Carmela Canzonieri, PhD.
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Carmela Canzonieri, PhD.
Toronto ON M4L 3T3
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2002 Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts.
1990 M.L.A. (Master in Landscape Architecture), Harvard University.
1981 Certificate in Historic Preservation, ICCROM.
1979 Laurea (Architecture), University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
LANGUAGES
Speak, read and write: Italian, English, Spanish. Read: French
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1996- 2006 Assistant professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto.
1993 -1996 Assistant professor, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver.
1991- 1993 Visiting Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Planning, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
1989 Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
2007Planning and design for park system of abandoned quarries, Comiso, Italy.
2005 Design of energy autosufficient agritourism site, Italy.
2004 Preliminary planning for rehabilitation of abandoned quarries, Italy.
2003 Ecological analysis for the establishment of Monti Iblei Park, Italy.
2003 Agricultural/residential landscape, Italy.
2002 Advisor on environmental planning for the Ippari Valley, Italy.
2002 Planning and design proposal for urban green infrastructure, Italy.
1995 Urban public spaces, Comiso, Italy.
1989 SWA, Sausalito, CA. Projects included: Planning and design of residential development in Carmel, CA and Urban design for Phoenix, AZ.
1981-1988 Principal. Carmela Canzonieri, Architect/Landscape Architect. Rome, Italy.Projects included: Public Spaces design in Rome, and Comiso, Highway design in Central and Southern Italy, Restoration of ancient palaces, residential landscape.
1983 Taller de Arquitectura of Ricardo Bofill. Barcelona, Spain. Projects included:Urban design in Montpellier, France.
1981 Archaeological research of ancient ruins sites and landscape context in Ampurias, Spain.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
1989 Partial Tuition Scholarship, Harvard University GSD.
1988 Luce Foundation Grant.
1988 Fulbright Travel Grant.
COMPETITIONS WON
1986 1st Prize, Italian National Competition for public parks in Rome.
1985 1st Prize, Italian National Competition for parks & open spaces system in Pescara, Italy.
EXHIBITIONS
1996 ?The South Platte River Through Metropolitan Denver?, a study for natural and urban rehabilitation, produced for the Mayor's Task Force, City Hall, Denver, CO.
1988 Design work for urban spaces, City Hall, Comiso, Italy.
1986 ?Raffaele De Vico, First Modern Landscape Architect In Italy?, Accademia di San Luca/Palazzo Braschi, Rome. Coauthor of the exhibition.
1985 ?Design for a regional landscape?, Art Center of Pescara, Italy.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2008 "A landscape approach to a citywide greenroofs strategy: the landscape ecology of roofs" accepted for presentation at EcoCity 2008 World Summit in San Francisco, CA, September.
2006 ?Ecoarchitecture And The Language Of Cultural Context? accepted for presentation at Ecoarchitecture 2006, Wessex, UK, July.
2006 ?Landscape Planning For Place-Specific Sustainainable Tourism?, presented at Sustainable Tourism With Reference to Islands and Small States Conference, University of Malta, Valetta, May. (Malta Sunday Times article here.)
2005 ?Historical Water System For A Contemporary Landscape? accepted for presentation at the Conference IWHA/UNESCO Water History Association, Paris, December.
2005 ?ReSurfacing Environments To ReImage The City? ? 49th IHFP International Federation for Housing and Planning Conference, Rome, October. (abstract)
2005 ?Great Gifts Come In Small Packages: Opportunities From The New EU Countries To European Urban Design? AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) 2005 Conference, Vienna , July.
2005 ?Urban Contextual Knowledge? International Conference for Integrating Urban Knowledge & Practice? Swedish Reseach Council for Environment, Gotenburg, June.
2005 "Interdispersed Landscape Ecological Cultural Structure In Southern Sicily". IALE , Lisbon, April. [abstract and slideshow]
2004 "EcoUrban Design:Science, Context, Form" AESOP, Grenoble, July.
2003 ?Ecological Conceptualizations for Ecological Planning?. Paper presented at the AESOP/ACSP (Association of Collegiate schools of Planning) joint Associations of European and American School of Planning Conference in Louvain, Belgium.
2002 "Selection of Ecological Networks at the National Scale". Paper accepted for presentation at the ACSP, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference in Baltimore, MD.
2002 ?Water Artifacts, Cultural And Natural Processes". Paper accepted for presentation at the International Conference Landscapes of Water, University of Bari, Italy.
2002 "Multiscale Plans For Landscape Integrity ". AESOP, Association of European Schools of Planning in Volos, Greece.
2002 "Hierarchical strategy in ecological planning". Paper accepted for presentation at the ESAC (Environmental Studies Association of Canada) Conference in Vancouver, BC.
2001 ?Designing the Regional Structure? ,ACSP Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference in Cleveland, OH.
2001 Interview on "Management and design of Mediterrenean Coastal Landscapes" on Channel 1 of Italian National Radio.
2001 "Reinforcing Ecological Structure/Artificial Infrastructure Ratio in Suburban/Rural Landscapes." Paper accepted for presentation at USIALE, International Association of Landscape Ecology United States Symposium, Tempe, AZ.
1998 "Alternative Vision For Environmental Planning At Six Nation". Presentation for the Haudonosaunee Environmental Round Table, Oshweken, Six Nation Reserve.
1997 "High TechHigh Touch: Contextual Approach To Technology In Landscape Planning." CASLA, Canadian Society of Landscape Architecture Annual Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
1997 "Working towards the UNESCO Earth Charter for the year 2000". Spirituality and Sustainability Conference, Assisi, Italy.
1997 "Spiritual perspectives in Environmental Ethics". Invited speaker at CIER, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Research, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1997 Invited facilitator for "Coastal Landscape Workshop" TUNS, University of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
1997 Invited speaker at the International Conference RomaDueMilambiente ( RomeEnvironment2000), Rome City Hall.
1996 "The South Platte River through Metropolitan Denver" IFLA, International Federation of Landscape Architecture World Conference in Florence, Italy.
1995 "Irrigation Ditches through the LandscapeCSLA, Canadian Society of Landscape Architecture Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1994 "Channels of Urban Identity". Making Cities Livable International Conference. Carmel, CA.
1994 "Regionalism and Design". ACSP, Association of Collegiate School of Planning National Annual Conference in Tempe, AZ.
1986 Interview, "The Development of Modern Landscape Architecture in Italy from Raffaele De Vico to the Present". Italian National Radio, Cultural Network.
1985 "Il richiamo del sito nella progettazione moderna". A.I.A.P., Associazione Italiana Architetti del Paesaggio National Conference. Marina di Pietrasanta, Italy.
PUBLICATIONS
2007 (submitted) Canzonieri, C. "Greenroof strategy: planning greenroof landscapes for biodiversity" Urban Habitats: www.urbanhabitats.org.
2007 (forthcoming) ?Arpa, Disegno Urbano, Pietra e Parchi in ed attorno Comiso?, published by the Town of Comiso Book Series, Comiso, Italy.
2007 (in process) Canzonieri, C. ?Interspersed Landscapes: Ecological/Cultural Structure In A Mediterrenean Region?.
2006 Canzonieri, C. "Review: Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Benedict and McMahon", Landscape Ecology, November
2006 (submitted) Canzonieri, C. "Culturally and ecologically sensitive tourism infrastructure: a case study in southern Italy." International Journal of Design and Nature.
2006 ?Landscape Planning For Place-Specific Sustainainable Tourism?, in forthcoming book Sustainable Tourism With Reference to Islands and Small States Conference, University of Malta, Valetta, May.
2005 ?ReSurfacing Environments To ReImage The City?, 49th IHFP International Federation for Housing and Planning Conference Proceedings, Rome, October. Refereed .
2005 ?Great Gifts Come In Small Packages: Opportunities From The New EU Countries To European Urban Design?, AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) 2005 Conference Proceedings, Vienna, July. Refereed.
2005 ?Urban Contextual Knowledge?, International Conference for Integrating Urban Knowledge & Practice?, Urban Life 2005 Conference Proceedings, Swedish Research Council for Environment, Gotenburg, June. Refereed.
2005 "Interspersed Landscape Ecological Cultural Structure In Southern Sicily", IALE International Association of Landscape Ecology Conference Proceedings, Lisbon, April. Refereed
2004 "EcoUrban Design: Science, Context, Form", AESOP Conference Proceedings, Grenoble, July. Refereed.
2003 Canzonieri, C. ?Ecological Conceptualizations For Ecological Planning?. Proceedings of the AESOP/ACSP Joint Associations of European and American School of Planning Conference in Louvain, Belgium. Refereed.
2002 Canzonieri, C. "Multiscale Plans For Landscape Integrity". Proceedings of the AESOP, Association of European Schools of Planning in Volos, Greece. Refereed.
2001 Canzonieri, C. "Designing The Regional Structure". Proceedings of the ACSP, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference in Cleveland, OH. Refereed.
2001 Canzonieri, C. "Reinforcing Ecological Structure/Artificial Infrastructure Ratio In SuburbanRural Landscapes". Proceedings of the Symposium of the International Association of Landscape EcologyU.S. Chapter in Tempe, AZ. Refereed.
1996 Canzonieri, C. ?The South Platte River Through Metropolitan Denver? Proceedings of the IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architecture) World Conference, Florence, Italy. Refereed.
1995 Canzonieri, C. "Irrigation Ditches Through The Landscape". Proceedings of the CSLA, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects International Annual Conference. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Refereed.
1995 ?PeaktoPeak Scenic Byway.? University of Colorado at Denver Report, prepared for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
1994 ? Boulder Valley Ditches?. University of Colorado at Denver Report, prepared for the Office of Parks and Open Spaces of the City of Boulder.
1994 ?F. Irace: Complexities and Contradictions: Italian Design After 1985?, NEOS, vol.4, Denver Museum of Art. Translation.
1990 "Corporate Headquarters Design", studio individual work in GSD News, Harvard GSD
1990 "Massachusetts Turnpike Study", studio team and individual work in Studio Work: 19891990, Cambridge, MA, Harvard GSD, p.67.
1989 "A Center for an Alzheimer Community", studio team and individual work in Studio Work: 1988-1989 Cambridge, MA, Harvard GSD, pp. 5455.
1989 Canzonieri, C. et al. ?Alternative futures for Campobello International Park?, Boston, MA, USA National Park Service Monograph.
1986 Podesti, C., editor. ?Il sistema comprensoriale del verde a Pescara.? Milan, Italy: Intermetro published Analysis of Comprehensive Plan (team project) and the following individually authored projects: Villa de Riseis p. 28.; Villa Selecchy p. 28; La Linea Verde p.34; S.Silvestro Giardino Inclinato p.44; Villa Sabucchi p.43.
1985 "Parchi urbani" AU (Arredo Urbano) Journal, April/June.
1985 Canzonieri. C. "Il richiamo del sito nella progettazione moderna", Proceedings of the A.I.A.P., Associazione Italiana Architetti del Paesaggio National Conference. Marina di Pietrasanta, Italy. Refereed.
1984 Canzonieri, C. "Casa a Torre di Mezzo, Ragusa? in L?Architettura, cronache e storia, vol. 10, no.4 April, pp.2467, 2601.
MEDIA PRESENTATION
2001 Interview, Management of Mediterranean Coastal Landscape on Channel 1 of Italian National Radio.
1986 Interview, The Development of Modern Landscape Architecture in Italy from Raffaele De Vico to the Present, National Radio, Program III (Cultural Network).
1986 Cocurator of the exibit Raffaele De Vico, and Italian Modern Landscape Architecture, Accademia di San Luca and Palazzo Braschi, Rome, Italy.
COURSES
Graduate Courses
Faculty of Environmental Studies York University
ENVS 6123 City Form and Natural Processes Ecological Approach to Urban Design (New course development in 2004)
ENVS 6108 Landscape Ecology in Planning (New course development 2003)
ENVS 6321 Environmental Planning and Design Workshop
ENVS 6231 Environmental Design
ENVS 5101 Introduction to Environmental Studies (team)
Undergraduate Courses
Faculty of Environmental Studies York University
ELD3740 Urban Natural Processes (New course development 2002)
Graduate Student Supervision
Major Papers/Projects
In process Luis Orantes ? Affordable Housing for Artists: A Case Study
In process Jakub Liskowski ? Planning Alternative Transportation in Brampton
In process Muna Huq - Green Architecture in Urban Desigsn
In process Patricia Persall - Ecological Land Use Development for Biodiversity
In process Steven Roberts - Pedestrian Oriented Communities
2007 Nicole Stefanelli ? Planning Ecodevelopment in Brampton
2006 Doug Stiles ? Ecological housing in Kingston
2006 Anthony Kittel ? Community placemaking in North Vancouver
2006 Raza Moghal ? Urban Design and Neighbourhood Cohesion
2005 Ajm Rouf ? Integrated Restoration of the Lower Don Watershed
2004 Jiangyan Mu ? Urban Design of Xiangu Square
2004 Elyssa Elton ? Forest Habitat Evaluation Using GIS Humber River
2004 Greg McDonald ? Experiential Planning: Pedestrianization in UK
2004 Steven Ferracane ? A Forgotten Part of Toronto: The Eastern Portlands
2004 MeeLan Wong ?Tethered Systems: Better Sustainable Transportation
2003 Jonanne Gage ? Landscape Ecology/EcoRestoration of Suburban Parks
2002 Jennifer Stickland ? Planning and Protecting The Rouge River Park
1998 Leslie St. Jacques ? Women Creating Housing and Health
SERVICE
Faculty of Environmental Studies Committees
2006 --------YUFA representative to Regina R.A.C.E. Conference.
2005-2006 Ph.D. Program Subcommittee
2002-2004 ELD Program Subcommittee
1996-2005 Planning Subcommittee
1997-1999 Nominations Committees
1998 --------New Environmental Landscape Design Program Committee
1996-1998 Appeals Committees
University level Committees
2006-------- Mariano Elia Chair, ItalianCanadian Studies, Editorial Board Member
2004-2006 Senate Committee, Library and Information Technology
2002-2006 Mariano Elia Chair, ItalianCanadian Studies, Advisory Board Member
1998-1999 New Building Committee
OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES
2004-2006 Don Watershed Regeneration Council, appointed member
2004-2006 Don Watershed Regeneration Council Policy Team appointed member
2004-2006 Don Watershed Regeneration Council Watershed Planning Team appointed member
2002-2003 York International, York University and Universita' della Calabria in Italy.
1997-2002 Haudenosaunee Environmental Round Table.
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