The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of their 2023 New South Wales Landscape Architecture Awards program.
In the Parks and Open Space category, The Drying Green by McGregor Coxall with the City of Sydney and Regal Innovations took out the Award of Excellence. Quay Quarter Lanes by Aspect Studios was the winner in the Civic Landscape section, with projects by JMD Design, Tyrrellstudio and McGregor Coxall celebrated with Landscape Architecture Awards.
Across the state awards program, a total of 12 Awards of Excellence and 17 Landscape Architecture Awards were given out.
The jury for the 2023 awards program comprised Suellen Fitzgerald (chair), Barbara Schaffer, Garry Murray, Kate McCauley, Adam Cryer, Shivani Bhatnagar and Martin Bryant.
All recipients of Awards of Excellence and Landscape Architecture Awards will progress to the 2023 National Landscape Architecture Awards to be announced in late October at the upcoming 2023 Festival of Landscape Architecture, themed “Un/Earth.”
The winners are:
Health and Education Landscape
Award of Excellence
Meadowbank Schools by Urbis with Woods Bagot
Landscape Architecture Awards
Barker College Rosewood Centre by 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
National Herbarium Landscape by Botanic Garden of Sydney, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan
Civic Landscape
Award of Excellence
Quay Quarter Lanes by Aspect Studios
Landscape Architecture Awards
Bondi Pavilion by JMD Design
Seven Ways Bondi by Tyrrellstudio
Sydney Modern by McGregor Coxall
Quay Quarter Lanes by Aspect Studios
Image: Florian Groehn
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
The Drying Green by McGregor Coxall with the City of Sydney and Regal Innovations
Landscape Architecture Awards
Wylde Mountain Bike and BMX Precinct by GroupGSA with Greater Sydney Parklands
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence
Dawson Damer Park by JMD Design
Landscape Architecture Awards
Livvi’s Place Albert Park by sala4D
Friedlander Place Playground by Arcadia
Infrastructure
Award of Excellence
Windsor Bridge Replacement Project by Spackman Mossop Michaels and Urban Design Roads and Waterways (formerly Centre for Urban Design)
Windsor Bridge Replacement Project by Spackman Mossop Michaels and Urban Design Roads and Waterways (formerly Centre for Urban Design)
Image: Spackman Mossop Michaels
Cultural Heritage
Landscape Architecture Award
South Head Master Plan by Context in collaboration with TKD Architects
Land Management
Award of Excellence
Elara Riparian Parklands by Paterson Design Studio
Tourism
Award of Excellence
Cape Solander Whale Watching Facilities by Oculus with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Cape Solander Whale Watching Facilities by Oculus with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Image: Simon Wood
Urban Design
Award of Excellence
South Eveleigh by Aspect Studios
Landscape Architecture Award
Allianz Stadium by Aspect Studios
Landscape Planning
Award of Excellence
Sustainable streets – tree diversity and resilience planning through our street tree master plan and species by City of Sydney
Landscape Architecture Award
Wagonga Inlet Living Foreshore by Realmstudios
Research, Policy and Communications
Award of Excellence
Nature Positive Sydney by Committe for Sydney with Mott MacDonald, Hassell, Jess Miller, and Government Architecture NSW
Landscape Architecture Award
Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct Living Infrastructure Strategy by School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney with the Randwich Health and Innovation Precinct partners
Biourbanism by McGregor Coxall
Community Contribution
Landscape Architecture Awards
Places to Love program by Transport for NSW, Blacktown City Council, Burwood Council, City of Sydney, Liverpool City Council, Penrith City Council, Wagga Wagga City Council
Parramatta Bike Hub, Wilson Park by Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Small Projects
Award of Excellence
Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club by Tyrrellstudio
Landscape Architecture Award
Monaro Lanes, Queanbeyan NSW by Landsite
Canterbury Bankstown: Streets as Shared Spaces Program by Aspect Studios
“Let it Bee” – Wildflower Meadow by Penrith City Council
Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club by Tyrrellstudio
Image: Martin Mischkulnig
Gardens
Award of Excellence
IGLU Student Accommodation Summer Hill by 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
Regional Achievement Awards
Honeysuckle Foreshore Public Domain by Terras Landscape Architects and Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation
Byron Bay Rail Corridor Park by Plummer and Smith
Northern Rivers Trails Masterplan by Zone Landscape Architecture
Meninya Street Precinct Project Moama – Concept Design Development by Thomson Hay Landscape Architects
Echuca Moama Bypass Stage 3 by Tract
Wagga Wagga Riverside Precinct by Urbis with Land and Form
Wagonga Inlet Living Foreshore by Realmstudios
Monaro Lanes, Queanbeyan NSW by Landsite
