Watercolour conception of the University of Victoria rendered for Robert W. Siddall by artist Allan W. Edwards. Includes caption: "a beautifully landscaped quadrangle, 300 ft. by 900 ft., will be the centre of the campus, forming a park-like setting, free of vehicles for the main buildings," ca. 1962. (Source: George N.Y. Simpson photo of watercolour, UVic Archives 47.101.)
Spent the evening discussing ecological and agroecological design with a class of Environmental Studies undergraduates at the University of Victoria. I always find it interesting to back at the ‘ol Alma Mater. It seems like only yesterday I was sitting in their seats listening to lectures from so-called outside ‘experts.’ Truth be known, during my five years studying ecology and geography at UVic, I never once had the opportunity to hear someone talk about ecological design. Times, they are a changing!
