NEWS / AWARDS
FOLLY FOREST _ A Dance Floor for 100 Trees
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Landscape ArchitectureAward of Merit
Straub Thurmayr Landscape Architects and Urban Designers
Owner/Client: Strathcona School, Winnipeg School Division
PROJECT CREDITS
Landscape Architect: Straub Thurmayr Landscape Architects and Urban Designers
Engineering Manager & Contractor Administrator: Mile Rendulic | Ron Kinash
Collaborators: Winnipeg School Division
Strathcona School Collaborators: Anastasia Sych-Yereniuk | Matthew Adkins | Lori Harder-Chochinov
THE PROJECT
Folly Forest demonstrates the immense potential of landscape architecture. Strathcona School is in the heart of one of Manitoba‘s most impoverished and needy neighbourhoods. Repurposing old materials into a new context magically transforms 50 year old asphalt into a dance floor of 100 trees.
JURY COMMENTS
Folly Forest takes the most mundane landscape – an asphalt surface, and transforms it into a garden. This project far exceeds everyone’s expectation of what can be achieved with few materials and resources. The project invites playful engagement with the children it serves.
