2022 Transportation, Stantec
Student Horticulturist (Co-op) 05/2021-07/2021 Horticulture, Assiniboine Park Conservancy
Student Labourer
06/2020-08/2020 Community Services Department, Parks & Open Spaces, City of Winnipeg
Volunteering andAffiliations
GP Representative 09/2022-05/2024 Landscape Architecture Student Association
Student Affiliate 09/2019-05/2024
Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects
VP External 09/2022-08/2023
Landscape Architecture Student Association
Youth City Builder 04/2021-07/2021 Evergreen Canada
Student Mentor 02/2021-04/2021 CanU Canada
Undergrad Student Representative Voting Committee Member 09/2020-05/2021 Faculty of Architecture Endowment Fund
Student Mentor and Ambassador 09/2020-05/2021 University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture Partners Program
Health & Wellness Coordinator 09/2020-05/2021 Student Architectural Society
Publications
The Natural Orchestra: Soundscape Approach to Conservation 05/2024 UBC Circle
ParkLab Project 10/2023 RACAR 48
Grasping Enlightenment 05/2022 Network 2021
Grasping Enlightenment 12/2021 Warehouse Journal - Vol. 30
Awards andAchievements
Carolyn Donnelly Book Prize 05/2024
University of British Columbia - School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Barkman Concrete Design Competition 2nd Place Winner 12/2020 Barkman Concrete Ltd. / University of Manitoba
Anchoring Emergence12 Vibes and Beat the Heat4
Woven Place14
Breezeway of Memories16
VIBES AND BEAT THE HEAT
Design-Build/ Construction Docs/ Construction
The design responds to the challenge of climate change and the increasing number, and severity, of extreme heat events, and how we can address these conditions with sustainable approaches. Providing shade and shelter, the design includes a fence whose form expresses extreme temperature gradients experienced in the area. Partnering with Romex and Architek provided an opportunity to showcase applications of their sustainable, solutions-oriented materials. Romex supplied materials that help to manage stormwater and enable rainwater harvesting. Architek supplied drought-tolerant plants—which they also use in green-roof designs—that improve air quality and address the “heat island” effect in urban landscapes. Overall, the project was an opportunity to demonstrate Stantec’s commitment to sustainable practices.
Beat the Heat - Parklet ProjectCity of Kelowna
LARC 570 (3) Co-op Work Placement
Summer Term 2022
Duration: 8 Weeks
Professor: Sara Jacobs
Supervisor: Maciej Golaszewski
Stantec / University of British Columbia
As-Built Variation
Construction Drawings
I created initial 3D models, construction documents, and as-built drawings sets.
On-site Build Photos
This project was constructed over 3 days on site in collaboration with Techo-Blok and Romex. It was a great experience as I participated in construction.
GRASPING ENLIGHTENMEN
T Rendering/QGIS
The intention of the transect is to create a journey through the process of learning. I thought it was a nice parallel to covid. The intention of the route is to connect the emotions and feelings. The intention of the paradise gardens is to entice, reflect, and wander.
The vast garden is a paradise for bison and people. Whether the vast garden is the beginning or the end of the journey there are many areas to explore. This garden can be an act of reconciliation with the people of Treaty 1. People from the Long plain Madison Indian Reserve No. 1, Roseau River Anishinabe 2B, and Na-sha-ka-penais reserves can help maintain and educate the
Isometric Analysis Transect of Winnipeg
Analysis transect of Winnipeg and identifying three sites.
EMEREGENT futures: paradise garden TRANSECT (Vast Paradise Garden)
EVLU 4014 Design Studio 6
Winter Term 2021
Duration: 7 Weeks
Instructor: Marcella Eaton
TA: Dilaxshy Sivagurunathan
University of Manitoba
QuietParadiseGarden
LoudParadiseGarden
Section AA
Detailed Section
Detailed Section of the edge condition between the bison and human areas. Haha with milkweed and hawthorn deter both bisons and humans entering each others’ space.
PARKLAB PROJECT
Community Development
To respond to the evolving needs of rapidly developing neighbourhood, we propose a phased, flexible park design that cultivates community connection within each stage of a co-design process.
Group Members: Dante Baies, Luc Bagneres & Jenn Richards
Public Park Design
LARC 502 Design Studio 2
Winter Term 2022
Duration: 7 Weeks
Instructors: Stephanie Braconnier & Daniel Roehr
University of British Columbia
Planting Schedules
Longitudinal Section
TETROMINO [S]TEPS
(2nd Place
Winner)Competition
The Barkman Tetromino is a proposal for a step unit designed from a tetromino geometric shape that encloses the patio space located on the north side of the Architecture 2 building at the University of Manitoba. The concept utilizes a modular design principle to fit together individual step units to create a larger, more complex unit with broader uses than the individual elements. Each modular unit can be arranged around a central open space for sitting and learning, while stepped edges can form transitional spaces for lingering and relaxing. Our product will be formed using the wet-cast concrete method. This will allow for a smooth surface and a greater potential for alternate configurations and shapes. By interlocking the individual combinations of the tetromino units, one geometric shape can be rearranged for various product uses that are applicable to other locations and product types.
Group Members: Aaron Bomback & Laurel Cowley
EVLU 4002 Construction
Materials/Barkman Concrete
Student Design Competition
This modular block informs design configurations.
Fall Term 2020
Duration: 10 Weeks
Instructor: Anna Thurmayr University of Manitoba
Block Configurations
Section AA
Seating
2.5D Plan
ANCHORING EMERGENCE
Material/Narrative
As society and environment is forcibly changed, due to sea level rise, how can the community of False Creek rebuild landscape integrity? Specifically, in what medium can the locals use the environment to build a stronger community?
This Artifact is found in a world where environmental stewardship and building community are the foundations of society. It is Buoy tethered to a permanent anchor. This structure provides social and ecological infrastructure simultaneously. Keeping in mind our ecological footprint, the construction is based on renewable materials found in nature without the need for extensive harvesting and extraction.
Group Members: Jonathan Kwok & Carissa Tzeng
Imagine-Build 2200
LARC 504 Vertical Studio
Fall Term 2022
Duration: 10 Weeks
Instructor: Nicky Bloom
University of British Columbia
Projected Future of Rising Sea Levels Plan
Breadcrumb/Artifact
Weaved willow branches the ring; twine to make oyster shells, stones, fencing to make the wood to make the buoy.
Granville Islands
Breadrumb/Artifact
Buoy - Community
Anchor - Habitat
Rope - Passive
Production / Habitat
Visualization by Carissa Tzeng
Materials
branches to make make rope; stones, and chicken the anchor, buoy.
in Section
Community
WOVEN PLACE
Grading
Our project weaves together the past and present, to create a versatile and flexible place that provides a foundation for the future. We aimed to achieve this concept by translating ideas of weaving (such as the warp and the weft) to a design language through form, topography, planting and materiality.
The bridge cuts through the site and weaves with our topography. It represents both past industrial activities on site, but also the present, as its materiality mirrors the urban context and structure represents technological advancements. It also supports new futures - the bridge provides room for new and overlapping opportunities for programming and community involvement - such as columns that act as spaces of play, habitat, and provide a canvas for community engagement - as well as areas that overlap and coalesce to create new shared experiences.
Group Members: Tess Adebar & Brontë Mutukistna
Tectonic Explorations of the Urban, Public Waterfront: Southeast False Creek LARC 503 Comprehensive Studio
Winter Term 2023
Duration: 10 Weeks
Instructors: Rachel Laszlo Tait & Stephen Wilkinson University of British Columbia
Contour Plan
Informed the rest of the drawing set.
Low Tide & High Tide Section
Rendered Site Plan
Planting Groups
Render by Brontë Mutukistna
Bridge Perspective
Render by Tess Adebar
Render by Tess Adebar
BREEZEWAY OF MEMORIES
Line Weights
A pocket memorial space to escape the sun and its deadly impacts. Alongside sharing the stories of individuals of the downtown Eastside community, who have passed away, failed by a broken system that has left them unequipped to respond to the extreme heat events of the past.
Partner: Sabrina Careri
Cemetery Futurism
LARC 505 Vertical Studio Fall Term 2023
Duration: 10 Weeks
Instructors: Noora Hijra & Christen Oakes
University of British Columbia
