Ricky is communications manager at Oculus in Melbourne. He is a former editor of Landscape Architecture Australia magazine and former editorial assistant at Topos (Germany). In 2015 he was a co-creative director of This Public Life, the Australian Institute of Architect’s Festival of Landscape Architecture, with Claire Martin and Cameron Bruhn.
Ricky Ray Ricardo's Latest contributions
On crediting the multidisciplinary project
Faced with grave challenges like climate change, we need to understand what different disciplines are contributing to projects – if we are to design, innovate and collaborate better.
Here’s why your city isn’t a lush, green oasis yet
Researchers Thami Croeser, Georgia Garrard, and Sarah Bekessy take a look at what’s holding back the greening of cities.
Educational effects
The pandemic has presented challenges for Australian landscape architecture education, with its emphasis on “studio culture” and group work. What can we learn from recent online teaching experiences going forward?
A unifying act: Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project
The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project demonstrates how integrated urban design thinking can shape progressive built outcomes.
Advocacy through design: Shma
In Bangkok, vibrant young studio Shma is working to transform the public realm through a series of self-initiated, community-oriented projects.
Jocelyn Chiew: Shaping the future campus
Monash University’s manager of Campus Design, Quality and Planning is transforming the physical environment of student life, from the bottom up.
Bridging the divide: Jock Marshall Reserve Nature Walk
A new elevated walk at Monash University’s Clayton campus draws biodiversity into the heart of student life, offering plentiful opportunities for research and repose.
Grassland: A provocation
A new reserve on Melbourne’s western fringe celebrates one of Victoria’s most threatened ecologies by immersing users in the subtle beauty of native grasslands.
Material thinking
Parkkim, a landscape architecture practice based in the South Korean capital, Seoul, boasts a portfolio of highly refined projects that are underpinned by a passion for research and innovation.
Foliage fervour: Bungalow Garden Rooms
A series of diverse, textural and dynamic “garden rooms” are the result of a close collaboration between architect and landscape architect and celebrate a life lived outdoors.