Inter-Modal Port, Winnipeg, M.B.
Conceived as a project for the University of Manitoba's landscape architecture regional studio, the inter-modal port project is an example of how landscape ecology principles can help inform the way a development is organized. Looking back on the analysis performed of the site earlier in the term, I was able to combine many of the economic aspects of site selection, together with the ecological principles of patches and corridors. The port will build greater landscape connectivity and increase species flow around the airport, by introducing native plant species around the western side of the port. It is through this integration that we can help mitigate negative urban effects like the Urban Heat Island phenomena, pollution, storm water runoff, and reduced heating and cooling costs. The potential for this new form to also carry a recreational program is heightened by this approach. A destination created through the marriage of the port and recreational programs will make the industrial port condition not only the first of its kind to adhere to landscape ecological principles, but also a first class destination for residents around the city and world.
