Landscape Architecture Australia, August 2017
Landscape Architecture AustraliaReviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
Reviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
A preview of the August 2017 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Grazier David Marsh has farmed his 814-hectare property on the South West Slopes of New South Wales for decades. He shares his experience of moving from an industrial farming mindset to taking a more ecological approach based on many years of refinement.
As we face a future of more frequent and severe weather events due to climate change, we need to start redesigning our towns and regional cities to better cope with shock events.
In the Far North Coast of New South Wales, contested ideas of pre- and post-European settlement landscapes, managed by hierarchies of scenic beauty and ecological value, have created tensions in the community.
We need to renew the language of ecological design to better confront the complexity and uncertainty of today’s challenges.
Community engagement, Aboriginal artwork, locally sourced timber and a piece of history have been brought together to create this new wharf in northern Victoria.
Anyone who has travelled through regional Australia would understand the importance many towns place on their welcome signs – not just to communicate useful information, but also to establish and project an identity of place.