Taylor is a designer passionate about landscape’s ability to tell environmental and social history through the use of materials and their composition. She possesses a well-rounded skill set that includes drought adaptive planting, GreenShores®, and low-impact design. She has an extensive background working with culturally and archaeologically sensitive sites and embeds an awareness of Canadian heritage and diverse narratives on history into her projects. Taylor continuously grows her cultural understanding through her work with the Wild Bird Trust of BC on decolonial conservation and habitat restoration. Taylor believes that landscape design has the regenerative capacity to heal environmental harms, nurture communities and support biodiversity.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 2017 University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS 2014 Simon Fraser University, School of the Contemporary Arts.
certificates
4 Seasons of Reconciliation. First Nations University of Canada, 2022
Permaculture Design Certificate- Level 1. Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design & Botanical Studies
Wilderness & Remote First Aid- CPR/AED Level C. Canadian Red Cross. (Expired)
Tri-council Policy Statement: Ethical conduct for Research Involving Humans. Course on Research Ethics (TCPS2: CORE).
Artist CV
October 2014: Astorino's: Bandwidth Festival
August 2014: Astorino's: Blanket Fort
April 2014: The Audain Gallery: The Young and the Repless
August 2013: The Lab Art Show
June 2013: Gallery Gachet: Art Waste Group Show
June 2013: Battle of the Brush
March 2013: The Audain Gallery: Things Don't Speak Themselves
Nov 2012: The Beaumont Studios: HeadstART Competition
Oct 2012: W2: Fright Night
RESume
October 2021 - Present BCSLA Landscape Architect PWL Partnership
November 2018 - October 2021 BCSLA Intern Durante Kreuk Ltd.
March 2017 - June 2018 BCSLA Intern Connect Landscape Architecture
Sept. - Dec. 2016 Teaching Assistant Trees & Shrubs in the Landscape - UBC
May - Aug. 2016 Landscape Design Intern van der Zalm + associates
2012 - 2014 Educator/ Facilitator TELUS World of Science
AWARDS
2017 - UBC Award in Landscape Architecture. Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation.
2014 - Henry Syd Skinner Entrance Award. University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
2014 - Speaker at The Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology Undergraduate Conference. Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts.
2013 - Service Award. Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts.
GRANTS
2021- Dogwood Society. Heritage B.C.150 Time Immemorial Grant Program. $100 000 for:
Repairing Ecological and Cultural Relations at Squaw-uck / Maplewood Flats on behalf of Wild Bird Trust of B.C.
Publications
ROOFTOP CROP: Can Edible Living Roof’s Feed Vancouver? Taylor Boisjoli, Jaclyn Kaloczi, Vanessa Kuiper. Spacing Vancouver Magazine, March 2018 Issue.
Returning to Blunden Harbour. Taylor Boisjoli. Sitelines Magazine, October 2017 Issue.
Community Involvement
2020 - Present. Co-Chair of Habitat Committee. Wild Bird Trust of B.C.
2019 - Present. Board of Directors Wild Bird Trust of B.C.