Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio.
Image: MudMap Studio
Five Awards of Excellence were revealed at the 2023 WA Landscape Architecture Awards on 23 June, with regional projects netting several prizes.
MudMap Studio’s Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach project received the top AILA WA Medal, the Cultural Heritage Award of Excellence and a Regional Achievement Award.
Hassell was honoured with an Award of Excellence in the Civic Landscape category and a Regional Achievement Award for its once-in-a-generation rejuvenation of the Margaret River Main Street.
Playce’s Koolambidi Woola, a youth precinct in Bunbury where people of all ages can enjoy bespoke play, won a Regional Achievement Award and an Award of Excellence in the Parks and Open Space category.
Jury chair Terry Thompson said the celebrated projects highlighted respect for cultural heritage and showcased the benefits of engaging landscape architects.
“This includes a ‘learning through landscape’ approach, where landscape architects have designed places that are fun, entertaining, restful, have environmental and education values and, quite simply, help people be engaged and happy,” said Thompson.
The jury for the 2023 awards program comprised Katy Svalbe, Caine Holdsworth, Melinda Payne, Elisha Jacobs-Smith, Emma Carr, Anthony Brookfield (urban design only) and chair Terry Thompson.
All winners at the State Awards level proceed to the National Landscape Architecture Awards later this year.
The winners are:
AILA WA Medal
Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio
Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio
Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio.
Image:
Pia Boyer
Community Contribution
Landscape Architecture Award
Gianatti Ramble POS by LD Total and the City of Canning
Gianatti Ramble POS by LD Total and the City of Canning.
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Parky Pictures
Gardens
Landscape Architecture Award
Witchcliffe Ecovillage Community Gardens by Sustainable Settlements with SW Landscape Collective and Topio Landscape Architecture
Witchcliffe Ecovillage Community Gardens by Sustainable Settlements with SW Landscape Collective and Topio Landscape Architecture.
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Frances Andrijich
Health and Education Landscape
Award of Excellence
Karingal Green Health and Aged Care Community by Hassell
Karingal Green Health and Aged Care Community by Hassell.
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Hall and Prior
Landscape Architecture Award
The School of Design and Built Environment– Curtin University by Realmstudios in collaboration with Apparatus Public Art and Cultural Services and Noongar Artist Kamsani Bin Salleh
Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture Award
Witchcliffe Ecovillage by Sustainable Settlements and SW Landscape Collective and Topio Landscape Architecture
Witchcliffe Ecovillage by Sustainable Settlements and SW Landscape Collective and Topio Landscape Architecture.
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Scott Bauer
Land Management
Award of Excellence
Port Hedland Coastal Foreshore Management Plan by Propagule Consulting in collaboration with Shape Urban
Port Hedland Coastal Foreshore Management Plan by Propagule Consulting in collaboration with Shape Urban.
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Julian Croudace
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
Koolambidi Woola/Bunbury Youth Precinct by Playce
Koolambidi Woola/Bunbury Youth Precinct by Playce.
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Graham Hay
Landscape Architecture Award
Wongin Park by Emerge Associates
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence
John Dunn Challenge Park by Ecoscape Australia
John Dunn Challenge Park by Ecoscape Australia.
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Francis Kotai
Landscape Architecture Awards
Bob Gordon Playspace by the City of Melville
Maylands Waterland by Josh Byrne and Associates
Small Projects
Landscape Architecture Award
The Calling over Nagula by MudMap Studio with Michael Jalaru Torres and Jacky Cheng
The Calling over Nagula by MudMap Studio with Michael Jalaru Torres and Jacky Cheng.
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Michael Jalaru Torres
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture Award
Salt Lane by Emerge Associates
Salt Lane by Emerge Associates.
Image: Emerge
ShadeSmart Award
Maylands Waterland by Josh Byrne and Associates
Maylands Waterland by Josh Byrne and Associates.
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City of Bayswater
Regional Achievement Awards
Port Hedland Coastal Foreshore Management Plan by Propagule Consulting in collaboration with Shape Urban
Margaret River Main Street by Hassell
Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio
The National Gallery of Australia has launched an open, international design competition for the $60 million revitalisation of its three-hectare sculpture garden.
Guwarri and Jiljirrgun/Broome Town Beach by MudMap Studio.
Image: Pia Boyer
Gianatti Ramble POS by LD Total and the City of Canning.
Image: Parky Pictures
Witchcliffe Ecovillage Community Gardens by Sustainable Settlements with SW Landscape Collective and Topio Landscape Architecture.
Image: Frances Andrijich
Karingal Green Health and Aged Care Community by Hassell.
Image: Hall and Prior
School of Design and Built Environment Curtin University by Realmstudios in collaboration with Apparatus Public Art, Cultural Services and Noongar Artist Kamsani Bin Salleh.
