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ARCH698B: Advanced Design-Research

Instructor : Esther Margulies, PLA, ASLA

 LANDSCAPE OF BELONGINGS

This project reimagines Exposition Park as a space that reconnects people, culture, and ecology through Indigenous stewardship and community-driven design. By restoring native plants and traditional land practices through Rematriation, the park can honor its history while embracing a more sustainable future. The redesign also tackles the Eurocentric “one size fits all” design of Exposition Park by ensuring local voices shape the park’s evolution, incorporating public art, storytelling, and gathering spaces that reflect the area’s diverse identities. By blending cultural heritage with ecological restoration, the project creates a more inclusive, resilient park, one that fosters belonging, celebrates history, and sets a new standard for decolonized urban spaces.