The South Australian Landscape Architecture Awards were announced on Friday 30 June, with 28 winners celebrated for their ability to prepare for and respond to climate change.
“Through meaningful collaboration and strategic thinking, landscape architects can help communities adapt and plan for change, and even thrive,” said AILA SA jury chair Carina Green. “Understanding the drivers of change, and preparing for them, will create resilient communities.”
The Award of Excellence in the Parks and Open Space category was won by Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve, which also took out the Water for Life Award and a Healthy Parks Healthy People Award. The project, by Aspect Studios, Southfront and City of Burnside, transforms an artificial lake into a naturalized constructed wetland that the jury says has “made new and meaningful spaces for all parts of the community.”
An important part of South Australian history, the Granite Island Causeway won an Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage and a Regional Achievement Award. Designed by Tract in collaboration with Cox, the project involved significant engagement of First Nations, and reveals the site’s natural history.
The Award of Excellence in the Land Management category was won by the South Parklands Wetland, which also won a Healthy Parks Healthy People SA Award. The project by TCL “demonstrates expert planning, engineering and design, transforming over three hectares of a previously underutilized and degraded part of Adelaide’s nationally significant Park Lands,” said the jury.
The Thorndon Park Playground by JPE Design Studio won the Award of Excellence in the Play Spaces category, as well as a ShadeSmart Award. A one-of-a-kind playspace inspired by the birdlife of the park, it is framed as a place for children and adults to explore together.
The jury for the 2023 awards comprised Carina Green (jury chair), Jo Russel Clarke (guest jury chair), Tim Conybeare, Stephanie Rogers, Travis Wright, Sam Godakumbura, Corey Turner, Josephine Evans and Amy Pfeiffer (guest jury member).
All winners at the State Awards level proceed to the National Landscape Architecture Awards held later this year.
The winners are:
Civic Landscape
Landscape Architecture Awards
Adelaide Festival Plaza Stage 1 by ARM, TCL, Aspect Studios
Magill Village Redevelopment by JPE Design Studio
Cultural Heritage
Award of Excellence
Granite Island Causeway by Tract in collaboration with Cox
Landscape Planning
Landscape Architecture Award
Adelaide Garden Guide for New Homes by Clover Green Space and Green Adelaide with State Planning Commission
Health and Education Landscape
Landscape Architecture Awards
Aldinga Payinthi College Campus by Swanbury Penglase with Aspect Studios
Blackfriars Priory School Jubilee Walkway by Swanbury Penglase
St Joseph’s School Tranmere by WAX Design
Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture Award
Dover Street Reserve by Swanbury Penglase
Land Management
Award of Excellence
South Parklands Wetland by TCL
Image: Jackie Gu
South Parklands Wetland by TCL
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence
Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve by Aspect Studios, Southfront, City of Burnside
Image: Dan Schultz
Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve by Aspect Studios, Southfront, City of Burnside
Landscape Architecture Award
Pasadena Biodiversity Corridor by Outerspace Landscape Architects, City of Mitcham, Water Technology
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence
Thorndon Park Playground by JPE Design Studio
Image: David Sievers
Thorndon Park Playground by JPE Design Studio
Small Projects
Award of Excellence
Fire Circle by TCL
Image: Jackie Gu
Fire Circle by TCL
Landscape Architecture Award
Wilberforce Walk by Landskap and City of Unley
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture Awards
Adelaide Festival Plaza Stage 1 by ARM, TCL, Aspect Studios
Adelaide City Skatepark by Convic
Prospect Road Regeneration Project by WAX Design
Regional Achievement Award
Granite Island Causeway by Tract in collaboration with Cox
Image: Sweet Lime Photo
Granite Island Causeway by Tract in collaboration with Cox
ShadeSmart Award
Adelaide Garden Guide for New Homes by Clover Green Space and Green Adelaide with State Planning Commisson
Thorndon Park Playground by JPE Design Studio
Water for Life Award
Award
Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve by Aspect Studios, Southfront, City of Burnside
Commendations
Aldinga Payinthi College Campus by Swanbury Penglase with Aspect Studios
Revitalising Duthy Street by City of Unley
Healthy Parks Healthy People SA Award
Awards
Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve by Aspect Studios, Southfront, City of Burnside
South Parklands Wetland by TCL
Commendation
Wilberforce Walk by Landskap and City of Unley
Special Mention
Pasadena Biodiversity Corridor by Outerspace Landscape Architects, City of Mitcham, Water Technology
SA Grown People’s Choice Award
Aldinga Payinthi College Campus by Swanbury Penglase with Aspect Studios
AILA SA President’s Award
City Design by City of Unley
