MEET THE SPEAKER
Adele Pierre
Landscape Architect
Adele Pierre Landscape Architect Inc.
Adele Pierre is acknowledged as a leader in ecologically sound landscape solutions. Her firm regularly provides training for businesses and landscape professionals in the use of sustainable materials, water conservation, and stormwater management through native plantings. As a landscape architect and arborist, she has designed projects that require sensitivity to the changing requirements of municipalities and conservation authorities. This work has led to her projects earning two Hamilton Urban Design and Architecture Awards.
SESSION DESCRIPTION
Finding Green in a Sea of Concrete
Landscape architects play a vital role in shaping livable urban environments, collaborating closely with architects, engineers, and planners to balance the ongoing tension between the demand for housing and the need for green space. As we face increasing challenges from major storm events, rising temperatures, and biodiversity loss, interdisciplinary collaboration has never been more important to ensure truly livable and healthy spaces in our cities.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn how to increase biodiversity in leftover spaces.
• Explore how to provide more connectivity and increase environmental impact.
• Discover how to get the most bang for your buck. That means trees.