Classroom example O2 Planning and Design
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SourcesHow can a park help clean stormwater before it reaches a river?
O2 Planning and Design · Calgary studio; the featured project is Dale Hodges Park in Calgary.
Where it fits
Pick your class- Biology 20 · Water, habitat and ecosystem relationships
How it works
Schematic · not to scale
Follow stormwater through a landscape
Runoff enters from streets and drains.
Slower flow allows some suspended particles to settle.
Water moves through a planted marsh.
The downstream river and habitat remain part of the system.
A conceptual route, not an engineering plan. Clearer water can still contain dissolved substances; no drinking-water quality is implied.
The lesson, in the real world
A park can be part of a city’s water system.
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Runoff carries water and suspended material from streets into drainage systems.
Our explanation - 2
At Dale Hodges Park, water follows a designed route through a landscape rather than remaining hidden in pipes.
Our explanation - 3
Slower flow can allow some suspended particles to settle. Different treatment stages address different parts of the problem.
Our explanation - 4
The landscape also supports habitat and recreation. A useful design must account for these needs together.
Our explanation
Who does this work
Roles connected to this example
What each kind of work involves, the job titles to look for, and where to find postings in Calgary.
Landscape design
Shape outdoor spaces so water, habitat and human uses can work together.
Classroom connection
A change to a landform changes paths for both water and people.Job titles to search
Landscape architect · Landscape designer · Landscape architectural technologistO2 lists landscape architects and a Calgary junior-designer description; this role summary is editorial.Spatial data and mapping
Turn measurements tied to places into usable spatial information. The work involves coordinates, scale and checking that datasets describe the same location and time.
Classroom connection
Models can be detailed while still containing gaps or misaligned measurements.Job titles to search
GIS technician · GIS analyst · Geomatics technologistO2’s mapping page describes GIS and visualization services.Environmental field assessment
Collect and interpret evidence about a place before recommending an action.
Classroom connection
A result has meaning only in the context of how and where it was collected.Job titles to search
Environmental technician · Environmental scientist · Environmental consultantO2 lists environmental scientists; the park project supports ecological work, not a particular employee assignment.
Cards distinguish work documented at O2 Planning and Design from related work at other employers. Dated accounts and postings are not a current staff roster or a promise of a vacancy.
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Ways to prepare for this work
Programs that teach skills this work uses. Each is one route in, not a requirement, and no program has endorsed this page.
University of CalgaryGraduate degreeCalgary
Master of Landscape Architecture
Study landscape design, land stewardship and community needs.
About this route
Check current admission, portfolio, intake and workplace requirements; program completion does not guarantee a job or professional registration.
Why it connects to the work · our interpretation
Landscape designA longer-term professional education route after undergraduate study; registration is separate. A change to a landform changes paths for both water and people.
SAITDiplomaCalgary
Geomatics Engineering Technology
Learn surveying, GIS, positioning and remote sensing.
About this route
Check the provider’s current prerequisites and intake availability. This is a related learning route, not a hiring promise or an employer requirement.
Why it connects to the work · our interpretation
Spatial data and mappingSupports spatial measurement and mapping data work. Models can be detailed while still containing gaps or misaligned measurements.
SAITDiplomaCalgary
Environmental Technology
Study environmental monitoring, assessment and field methods.
About this route
Check current admission, portfolio, intake and workplace requirements; program completion does not guarantee a job or professional registration.
Why it connects to the work · our interpretation
Environmental field assessmentSupports field and laboratory work in environmental projects. A result has meaning only in the context of how and where it was collected.
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Would the clearest-looking water necessarily be the safest water?
Draw two fictional routes from a street drain to a river: one short and fast, one with space for settling. Mark where to sample and one habitat trade-off.
Mindset it shows
Clear water can still contain dissolved contaminants. This is a planning model, not a drinking-water treatment demonstration.
About O2 Planning and Design
A park can be part of a city’s water system.
- Headquarters
- Headquarters not separately verified for this example.
- Local connection
- Calgary studio; the featured project is Dale Hodges Park in Calgary.
- Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)
- Team size
- Not verified. We have not found a dated, sourced figure.
- The problem
- How can a park help clean stormwater before it reaches a river?
- Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)
- What they do
- Landscape architecture, planning and spatial analysis, including stormwater landscapes.
- Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)
- Who uses it
- Municipal project teams and the people who use parks and nearby waterways.
- Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)
O2 is a planning and design practice with a Calgary studio. At Dale Hodges Park, it worked with other specialists to combine stormwater treatment, habitat and public space. Its project account describes marshes, wet meadows and landforms that guide water before it reaches the Bow River. This was collaborative work; O2 did not design every element alone.
Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab); O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)Read each source’s date and scope: a documented role is not proof of a current vacancy or of where every position is based.
Reported as O2 Planning and Design states it. O2 Planning and Design has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
Sources and course fit
Sources checked 17 Oct 2026
Where it fits
- Biology 20 · Water, habitat and ecosystem relationships
Editorial mapping to published CBE course topics. Pending educator review. No outcome-code alignment is claimed.
Sources
- O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1(opens in a new tab)
- O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2(opens in a new tab)
- O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3(opens in a new tab)
- O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4(opens in a new tab)
- O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5(opens in a new tab)
- Alberta Biology 20–30 program: water use and ecosystems(opens in a new tab)
- University of Calgary — Master of Landscape Architecture(opens in a new tab)
- SAIT — Geomatics Engineering Technology(opens in a new tab)
- SAIT — Environmental Technology(opens in a new tab)
Organization claims are reported as the organization states them. O2 Planning and Design has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
What we know, and how
| Type | Claim | How we know |
|---|---|---|
| work | O2 is a planning and design practice with a Calgary studio. At Dale Hodges Park, it worked with other specialists to combine stormwater treatment, habitat and public space. Its project account describes marshes, wet meadows and landforms that guide water before it reaches the Bow River. This was collaborative work; O2 did not design every element alone.Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5 | Source-backed company/project account |
| local connection | Calgary studio; the featured project is Dale Hodges Park in Calgary.Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5 | Source-backed local work |
| course fit | Biology 20 B1.3k relates biotic and abiotic factors in aquatic ecosystems. Use the park to compare habitat and water conditions; treatment performance needs measurements.Source: Alberta Biology 20–30 program: water use and ecosystems | Editorial application of verified curriculum topics |
| limits | No measured removal percentage is claimed. Preserve partner attribution and distinguish suspended particles from dissolved substances.Source: O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 1; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 2; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 3; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 4; O2 Planning and Design — company/project evidence 5 | Scope of this example |
Solid green: the organization states it. Outlined: seen in a dated source. Dashed: our interpretation, not yet researched, or announced but not yet real.