• MLA BCSLA Intern
• Landscape Designer

Katharine’s interest in landscape architecture revolves around the relationship between landscape and urbanism, where nature intersects and connects with urban systems. She is a passionate British Columbian, raised on Vancouver Island and grew up in Victoria.

While studying urban geography at the University of Victoria, her interest in landscape and urban design naturally lead her to complete a Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Manitoba. During her studies there she participated in a design-build studio project for the Casa Montessori & Orff School in Winnipeg, which received the CSLA 2019 National Award for Small- Scale Public Landscapes. Her thesis work examined the impacts from loss of urban forest canopy coverage in the Municipality of Oak Bay and proposed management and design strategies to promote climate change resiliency through urban forest canopy growth.

Her robust work experience has enhanced her design knowledge and awareness. Several seasons working as a horticulturist with the Oak Bay Parks Department exposed her to best practices for landscape maintenance and provided her with a keen sense of the right plant for the right place. In her design work experience, she has managed numerous projects at various stages of completion including multi-phase residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. A sample of projects she has been involved with include project management for Harris Green Village, and the Capital Iron lands redevelopment
in Victoria, as well as the Royal BC Museum Collections and Research Building, and the Royal Beach development, both located in Colwood.