A breath-taking “skywalk” that takes tourists out over the ochre landscape of the Murchison River has won three awards at the AILA WA Landscape Architecture Awards. In total, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects granted eight Awards of Excellence and 12 Landscape Architecture Awards across 15 categories at the 2021 awards.
Kaju Yatka (Kalbarri Skywalk) by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) was awarded the Award of Excellence for Tourism, a Regional Achievement Award and the WA Medal.
The jury said the project had been “carefully curated and crafted by the design team…[creating] an unforgettable tourism experience that has re-established Kalbarri as a regional tourism destination.” Also winning multiple awards was the WA Museum Boola Bardip by Hassell and OMA, which received an Award of Excellence for Civic Landscape and a Landscape Architecture Award for Cultural Heritage.
Jury chair Tom Griffiths said the awards offered a snapshot of the influence landscape architecture is having on WA’s built environment.
“Western Australia has been delivering high quality projects for a number of years that have been gaining national and international attention,” he said.
“It feels like we are on the precipice of another evolution of the profession to meet the challenges of these important issues and use our collective talents to drive significant improvements in the design of the built environment.”
The winners are:
Civic Landscape
Award of Excellence
WA Museum Boola Bardip – Hassell and OMA
Community Contribution
Landscape Architecture Awards
Mission Australia DAYS Courtyard – Emerge Associates
Inglenooks – Four Landscape
Cultural Heritage
Award of Excellence
Ngajarli – DBCA
Landscape Architecture Award
WA Museum Boola Bardip – Hassell and OMA WA Museum Boola Bardip by Hassell and OMA. Image:
Robert Frith
Gardens
Award of Excellence
The Ritz-Carlton and The Towers Elizabeth Quay – TCL
Landscape Architecture Awards
Coogee Common – Seedesign
3BC – Tristan Peirce Landscape Architecture
Health and Education
Award of Excellence
International School of WA Playground Enhancement – Four Landscape Studio
Landscape Architecture Awards
Swancare Leisure Precinct Landscape – Realm Studios
Bilya Marlee – UDLA Bilya Marlee by UDLA. Image:
Yvonne Doherty
Infrastructure
Award of Excellence
East End Revitalisation - Hay Street Pedestrian Priority Precinct – City of Perth
Land Management
Landscape Architecture Award
Lalang-gaddam Marine Park Visitor Plan – DBCA
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
Bina Parkland – Ecoscape
Landscape Architecture Award
Lathlain Precinct Community Parkland – Realm Studios and Urbis Bina Parkland by Ecoscape. Image:
Michael Macaulay
Research and Policy
Award of Excellence
Place Value Ashfield – To and Fro Studio and Daniel Jan Martin
Landscape Architecture Award
City of Perth Urban Forest Soil Specification and Tree Details – UDLA
Small Projects
Landscape Architecture Award
Shifting Sands – School of Design, University of Western Australia Shifting Sands by School of Design, University of Western Australia. Image:
Maria Ignatieva
Tourism
Award of Excellence
Kaju Yatka (Kalbarri Skywalk) – DBCA
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture Award
East End Revitalisation - Hay Street Pedestrian Priority Precinct – City of Perth
Regional Achievement Award
Kaju Yatka (Kalbarri Skywalk) – DBCA
Future Leader Award
Katrina Jombwe and Sasha Spasic (joint winners)
WA Medal
Kaju Yatka (Kalbarri Skywalk) – DBCA
