Landscape Architecture Australia, August 2017
Landscape Architecture AustraliaReviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
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Agenda
An ecological approach to grazing
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.
Design before disaster
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.
Post-environmental landscapes: Balancing beauty with ecology
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.
Let’s talk about complexity
We need to renew the language of ecological design to better confront the complexity and uncertainty of today’s challenges.
Projects
Ebb and flow: Koondrook Wharf
Community engagement, Aboriginal artwork, locally sourced timber and a piece of history have been brought together to create this new wharf in northern Victoria.
Field Trip
City Limits: The vernacular of welcome signs in regional Australia
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.