Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation by Tract
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Six projects have been celebrated with Awards of Excellence and nine more with Landscape Architecture Awards at the 2023 Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards.
Tract took out the Award of Excellence in the Parks and Open Spaces category as well as the Land Management category with Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation. The project transforms an underutilized space with a concrete-lined channel into a naturalised creek in inner-city Brisbane. The jury lauded the project for its “exceptional concept of natural play” that has been “expertly integrated into the local environment and community.” The jury commented that the project demonstrated a “climate-positive approach to both process and outcomes that emphasises climate mitigation and adaptation.”
Other projects acknowleged in the program include Hinterland Adventure Playground in Cooroy by Urbis which took out the top honour in the Play Spaces category and University of Queensland Reconciliation Garden by Arcadia. “The [reconciliation] garden respectfully balances the colonial heritage and Indigenous knowledge for the physical, mental and cultural well-being of both site users and the Country,” the jury stated. Across the state awards program, a total of 6 Awards of Excellence and 9 Landscape Architecture Awards were given out.
The jury for the 2023 awards program comprised Mimi Tsai (chair), Candy Rosmarin, Erin McDonald, Matthew Moore, Marina Couchman, Tim Connor and Yan Chen.
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:
Civic Landscape
Award of Excellence Heritage Lanes, 80 Ann St by Aspect Studios
Community Contribution
Award of Excellence Village Bike by Gerard McCormick
Village Bike by Gerard McCormick
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Village Bike
Gardens
Landscape Architecture Award Banksia House Kings Beach by 7b Landscapes and Interiors
Health and Education Landscape
Landscape Architecture Awards University of Queensland Reconciliation Garden by Arcadia Yeronga State School by Fred St
Land Management
Award of Excellence Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation by Tract
Landscape Planning
Landscape Architecture Award Sunshine Coast “Coastal Corridor” Place and Character Resource by Tract and Urban Enquiry
Parks and Open Space
Award of Excellence Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Watereway Rejuvenation by Tract
Landscape Architecture Award Mooloolaba Foreshore Revitalisation – Northern Parkland by Sunshine Coast Council, AECOM and Place Design Group
Play Spaces
Award of Excellence Hinterland Adventure Playground by Urbis
Landscape Architecture Awards Happy Hearts Goodna by Wearthy Southport Broadwater Parklands Play Attraction by AECOM Australia and City of Gold Coast
Hinterland Adventure Playground by Urbis
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Noosa Shire Council
Small Projects
Award of Excellence The Corner – Cairns School of Distance Education by Landplan
Landscape Architecture Award Minjeeribah Lookouts by CUSP
The Corner – Cairns School of Distance Education by Landplan
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Ben Mackay
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture Award Beenleigh Town Centre Streetscape by LatStudios and Logan City Council
Regional Achievement Awards
Miles CBD Streetscape Revitalisation by Vee Design and Fourfold Studio Village Bike by Gerard McCormick Mooloolaba Foreshore Revitalisation – Northern Parkland by Sunshine Coast Council, AECOM and Place Design Group Hinterland Adventure Playground by Urbis
