Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Peter North and landscape architecture graduate Rebecca Martin (MLA 2025) of U of T's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design have been recognized by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). 

North, who joined Daniels in 2006, received the 2026 CSLA Teaching Award, recognizing an individual who has made substantial and enduring contributions to the advancement of landscape architecture education. North’s teaching, research, and design work considers the role of regenerative landscape technologies in contemporary landscape design, specifically within urban environments. He is a co-founder and partner in the award-winning North Design Office, with work ranging from site-specific art installations and private residences to urban public spaces. He is a graduate of U of T’s Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program and the Harvard Graduate School of Design master’s program.

Martin received 2026 CSLA Student Award of Excellence (thesis or practicum category) for her master of landscape architecture thesis, Opaque Ground: Reimagining Human-Soil Relations in the Lower Don. Her thesis was also recognized with an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The project proposes an urban soil survey, followed by the creation of experimental gardens in existing soil along a 10-kilometre trail in Toronto’s lower Don Valley sub-watershed. Martin's faculty adviser was Associate Professor Alissa North. 

“Congratulations to Pete North and Becky Martin, the 2026 national winners of top CSLA faculty and student awards,” says Elise Shelley, an associate professor and director of the MLA program at Daniels. “These achievements reflect the strength of teaching and research here at the Daniels MLA program and our role in advancing innovative, resilient ecological approaches to landscape architecture.”