Daniels student Benjamin Matthews (MLA 2) has been named a 2012 University Olmsted Scholar in the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Olmsted Scholars Program, which recognizes leadership in sustainability and design.

From the Landscape Architecture Foundation website:

Benjamin is completing his second year in the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Toronto, and had previously received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dalhousie University. He has been awarded the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Fellowship in Landscape Architecture, and is currently acting as research assistant with the Green Roof Innovation Testing Laboratory (GRIT LAB) at the University of Toronto, testing and evaluating the construction specifications of green roofs against their environmental and performative goals. Benjamin’s interests lie in functional design, and he hopes to study and enable communities in the developing world to procure and incorporate green technologies.