The 2018 National Landscape Architecture Awards were announced by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) on Thursday 11 October on the Gold Coast. The ceremony, held at the SkyPoint Observation Deck, was the first major event at AILA’s 2018 International Festival of Landscape Architecture: The Expanding Field. The awards recognised 38 winners over 14 categories, celebrating leading projects of all sizes across Australia’s regional and metropolitan areas.
The awards reflected the fundamental role landscape architects play in advancing the health and wellbeing of our communities.
“The awarded projects are sensitive, thoughtful and ambitious responses to repairing and improving our Australian landscapes. This is of critical importance at a time of increasing urbanisation and climate change,” said AILA National Awards jury chair Sara Kjaersgaard.
The jurors for the 2018 awards were Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard (chair), Sharon Mackay, Paul Herzich, John Watson, Sarah Chalkley, David Warwick and Mark Gillingham.
CIVIC LANDSCAPE
Award of Excellence
Newman Town Centre (WA) – UDLA
Landscape Architecture Awards
Palmwoods New Town Square (QLD) – Sunshine Coast Council
Railway Square (WA) – Place Laboratory
Earth Sciences Garden (VIC) – Rush Wright Associates
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
Award of Excellence
Bungarribee at Doonside (NSW) – JMD Design
Landscape Architecture Awards
Rockhampton Riverside (QLD) – Urbis
Oaklands Park and Wetland (SA) – TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean)
Alpine Better Places Porepunkah (VIC) – MDGLA
PLAY SPACES
Award of Excellence
Optus Stadium Park (WA) – Hassell
Landscape Architecture Awards
Mukanthi Nature Playspace (SA) – Peter Semple Landscape Architects
Ballam Bumps Regional Playspace (VIC) – Playce
The Ian Potter Children’s Wildplay Garden (NSW) – Aspect Studios
INFRASTRUCTURE
Award of Excellence
Darebin Yarra Trail Link (VIC) – Vic Roads
Landscape Architecture Awards
Skeleton Creek Bridges (VIC) – Site Office
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Award of Excellence
Plantbank (NSW) – 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
Landscape Architecture Awards
Point Nepean National Park MP (VIC) – TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean)
Railway Square (WA) – Place Laboratory
LAND MANAGEMENT
Award of Excellence
The Living Knowledge Stream Guidance for Curtin University (WA) – Syrinx Environmental
TOURISM
Landscape Architecture Awards
HOTA Outdoor Stage (QLD) – CUSP, Topotek 1, ARM Architecture
Maravista (QLD) – CUSP
URBAN DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Optus Stadium Park (WA) – Hassell
Landscape Architecture Awards
Victoria Square Kerang (VIC) – Hansen Partnership
LANDSCAPE PLANNING
Award of Excellence
Chain of Ponds (VIC) – Site Office
Landscape Architecture Awards
Southern Parklands Vision 2036 (NSW) – Turf Design & Environmental Partnership TDEP
RESEARCH, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Award of Excellence
Green Infrastructure Planning a National Green Network (WA) – Simon Kilbane
Landscape Architecture Awards
Monash University Civil Engineering Hydraulics Living Lab (VIC) – Aspect Studios
Interpretive Wonderings (NSW) – Interpretive Wonderings Team
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION
Award of Excellence
Landscape Architecture Awards
Palmwoods New Town Square (QLD) – Sunshine Coast Council
SMALL PROJECTS
Landscape Architecture Awards
Immigration Museum Activation Project (VIC) – Rush Wright Associates
Valley Lake Lookout (VIC) – McGregor Coxall
GARDENS
Landscape Architecture Awards
Eve Apartments (NSW) – 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
Vic Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VIC) – Rush Wright Associates
INTERNATIONAL
Award of Excellence
Temaiku Land and Urban Planning, Kiribati – Jacobs
Landscape Architecture Awards
Lingang Bird Airport – McGregor Coxall
DaNang Railway Connectivity Improvement and Urban Redevelopment Study – Hansen Partnership
