Natalie Sisson
Landscape Designer, BA (Hons.), MLA
Natalie Sisson is a Landscape Designer at SpruceLab, and a Master of Landscape Architecture graduate from the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from the University of Guelph. She has a keen interest in exploring how design can foster a closer relationship between humans and nonhumans to create resilient and dynamic communities, and is dedicated to working with and learning from Indigenous Peoples to create meaningful and culturally sensitive designs. Natalie is also passionate about medicinal gardens that assist in mental and physical well-being, vertical planting and green roof technology, as well as public art and community engagement. She teaches art, and has experience with community engagement, and non-profit organizations. Natalie contributes to conceptual and detailed landscape design, develops drawings, renderings and graphics, and supports community and Indigenous engagement.
Awards & Scholarships:
University of Toronto Fellowship ARCLA, University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies, 2018
Dean’s Incourse Scholarship, University of Guelph, Undergraduate Awards, 2016
University of Guelph Entrance Scholarship for Academic Admission Average >90%, University of Guelph, Undergraduate Awards, 2014
Select Projects:
Kitchener Public Library Southwest Library, The Moccasin Identifier Project, Ted Rogers School of Management Indigenous Healing Garden (Toronto Metropolitan University), Curve Lake First Nation Shoreline Restoration, Consumer's Square, St.Thomas Indigenous public art project, Toronto Windsurfing Club.
Services:
Landscape Architecture, Conceptual & Detailed Drawings, Community & Indigenous Engagement
Education:
University of Toronto, Master of Landscape Architecture
University of Guelph, Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art (with Distinction)
Qualifications:
The Fundamentals of OCAP®, First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)