Master of Landscape Architecture students Tom Kwok, Leonard Flot, and Andrey Chernykh received first place in the landscape design category and second place in the industrial design category of the Ontario Tire Stewardship design competition.

Assistant Professor Elise Shelley served as advisor and judge for the competition, and will continue to work with the students to realize the design later this year.

“It is a great opportunity for students to make contacts in the city as there are many stakeholders involved,” says Shelley. "In addition to working with me to realize the site design, they will also have the opportunity to develop the furniture component directly with manufacturers."

Started in 2011, the Ontario Tire Stewardship design competition spreads awareness about recycled tire derived products. The first project was built at Evergreen Brickworks, and the second was built at the Grosvenor Street YMCA. The winners of the second competition were Daniels Faculty graduate students David Garcia Gonzales, Greg Bunker, and Jessica Wagner. This year’s winning design will be built at Artscape Youngplace in the fall of 2016.