Landscape Architecture Australia, February 2010

Landscape Architecture Australia, February 2010

Landscape Architecture Australia

Reviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.

Response

Landscape architects played a vital role in the recovery of the suburban landscape of Duffy in Canberra after the bushfires of 2003.
Practice | Andrew Mackenzie | 8 Apr 2016

Rebuilding after Bushfires

What role can landscape architects and planners play as communities rebuild after devastating bushfires?

Features

Undulating lawns create hidden places of refuge and elevated places of prospect, allowing the individual to find comfort in both relaxation and play.
Review | Emily Wall | 28 Apr 2016

Northshore Riverside Park

The psychology of imaginative play and the spirit of the river’s edge are explored in this new park in Brisbane.

More articles

A playground by artist Fiona Foley and Urban Art Projects within the Redfern Park Upgrade by Spackman Mossop Michaels with BVN and the City of Sydney.
Practice | Fiona Robbé | 22 Apr 2016

Public Play

The public realm can provide a setting for play, one of the defining aspects of childhood. it is important That children and young people have a voice in its development.

A waterplay playground by artist Fiona Foley and Urban Art Projects within the Redfern Park
Upgrade by Spackman Mossop Michaels with
BVN and the City of Sydney.
Practice | Kate Luckraft | 8 Apr 2016

Water Play

Landscape architects and play space providers can enrich public space through the design of water play experiences.

A waterplay playground by artist Fiona Foley and Urban Art Projects within the Redfern Park
Upgrade by Spackman Mossop Michaels with
BVN and the City of Sydney.
Practice | Kate Luckraft | 22 Apr 2016

Water Play

Landscape architects and play space providers can enrich public space through the design of water play experiences.

Children should be encouraged to take risks and challenge themselves.
Practice | David Edger | 8 Apr 2016

Inclusive Play

By designing children’s play spaces with inclusive risk in mind landscape architects can play a role in childhood development.

Children should be encouraged to take risks and challenge themselves.
Practice | David Edger | 21 Apr 2016

Inclusive Play

By designing children’s play spaces with inclusive risk in mind landscape architects can play a role in childhood development.

Four mounds that Play multiple roles have been placed onto the flat ground plane.
Review | Tempe MacGowan | 28 Apr 2016

Sydney Park Playground

The Comfortably Chaotic character of this playground works within the overall context of a rolling parkland.