John Gollings is one of Australia’s leading architectural photographers specializing in hotels, resorts and built projects. Much of his work is in Asia and includes many years at Angkor Wat and Kashgar, on the Silk Road. He holds a master’s degree in architecture from RMIT University and is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects. John Gollings was Creative Director, with Ivan Rijavec, of Now + When for the Australian Pavilion at the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale.
John Gollings's Latest contributions
Living landscapes: Five residential gardens
From the conscious chaos of the Towers Road Residence garden to the restrained elegance of Fairfield House, Landscape Australia editor Emily Wong rounds up five recent projects that explore landscapes as spaces for living.
Point Nepean masterplan positions future of park as shared cultural landscape
Unveiled last week at the Parade Ground in Point Nepean National Park, the Point Nepean Final Masterplan, prepared by TCL for Parks Victoria, proposes a shared cultural landscape for the future of the site.
Riverside Centre, Brisbane: Reviving a Seidler icon
As development pressures intensify in Australian cities, the renovation of the Riverside Centre plaza illustrates how an urban space can be revitalized without the need to sacrifice heritage or cultural identity.
2017 AILA salary survey: Why are women still under-represented in the upper levels of the profession?
With the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ 2017 salary survey revealing entrenched gender inequity, Rush Wright Associates principal Cassandra Chilton makes the case for action.
2017 National Landscape Architecture Awards announced
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the National Landscape Architecture Awards for 2017.
The Shrine courtyards: Provoking imagination
Planting design for the courtyards at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne subtly evokes Pacific and South-East Asian theatres of service, sacrifice and peacekeeping.
Winners announced: 2017 IFLA Asia-Pacific Landscape Architecture Awards
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Asia-Pacific Region has announced the results of its inaugural IFLA Asia-Pac LA Awards.
Shortlist revealed: 2017 Australian Urban Design Awards
Thirty-three entries have been shortlisted in the 2017 Australian Urban Design Awards.
Winners announced: 2017 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards
The winners of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards have been announced in Melbourne.
Three urban design projects awarded at 2017 Good Design Awards
A set of flood-resilient ferry terminals, a mammoth post-industrial renewal project and the ‘daylighting’ of an urban stream all received gongs at 2017 Good Design Awards.