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George Street, Sydney by City of Sydney

Winners revealed: 2024 Australian Urban Design Awards

19 Mar 2024, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

Eleven projects were recognized in this year’s program, including four winners.

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The winning design for Western Sydney University's Indigenous Centre of Excellence by Sarah Lynn Rees, Jackson Clements Burrows, Peter Stutchbury Architecture, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, Uncle Dean Kelly, Hill Thalis Architecture and Flux Consultant.

Winning design unveiled for WSU Indigenous Centre of Excellence

8 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence will be a community-focused facility that will integrated Indigenous knowledge into its design.

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Darwin CBD.

Darwin’s Smith Street to get greener and more ‘vibrant’

7 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The City of Darwin has announced plans to revamp Smith Street in Darwin’s CBD, aiming to create a greener and more dynamic pedestrian hub.

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Retain, Repair, Reinvest: Barak Beacon Estate by Office received funding in the 2022 round of grants.

Alastair Swayn Foundation announces round one 2024 grants program open

6 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Alastair Swayn Foundation has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2024 round one grants program, with successful applicants to be awarded funding for commencing design related research.

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Autumn House by Studio Bright with Eckersley Garden Architecture.

2024 Houses Awards to celebrate residential gardens and landscapes

23 Feb 2024, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

Simone Bliss of Launceston and Melbourne-based practice SBLA Studio will take on an advisory role in the “Garden or Landscape” category of the annual awards program.

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Towards Reconciliation: Decolonizing Design in Melbourne’s Contemporary Cultural Plaza by Jenny Tin, The University of Melbourne

Winners of the 2023 Landscape Student Prize revealed

23 Feb 2024, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

A project that examines how landscape architects can decolonize their design practices has been announced the national winner of the 2023 Landscape Student Prize.

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Concept design for Ngamawari by Aspect Studios consortium.

Canberra waterfront set to be transformed into urban park

23 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The National Capital Authority has approved designs to transform the Lake Burley Griffin waterfront at Acton into a people-focused urban park by a consortium led by Aspect Studios.

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The Canopy Cast tool, developed as part of the Healthy Places, Healthy People: Shade tree guidance project for Queensland Health, can analyse UV radiation and shade protection for various tree forms and densities, and along footpaths positioned in various orientations.

Measuring performance for nature recovery

21 Feb 2024, Chris Madigan

Addressing the climate emergency requires transitioning to a nature-positive approach. Making the most of existing digital tools and developing new ones can help us to optimize design outcomes and better assess how our designs are performing.

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The NSW Productivity Commission is calling for higher density in inner-Sydney suburbs to stem the loss of younger residents from city.

Density done well key to stemming Sydney’s exodus of the young

14 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The New South Wales Productivity Commission has thrown its weight behind affordable, higher density housing in inner-Sydney suburbs, after it identified a mass exodus of younger residents due to high housing costs.

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The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has released the draft Bradfield City Centre masterplan for public exhibition.

Western Sydney’s Bradfield City Centre masterplan released

4 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has released the draft Bradfield City Centre masterplan for public exhibition.

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The cover of the February 2024 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia features artwork by artist Garth Henderson.

February issue of LAA – “Reframing Innovation” – out now

25 Jan 2024, Emily Wong

A preview of the February 2024 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.

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Development Victoria and the Australian Football League (AFL) have entered a joint venture agreement to explore redevelopment opportunities at two waterfront sites in Melbourne's Docklands.

Melbourne’s Docklands waterfront to be transformed

22 Jan 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Development Victoria and the Australian Football League (AFL) have entered a joint venture agreement to explore redevelopment opportunities at two waterfront sites in Melbourne’s Docklands.

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Redevelopment of the 10-hectare community park designed by Context is complete and the park is now open to the public.

Redevelopment of Western Sydney community park revealed

11 Jan 2024, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

Tench Reserve, on the banks of Nepean River, has reopened, following a major $13 million revamp.

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Casuarina Garden by Prandium Studio with Vokes and Peters.

Casuarina Garden by Prandium Studio with Vokes and Peters

1 Jan 2024, Charles Sale

The garden at a new house on the Tweed coast is a subtropical romance, with house and outdoor room lying in delicate concert.

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Plans to transform Sydney's Bank Street Park into a green, harbourside public domain have been unveiled, with a new community building to be constructed on the site.

Plans unveiled to breathe new life into Sydney’s Bank Street Park

20 Dec 2023, Adair Winder

Plans to transform Sydney’s Bank Street Park into a green, harbourside public domain have been unveiled.

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The revitalization of Sydney's Chinatown designed by Aspect Studios, with Sibling Architecture, Electrolight, and Studio Yu and Mei, has been given the green light.

Sydney’s Chinatown approved for revitalization project

12 Dec 2023, Adair Winder

The $44 million revitalization of Sydney’s Haymarket precinct, including Chinatown on Dixon Street, has been given the green light, following a unanimous decision by City of Sydney council members.

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SueAnne Ware

Curtin University appoints new head of design and built environment

12 Dec 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Curtin University has appointed professor SueAnne Ware as its new Head of School of Design and the Built Environment in the Faculty of Humanities.

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Winning competition scheme for Bradfield Central Park by an Aspect Studios-led design team.

Winning design for Western Sydney ‘Central Park’ announced

12 Dec 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Western Parkland Authority in Sydney has revealed the winning design for the proposed Central Park in Bradfield City Centre.

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John Gray (left) holding a photograph of Thomas Charles Weston, the subject of his doctoral thesis.

Vale John E. Gray OAM 1930–2023

24 Nov 2023, Ken Taylor

Ken Taylor remembers John Gray, a distinguished landscape architect whose work left lasting results in the landscape of Canberra.

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Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project by Aspect Studios and Cox Architecture.

Entries open for 2024 Australian Urban Design Awards

15 Nov 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Entries are now open for the 2024 Australian Urban Design Awards, the annual program established in 1996 to celebrate exceptional homegrown urban design projects.

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Proposed draft masterplan for Cockatoo Island by Tyrrell Studio and Sydney Harbour Foreshore Trust.

Hotels, restaurants and artificial reefs proposed in Sydney’s Cockatoo Island draft masterplan

8 Nov 2023, Adair Winder

A draft masterplan for Cockatoo Island has been unveiled, with the proposal seeking to attract more visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage listed site through the establishment of a hotel, restaurants and artificial reefs.

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November issue of LAA out now

November issue of LAA out now

1 Nov 2023, Emily Wong

A preview of the November 2023 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.

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City of Sydney releases plans for the revitalization of Chinatown on Haymarket's Dixon Street.

Plans unveiled to breathe new life into Sydney’s Chinatown

24 Oct 2023, Adair Winder

City of Sydney has released concept plans for the revitalization of Chinatown on Haymarket’s Dixon Street.

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The NSW government has announced plans to repurpose up to 20-hectares of Sydney's 45-hectare Moore Park Golf Course into a public park.

Sydney golf course to become public park

24 Oct 2023, Adair Winder

The NSW government has announced plans to repurpose up to 20-hectares of Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Course into a public park.

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Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation by Brisbane City Council, Tract, Bligh Tanner, Epoca Constructions and AECOM

2023 National Landscape Architecture Awards revealed

20 Oct 2023, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has revealed the winners of the 2023 National Landscape Architecture Awards.

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Subject area for the Griffith Park Precinct.

Shortlist announced in competition to reimagine Bankstown’s Griffith Park

11 Oct 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The City of Canterbury-Bankstown has announced four shortlisted teams that will proceed to the second stage of a competition to design a community space in the centre of Bankstown.

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Fig Tree Boardwalk render.

Detailed design to begin on Melbourne’s Greenline

24 Sep 2023, Adair Winder

Detailed design and early investigative works on Melbourne’s Greenline Project are set to commence later this year.

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Collingwood Yards by Fieldwork.

2024 Melbourne Design Week welcomes expressions of interest

23 Sep 2023, Adair Winder

The 2024 Melbourne Design Week and Melbourne Art Book Fair is open for submissions.

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Harbourside shopping centre redevelopment by Snøhetta and Hassell.

Harbourside public domain designs released

5 Sep 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The New South Wales government has released a design for the public outdoor areas of the Harbourside Shopping Centre redevelopment in Tumbalong/Darling Harbour.

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Sunshine Coast Council has endorsed the master plan for Sunshine Coast Ecological Park, with design to be led by Hassell.

Masterplan for Hassell-led ecological park endorsed by Sunshine Coast Council

29 Aug 2023, Adair Winder

The council endorsed the masterplan for the transformation of 65 hectares of farmland info a wildlife refuge and recreation area.

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Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway is expected to commence in early 2024.

Final design for Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway revealed

22 Aug 2023, Adair Winder

The final design of the 200-metre-long Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway has been unveiled, with construction expected to start in early 2024.

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The proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery by BVN and Susan Dugdale and Associates.

Design unveiled for National Aboriginal Art Gallery

16 Aug 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Northern Territory government has unveiled concept designs for the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery by BVN and Susan Dugdale and Associates.

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A reference design for Western Sydney University's proposed Indigenous Centre of Excellence by Allen, Jack and Cottier.

Competition launched for Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence

16 Aug 2023, Adair Winder

Australian architects and designers are invited to submit expressions of interest for the re-design of Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence.

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The Department of Education and BVN were announced the winners of the 2023 Minister’s Award for Urban Design, following their design of Brisbane South State Secondary College.

Queensland’s urban design award winners announced

16 Aug 2023, Adair Winder

The winner of the 2023 Queensland Minister’s Award for Urban Design has been revealed along with the winners of the Malcolm Middleton Award for Liveable Design and the Movement and Place Award.

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A future parkway at University of Melbourne's Parkville campus.

‘Landmark’ masterplan for University of Melbourne

10 Aug 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The University of Melbourne has released a new estate masterplan for its Parkville campus.

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City Hill.

Ideas competition to transform Canberra’s City Hill

9 Aug 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The ACT government will hold an ideas competition to transform Canberra’s City Hill from a rabbit warren into an attractive city park.

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Design ideas for Federation Wharf in City of Melbourne's Greenline project by Aspect Studios and TCL.

Draft masterplan released for Melbourne’s ‘Greenline’

9 Aug 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The City of Melbourne has a draft masterplan for transformation of the Birrarung’s (Yarra river) north bank.

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John Forrest National Park redevelopment by Gresley Abas and Department of Biodiversity, Conservations and Attractions.

Redevelopment of WA’s first national park underway

2 Aug 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

John Forrest National Park in the hills east of Perth is set to undergo a $17 million transformation to improve access and create a new park centre.

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The proposed WA Children's Hospice by Hassell.

WA’s first children’s hospice approved

30 Jul 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved the state’s first and only purpose-built children’s hospice facility, designed by Hassell.

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Subject area for the Griffith Park Precinct.

Design competition for Sydney park precinct

25 Jul 2023, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The City of Canterbury Bankstown in south-western Sydney has launched a design competition for an optimistic and innovative new precinct for its Griffith Park area.

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Scott Hawken, Tanya Court, Gemma Kleinig and Lyndon Slavin, the creative directorate for the 2023 Festival of Landscape Architecture.

Creative directorate for 2023 Festival of Landscape Architecture announced

20 Jul 2023, LandscapeAustralia Editorial Desk

The 2023 festival will be directed by four leading landscape architects working and living on Kaurna Meyunna Yerta.

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