We believe in creating locally owned, context-sensitive and tangible planning and design solutions that the wonderfully unique places of Atlantic Canada deserve.
UPLAND provides award-winning planning and design services for the many diverse places and communities of Atlantic Canada. Our team of collaborators, planners and designers are committed to delivering context-sensitive and tangible solutions that the wonderfully unique places of our region deserve. Our work is rooted in respect for our region’s authentic communities and striking landscapes.
We believe that creating vibrant and successful places is a complex process that requires input from many backgrounds and perspectives. Recognizing this, each of our team members has a distinct and specialized range of skills and capabilities that are applied to our projects.
We also firmly believe that effective planning and design solutions must stem from local experience and leaders. While our team has a broad range of skills, we are collaborators at our core. Our objective for all our projects is to create an open and effective participatory process that is appropriate to the unique context of each community.
Oliver Bence
Senior Landscape Architect
APALA, CSLA, CMLI
Jason Genée
Planner
MPlan
Juniper Littlefield
Planner
BCD
Angharad Wylie
GIS + Planning Technician, Cartographer
BA, DIP. GIS
Erica Brook
Planner
BA, BCD
Arvind Gopalakrishnan
Urban Designer, Planner
BArch, MPlan
Bruce Mans
Partner, Planner, Urban Designer, Associate Landscape Architect
MCIP, LPP
Paul Dec
Planner
MPlan
Steffen Käubler
Partner, Planner, Urban Designer
MCIP, LPP
Ian Watson
Planner
MCIP, LPP
In all our work, we strive for innovation and creativity. Our context-senstive approach to planning and design has earned our team members over a dozen local and national awards – among them the highest honours by both the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Atlantic Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners.
UPLAND has received the following awards:
2019 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architecture
Planning and Analysis
Cape d’Or Master Plan
2019 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Comprehensive Policies and Plans
Kentville AT Plan
2017 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Comprehensive Policies and Plans
Halifax Centre Plan
2017 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Public Outreach and Communication
Glooscap First Nation Family Recreation and Culture Park Concept Plan
2015 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Comprehensive Policies and Plans
Active Avon
2015 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Outreach and Public Engagement
Imagine Paradise Plan Review
Steffen Käubler and Bruce Mans have worked on some amazing teams that have received the following awards:
2013 Award for Planning Excellence
Canadian Institute of Planners
Port aux Basques Downtown Design Study
2013 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Conception Bay South Main Street Plan
2013 Regional Citation Award
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
O’Brien Farm Historic Site Master Plan
2012 Award of Planning Excellence
Atlantic Planners Institute
Riverview Built Form and Urban Design Guidelines
2011 Regional Merit Award
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Dartmouth Common Master Plan
2009 National Citation Award
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Port to Port Corridor Study
2007 National Honour Award
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Grand Parade/Province House Public Lands Plan
2006 Honourable Mention
Toronto Design Exchange Awards
Grand Parade/Province House Public Lands Plan