Adrian Marshall’s research at the University of Melbourne focuses on the intersection of practice and ecological function in urban areas.
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Slow growth: Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton
On a landfill site in regional Victoria, a botanic gardens masterplan has unfurled over decades, its many layers shaped and maintained by a committed community of volunteers and advocates.
A welcome encounter: Springvale Community Precinct
A new community hub in Melbourne’s south-east celebrates the diversity of its multicultural community through an exuberant approach to colour and texture, and careful attention to detail.
These historic grasslands are becoming a weed-choked waste – it could be one of the world’s great parks
To save the critically endangered ecosystem of Victoria’s Western Grassland Reserve, we must envision innovative funding and management models that embrace the reserve as a cultural landscape.
Design for nature
In an era of ecological collapse, a series of projects in the United States is placing nature centre stage.
Deb Reynolds’s garden: Restoring the unknown
This unconventional garden has followed its owner’s discovery of the grasslands of Melbourne’s west.
Clifton Hill Railway Project
A new rail bridge, with pedestrian paths, in Melbourne’s Clifton Hill transforms a formerly grimy space into a public park.
Trainshed Way
Hassell’s Trainshed Way shared space provokes questions about the design of such environments.