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The aim of this thesis is to speculate on the value of wilderness in contemporary times, particularly in a Canadian context. The ambition is to gain insight into the forces at work in contemporary culture. The thesis also aspires to offer a fertile, even if ambiguous, vision of wilderness that could suggest how to better respond, as architects, to the impulses that feed the longing for this landscape.

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Lisa Hirmer is a designer/photographer/artist/writer based in Ontario, Canada. She is a principal/founder of the creative collaborative DodoLab. She has a Bachelors of Architectural Studies and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Waterloo. Her photographic and graphic work has been exhibited in projects in Canada, Europe and the UK.

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