A new public square for a town on the Sunshine Coast, a waterfront redevelopment in Rockhampton and a lakeside playspace in Centenary Lakes were among twenty-eight projects across twelve categories to receive awards at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) 2018 Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards, announced Thursday 21 June in Brisbane.
Jury chair Amalie Wright said the awards showcase the far-reaching benefits of landscape architecture to all Queenslanders. “Landscape architects work with ‘life outside’. ‘Life outside’ impacts everyone, and we design places for people from all walks of life,” Amalie said. “Landscape architecture has the potential to touch every person in their day-to-day lives. The awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the very spaces people use and love, whether in their local communities or on their way to work.”
The AILA Queensland award jury comprised Amalie Wright (jury chair) – director, Landscapology, Clay Johnsen – Brisbane City Council, Joshua Hinwood – City and Place Design lead, Jacobs, Sally Boer – director, E2Designlab, Yen Vu – senior landscape architect, Townsville City Council, and Daniel Jones (2017 Karl Langer winner) – graduate landscape architect, Brisbane City Council.
The winners of Awards of Excellence or Landscape Architecture Awards will be considered for the AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards, to be announced at the AILA International Festival of Landscape Architecture on the Gold Coast in October.
Civic landscape
Award of Excellence
Palmwoods New Town Square – Sunshine Coast Council
Landscape Architecture Awards
HOTA Outdoor Stage – CUSP, Topotek1, ARM
Parklands Project – Lat27 in collaboration with AAA Joint Venture (Archipelago, ARM and Arkhefield) and DesignFlow
Riverside Centre Revitalisation – 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
Surf Parade Place Making Project, Broadbeach – City of Gold Coast
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
Rockhampton Riverside – Urbis Pty Ltd
Landscape Architecture Awards
Scarborough Beach Park Park Southern Upgrade – Aspect Studios
Slacks Tracks – Logan City Council
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence
Centenary Lakes Nature Play – Landplan Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Awards
Goodstart Early Learning Centre Adelaide Street – Greenedge Design Consultants
Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture Award
Bundaberg CBD Revitalisation – Archipelago
Tourism
Award of Excellence
HOTA Outdoor Stage – CUSP, Topotek1, ARM
Landscape Architecture Award
Maravista – CUSP
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture Award
Smithfield Street Revitalisation – Place Design Group & Gympie Regional Council
University of Queensland St Lucia Campus Master Plan – Urbis Pty Ltd
Fish Lane – RPS
Landscape Planning
Award of Excellence
Brisbane Airport Strategy Manual – Tract Consultants Pty Ltd and Urban Enquiry
Landscape Architecture Award
Kangaroo Point Peninsula Urban Renewal Strategy – Urban Renewal Brisbane, Lat27 and BVN
Research, Policy and Communication
Landscape Architecture Award
Bell Street Mall Study – Tract Consultants Pty Ltd
Community Contribution
Landscape Architecture Award
Bell Street Mall Study – Tract Consultants Pty Ltd
Palmwoods New Town Square – Sunshine Coast Council and CoDesign Studio
Small Projects
Award of Excellence
Wembley Link Pathway Public Art – Logan City Council
Landscape Architecture Award
Caloundra Christian College Early Learning Centre – Greenedge Design Consultants
The Link – Lat 27
Gardens
Landscape Architecture Award
The New Backyard – Lexington, Akira, St Julien and Oxley & Stirling - RPS
Regional Achievement Award
Scenic Rim
Tambourine Mountain Village Greens – John Mongard Landscape Architects
Central Queensland
Rockhampton Riverside – Urbis Pty Ltd
Darling Downs
Oakey Creek Linear Corridor – Fred St Pty Ltd