Landscape Architecture Australia, February 2019
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Profile
Evoking the natural: Dan Pearson
The landscapes of British garden designer Dan Pearson celebrate a sublime yet quiet nature in an increasingly urban world. Howard Tanner visited Pearson’s London studio to explore its work in “regaining the natural.”
Perspective
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Projects
The poetics of place: Valley Lake Lookout
McGregor Coxall’s design for a new lookout in north-western Melbourne frames the area’s unique geology, encouraging reflection on the site’s past, present and future.
A grassland splendour: Bungarribee Superpark
Bungarribee Superpark by James Mather Delaney Design celebrates the rapid transformation of Western Sydney, playfully stitching new elements into the remnant landscape while restoring and framing the site’s grassland heart.
A common green: The Eve Apartments
Based on a design philosophy to “start with green,” the Eve Apartments complex by 360 Degrees Landscape Architects is a humble example of the key role for landscape architects in Australia’s urban future.
Agenda
Representation, remembrance and the memorial
The RR.Memorial Forum held in June 2018 explored the future of memorials in Australia to the Frontier Wars. The forum included a series of Indigenous-led design charrettes that revealed the possibilities and challenges involved in creating places of healing.
Interview
Engaging beauty: Helen Smith-Yeo
Founder and principal of Singapore-based practice STX Landscape Architects Helen Smith-Yeo discusses cross-culturalism, difference and the aesthetics of the natural.
Vanessa Margetts: Activating agency
The founding director of Broome-based practice MudMap Studio talks about communicating knowledge, working locally and community-driven design.
Awards
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: RMIT University
Tasting Territory by Xingyuan Chen Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Master of Landscape Architecture, RMIT University
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: Deakin University
White Rock Cultural Domain by Belinda Allwood Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Master of Landscape Architecture, Deakin University
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: The University of Adelaide
Adelaide Airport Cultural District by Junxiang Chen Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Master of Landscape Architecture, The University of Adelaide
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: The University of Melbourne
“Can recognizable forms of design offer framing devices to indicate the value of novel ecologies?” by Kunpeng Wang Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Master of Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: University of New South Wales
The Dirty Minds Project by Kaylie Salvatori Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours), University of New South Wales
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: University of Technology Sydney
From mines and vines to beyond by Ari Stein Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours), University of Technology Sydney
2018 Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize: Queensland University of Technology
ZooSubverted by Jared Thorp Landscape Architecture Australia Student Prize Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture), Queensland University of Technology
Review
Expanding practice: The 2018 International Festival of Landscape Architecture
Katrina Simon considers the 2018 AILA International Festival of Landscape Architecture: The Expanding Field, held on the Gold Coast in October.
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
Claire Martin reviews a recent documentary on the work of the noted Dutch garden designer.
10th International Biennial of Landscape Architecture of Barcelona: Performative Nature
The 2018 edition of the festival explored how designers might redefine beauty in the creation of performative landscapes that imaginatively respond to pressing 21st century issues.