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The Planning Institute of Australia held its 2019 National Awards for Planning Excellence Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 15 May 2019, awarding people and projects from around Australia for outstanding achievements in planning.
The Living Pavilion emphasizes the need for First Nations perspectives, histories and culture to take centre stage in the face of increasing ecological uncertainty.
McGregor Coxall’s design for a new lookout in north-western Melbourne frames the area’s unique geology, encouraging reflection on the site’s past, present and future.
A preview of the May 2019 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Built environment professionals need to look beyond technology’s ability to give instantaneous access to information, services and entertainment to instead recognise how it can be used to create platforms that allow citizens to engage meaningfully with the urban environment.
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Celebrating the best in Australian planning in 2019
The Planning Institute of Australia held its 2019 National Awards for Planning Excellence Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 15 May 2019, awarding people and projects from around Australia for outstanding achievements in planning.
City of Melbourne considers chain of new parks and wetlands in draft plan for Moonee Ponds Creek
The City of Melbourne is currently seeking public feedback on a plan for Moonee Ponds Creek which aims to create new green public spaces and boost flood resilience.
Plants tell stories of cultural connection
The Living Pavilion emphasizes the need for First Nations perspectives, histories and culture to take centre stage in the face of increasing ecological uncertainty.
The poetics of place: Valley Lake Lookout
McGregor Coxall’s design for a new lookout in north-western Melbourne frames the area’s unique geology, encouraging reflection on the site’s past, present and future.
May issue of LAA out now
A preview of the May 2019 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Openwork completes ‘landform’ alternative to Melbourne’s vehicle bollards
Openwork has completed a ‘landform’ installation in the courtyard of RMIT Design Hub in Melbourne that both provides seating and acts as a physical deterrent for vehicles.
Smart cities aim to make urban life more efficient – but for citizens’ sake they need to slow down
Built environment professionals need to look beyond technology’s ability to give instantaneous access to information, services and entertainment to instead recognise how it can be used to create platforms that allow citizens to engage meaningfully with the urban environment.
‘Dramatic, diverse’ planting design for proposed Melbourne Arts Precinct public spaces
University of Sheffield landscape architecture professors will create seasonal planting for the proposed new public spaces at Melbourne’s Arts Precinct that will mirror the rotating art shows in the new galleries.
Expansive hilltop park enhances Athens
The forty-acre park for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens by New York-based landscape studio Deborah Nevins and Associates with Renzo Piano Building Workshop emphasizes drought-hardy species and on-site water collection and reuse.
Catalan architect Josep Ferrando to lead masterclass at Great Barrier Reef
A 14-day masterclass with Catalan architect Josep Ferrando will see participants build a temporary pavilion in response to the history of Ellison Reef as a “coral battleground.”
