Jury comment
The Kurilpa Peninsula includes the suburbs of West End, Highgate Hill and South Brisbane. As is often the case in areas of rapid urbanization and densification in Australia, the peninsula’s population is projected to increase markedly and the vast majority of new residents will be apartment dwellers without private gardens. The Green Space Strategy is the result of a number of community forums along with pro bono work between local landscape architects and three community groups.
The jury acknowledges the project team for its insight and leadership in working with local communities for over twenty years of sustained effort. The landscape architects have constructed a live document, which explores multiple types of green urban space and reconsiders eleven hectares of underused, publicly owned land. While the Green Space Strategy is specific to the Kurilpa Peninsula, it is an excellent model for local action and collaborative planning approaches that could be employed widely across Australia.
Credits
- Project
- The Green Space Strategy
- Consultants
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Project partners and consultants
Mel Bree, Andrew Galt, Steve Dunn, Jacqueline Ratcliffe
- Site Details
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Location
Brisbane,
Qld,
Australia
Site type Urban
- Project Details
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Category
Landscape / urban
Type Outdoor / gardens, Public / civic
- Client
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Client name
West End Community Association (WECA), Kurilpa Futures, Transition Kurilpa
Source
Award
Published online: 27 Oct 2016
Words:
National Landscape Architecture Awards Jury 2016
Images:
John Mongard, Gavin Hardy, Alvin Kirby, Michelle Kirby-Brown
Issue
Landscape Architecture Australia, November 2016
