Caitlin Jakusz Paridy is a landscape designer and researcher based in London, UK.

She is drawn to environmentally sensitive projects which broaden our relationship to and understanding of natural systems, while also considering the impact of climate change on communities and landscapes at a local and territorial level. 

Her research applies this approach to Sub-Arctic landscapes of extraction in so-called Canada through material studies, sound recording and temporal-material mapping.


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Caitlin Jakusz Paridy is a landscape architect and researcher based in London, UK.

She is drawn to environmentally senstive projects which broaden our relationship to and understanding of natural systems, while also considering the impact of climate change on communities and landscapes at a local and territorial level.

Her research applies this approach to Arctic/Sub-Arctic landscapes and processes through material studies, sound recording and temporal-material mapping.


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ACADEMICS

OSLO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
International Master of Landscape Architecture - Campus Tromsø
Aug. 2021 - May 2023

Final diploma titled: A Palliative Design for the (After)Life of Mine #7
Supervised by Eimear Tynan

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Master of Architecture (professional degree) Sept. 2020 - Aug. 2021

Successfully defended thesis: Learning from Manoomin: Restor(y)ing relationships between Anishinaabeg, settlers, and more-than-human beings in the Great Lakes Basin.
Supervised by Jane Mah Hutton

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Bachelor of Architecture, Honours, Co-op (pre-professional degree,
Minor in Environment, Resources, and Sustainability
Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2020

Politecnico di Milano Exchange Semester (Fall 2018)
University of Waterloo - Rome Campus (Fall 2019)




PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PERISCOPE
Junior Landscape Designer - London, UK
April. 2024 - present

ALEXANDRA STEED URBAN
Landscape Designer - London, UK
Sept. 2023 - April. 2024

UNIVERSITY OF TROMSO
Student Assistant - Tromsø, NO
Oct. 2022 - June 2023

AARHUS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Research Assistant - Tromsø , NO
June 2022


UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Research Assistant - Cambridge, ON
Feb. 2021 - April. 2021


ENNS GAUTHIER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Junior Designer - Vancouver, BC
Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2020

MUSHMADE
Material Researcher - Toronto, ON
Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2019


H+N+S LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Junior Designer - Amersfoort, NL May 2018 - Aug. 2018

GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK: DESIGN
Junior Designer - Fredericton, NB May 2017 - Aug. 2017

CORNERSTONE ARCHITECTURE
Junior Designer - London, ON Sept. 2016 - Dec. 2016

ATELIER BARANESS + CAWKER
Student Intern - Nice, France Jan. 2016 - April 2016



WRITING

Paridy, Caitlin Jakusz. “An Eulogy for Foxfonna Glacier.” NOIA Journal 3 (2023). [inprint].
Paridy, Caitlin Jakusz. “Triptych of Permafrost Landscapes.” Atlantis ‘ATOPIAS’, no. 34.1 (2023): 28-31.
Paridy, Caitlin Jakusz, and Aniella Sophie Goldinger. “Re-Assessing the Assessment: Impacts of Green Colonialism in Sápmi.” KERB Journal ‘Power’ 30(2022); p.10-15.
Paridy, Caitlin. “We Are All Soil.” Ground Up Journal ‘Feedback’ 11(2022); p. 134-145.
Paridy, Caitlin. “Lifting the Lid On.” Chutney Magazine, 1 (2019); p. 30-35.


TEACHING + WORKSHOPS

Participant, Intro to Soundscape Composition, University College London (2023)
Exhibitor, Ephemeral Edges Exhibition, UiT (2023)
Participant, Atmospheres in the Urban Anthropocene Network Workshop, UiT (2022)
Guest Reviewer, Mid-Crits for MLA studio 1, Politcenico di Milano (2019)
Lecturer, “Mushmade Business Pitch”, University of Waterloo (2019)
Orientation Leader and Upperclass Mentor, University of Waterloo (2016,2017,2018)


AWARDS + DISTINCTIONS

LEED AP BD+C (2017-present)
International Landscape Architecture School Prize Winner for MLA diploma (2023)
J.B.C Watkins: Architecture Award for M.LA Thesis (2023)
TerraNODA Award for M.LA Thesis (2023)
Arctic Field Grant for M.LA Thesis (2023)
OAA Guild Medal for Outstanding M.Arch Thesis (2021)
Thesis Research and Design Award for M.Arch Thesis (2020)
Intrntl. Experience Award - Undergraduate Studies (2019, 2018, 2017)
First Place Award - Non-Architecture Competition (2019)
 Norman Esch Enterprise Co-op Award for Mushmade (2019)
Third Place Award - Ideas Forward 24hr Competition (2019)
Engineering Fund for the Future Award for Mushmade (2019)
Honorable Mentions - Ideas Forward 24hr Competition (2017)
University of Waterloo Merit Scholarship (2014)



SKILLS
DIGITAL: Adobe Suite; AutoCAD; ArchiCAD; ArchGIS; Cloud Compare; Houdini; Grasshopper; Lumion; Microsoft Suite; Reaper; Revit; Rhino 7; SagaGIS; Sketchup; Sonic Visualizer; QGis; Ultimaker Cura; Vectorworks; V-ray

PHYSICAL: Basic Carpentry; Drone Handling; Model Making [3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, plaster, wood, plexi]; Mycellium Making; Pigment Making; Plaster Casting; Sewing; Sound Recording; Videography

SOFT: Comfortable with leadership; Clear communication skills; Dedicated to the task and team; Organizationally inclined; Prioritizes time management; Class G Drivers License (valid in the UK)

Languages: French (bilingual), Spanish (basic)

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