GRANT FAHLGREN

INDIGENOUS DESIGN LEAD

CSLA ASSOCIATE BCSLA INTERN

Grant is a member of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, Chair and founding member of the Canadian Society for Landscape Architect’s (CSLA) Reconciliation Advisory Committee, and Indigenous Design Lead at PFS Studio where he works closely with Indigenous collaborators on planning and design projects. He received his MLA at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at UBC where his thesis research focused on the potential of traditional knowledge to inform climate adaptation and received a Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design where his thesis examined Tkaronto’s Indigenous future.

In 2015 Grant was named the National Olmsted Scholar by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the premier award for landscape architecture students in North America. His work with the CSLA Reconciliation Advisory Committee is growing Indigenous representation in landscape architecture and building capacity for collaborations with indigenous communities. In 2021 the CSLA awarded him the Emerging Professional Award for his demonstrated leadership and contributions to the profession.