Winners announced: 2021 AILA QLD Landscape Architecture Awards

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of the 2021 AILA QLD Landscape Architecture Awards.

The design of a verdant pocket park under a Brisbane railway bridge by RPS received the Award of Excellence in the Civic Landscape category. The jury said the project is an exemplar of urban transformation.

“The project celebrates [the city’s] subtropical climate and sets a new benchmark for adaptive reuse, innovation and tactical urbanism for many of the ‘lost spaces’ throughout rapidly developing suburbs and within our CBD.”

Elsewhere in the awards, Lat27’s upgrade of Kingsford Smith Drive took out the Award of Excellence in the Infrastructure category and was lauded by the jury as “an example of designers and key stakeholders working together for the best possible outcome.” Lucent by Form Landscape Architecture received the top honour in the Gardens section, with the jury citing the project as an aspirational model for sustainable housing.

In total, 33 honours were handed out across the program’s 14 categories, selected from 81 entries. Projects awarded at the state and territory level will advance to the National Landscape Architecture Awards to be announced in October.

This year’s AILA QLD Landscape Architecture Awards jury comprised Lauren Newton (jury chair), Debra Bela, Jim Carless, Sophie Fossey, Michael Lavery, Julia McCann and Paul Morris.

The winners are:

Civic Landscape

Award of Excellence

Fish Lane Town Square by RPS



Community Contribution

Landscape Architecture Award

Poona Community Infrastructure Plan by Fraser Coast Regional Council and Archipelago


Gardens

Award of Excellence

Lucent by Form Landscape Architects

Landscape Architecture Award

Riverbank House by Wilson Architectss


Health and Education Landscape

Award of Excellence

Hillbrook Anglican School Campus Redevelopment by Vee Design

Landscape Architecture Awards

Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) and Public Realm, Herston Quarter by Hassell



Infrastructure

Award of Excellence

Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade Project by Lat27

Landscape Architecture Award

HOTA Green Bridge by City of Gold Coast and Archipelago with Cusp



Landscape Planning

Award of Excellence

Southport Spit Masterplan by Aspect Studios


Land Management

Landscape Architecture Award

Ellendale by Place Design Group


Parks and Open Space

Award of Excellence

Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns by Andrew Prowse Landscape Architect Pty Ltd (since merged with LA3 Landscape Architects)

Landscape Architecture Awards

Riverside Green – South Bank Parklands by Hassell

Warril Parkland by Place Design Group

Gladstone East Shores Auckland Point by Urbis



Play Spaces

Award of Excellence

The Magic Forest of Bradbury Park by Form Landscape Architects and Brisbane City Council

Landscape Architecture Award

Little Roo’s Playground - Whitfield State School by Landplan Landscape Architecture

Kawana Waters State College Prep Play Space by Greenedge Design

Bradbury Park Scooter Track by Form Landscape Architects and Brisbane City Council


Small Projects

Landscape Architecture Awards

The Mill Interim Activation by Moreton Bay Regional Council and Archipelago

The Magic Forest of Bradbury Park by Form Landscape Architects and Brisbane City Council

Urban Design

Landscape Architecture Awards

Caloundra Main Street Urban Revitalisation by Sunshine Coast Council

Carl Street Urban Common by Brisbane City Council - City Projects Office

Logan Central Civic and Community Precinct Plan by Logan City Council and Archipelago



Research, Policy and Communications

Landscape Architecture Awards

Guide to Green Building Elements by Lat27 for Brisbane City Council - City Planning and Economic Development Branch

Is There a Better Approach to Providing Urban Greenspace? by The CityGreen Lab

The Australian Main Street in a Post-COVID-19 World – A Local Response by Urbis



Tourism

Landscape Architecture Award

Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame by O2LA

Elderslie Street Winton by RPS




Regional Achievement Awards

Gladstone East Shores Auckland Point by Urbis

Eromanga Township by Cusp

Townsville Botanic Gardens Masterplan 2020-2030 by Tract

Southport Spit Masterplan by Aspect Studios

Caloundra Main Street Urban Revitalisation by Sunshine Coast Council


People’s Choice Award

The Nest Early Education Centre of Excellence by Wearthy



President’s Award

Malcolm Middleton, Queensland Government Architect

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