Celebrated for doing more with less, the winning projects of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)’s 2023 Tasmanian state awards were announced on 6 July 2023.
The jury awarded seven projects across multiple categories, which ranged from health and education landscapes through to public parks, civic spaces and small projects.
Jury chair Naomi Barun says the winners proved the positive impact of landscape architects on Tasmanians’ lives.
“This year’s entries demonstrated some big learnings across the industry in cultural engagement and value. There was a real maturity both in the engagement and respect that landscape architecture practices had for Traditional Owners, and the cultural connection they have with these places,” Barun says.
Kingston Park, designed by Playstreet for the Kingborough Council, took out an Award of Excellence in the Parks and Open Space category. Tasmanian Aboriginal history and culture were crucial aspects of the design, and Playstreet undertook extensive consultation to ensure sensitivity to Country.
In its citation, the jury says the resulting park “skilfully connects into a broader network of open space, responding to the history and culture of the place.”
The AILA’s Tasmanian awards are held every two years. All winners at the state level proceed to the National Landscape Architecture Awards, which will be held later in 2023.
Winners are as follows:
Civic Landscape
Landscape Architecture Award
Inveresk Urban Realm by Realm Studios
Health and Education Landscape
Award of Excellence
St Cuthbert’s Early Years Centre by Playstreet
St Cuthbert’s Early Years Centre by Playstreet.
Image: Adam Gibson
Landscape Architecture Award
Lansdowne Crescent Primary School by Susan Small Landscape Architects
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
Kingston Park by Playstreet
Kingston Park by Playstreet.
Image: Adam Gibson
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence
Discovery Early Learning Centre by Playstreet
Discovery Early Learning Centre by Playstreet.
Image: Joel Everald
Small Projects
Landscape Architecture Award
Harriet’s Garden by Playstreet
Regional Achievement Award
West Tamar Trails Strategy by Fitzgerald Frisby Landscape Architecture
West Tamar Trails Strategy by Fitzgerald Frisby Landscape Architecture.
Image: FFLA
