Tag: Regional Australia
South Australian town’s riverfront set for transformation
A South Australian council has endorsed concept designs for a $34 million transform the town’s riverfront.
Convention centre, Great Ocean Road projects funded in action on Geelong city deal
A roadmap for the implementation of the Geelong City Deal has been released by state, federal and local governments.
Winner revealed in competition to design Lorne foreshore redevelopment
Searle x Waldron Architecture, Edwards Moore and Bush Projects have won the competition with a proposal lauded for its “deep and thorough understanding” of the site.
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.
Competition to reimagine Victoria’s Surf Coast foreshore
A competition invites multidisciplinary teams to rethink the public open spaces of Point Grey on Victoria’s Surf Coast.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wind turbines and the regional energy landscape
Windfarms are still a divisive issue for many communities due to their visual impact on pastoral landscapes.
McGregor Coxall’s Shipwreck Coast masterplan underway
Early works have commenced on the implementation of a masterplan by McGregor Coxall that aims to improve and conserve the Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast.
Regenerative action: Degraded farm to future forest
In the past twelve months an impressive twenty-five thousand indigenous trees and shrubs have been planted on Karl and Rachel’s 100-acre property in south-eastern Victoria.
The Antipodean limits of a manifesto: OMA and the Australian countryside
Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten from the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) recently spoke to an audience of more than 700 people at the Melbourne School of Design about their new research direction – the countryside.
August issue of LAA out now
This issue goes bush to uncover a wealth of exciting projects and initiatives that thoughtfully respond to complex circumstances in regional Australia.
August issue of LAA out now
A preview of the August 2017 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Make it grain: Art trail to draw tourists to WA’s struggling Wheatbelt
A new cultural tourism trail linking large-scale public artworks in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region to be launched as part of Perth’s annual PUBLIC festival.
Bust the regional city myths and look beyond the ‘big 5’ for a $378b return
New research shows regional cities generate national economic growth and jobs at the same rate as big metropolitan cities, but they require greater investment to prosper.
Thomas Woltz: Working with rich terrain
Thomas Woltz spoke with Landscape Australia editor Ricky Ray Ricardo about restoration ecology, planting design and responding to social issues by design.
Esperance Waterfront
By redeveloping its waterfront, the Shire of Esperance aimed to balance a family-oriented destination with improved infrastructure, tourist attractions and opportunities for private investment.
Latrobe Valley Open Cuts: Wastelands or treasured assets?
Equivalent in size to Sydney Harbour, the Latrobe Valley’s open-cut mines offer massive potential for future uses. But rehabilitation must be granted the critical public and governmental attention it deserves.
