Landscape Architecture Australia, February 2012
Landscape Architecture AustraliaReviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
Perspective
Perspective: Developers or stewards?
AILA national president Niall Simpson’s introduction to the February 2012 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Groundswell
Groundswell: LAA 133
News stories from Landscape Architecture Australia 133.
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Events to note
A diary of events from the February 2012 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Beyond Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss is a genuine concern, but is a blanket approach to its reinstatement the ideal landscape management plan?
Hampstead Common
In Brisbane’s Highgate Hill, several organizations hope to turn a busy road into a common.
Landscape Architecture Australia prize
The 2011 winners of the Landscape Architecture Australia Prize for Design Communication.
2011 AILA South Australia State Awards
The 2011 AILA South Australia State Awards were announced on 29 October 2011 at the Science Exchange, Adelaide.
2011 AILA New South Wales State Awards
The 2011 AILA New South Wales State Awards were announced on 8 December 2011 at Simmer on the Bay, Walsh Bay, Sydney.
2011 AILA Tasmania State Awards
The 2011 AILA Tasmania State Awards were announced on 17 November 2011 at the Hobart Function Centre, Elizabeth Street Pier.
2011 AILA Victoria State Awards
The 2011 AILA Victoria State Awards were announced on 11 November 2011 at Mural Hall, Melbourne.
International Urban Design Conference
Exploring “resilience,” the 2011 International Urban Design Conference featured speakers from around the world.
Gold Coast Urban Design Awards 2011
The Gold Coast Urban Design Awards were announced on 23 September 2011.
Blackwell and Associates
For over twenty years, WA firm Blackwell and Associates has aimed to create work with “a greater authenticity to a place.”
Street Works: Sydney design competition
Five winning installations by interdisciplinary teams encouraged creative participation with Sydney’s urban life.
Balfour Street Pocket Park
This park by Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture uses materials that celebrate the character of the site.
Ex-servicewomen’s memorial garden and cairn
This memorial designed by Katherine Rekaris Landscape Architecture is dedicated to 70,000 Australian ex-servicewomen.
Coastal communities
How are Australia’s numerous coastal populations planning for rising sea levels and coping with development pressures?
Jack Evans Boat Harbour
Aspect Studios creates a civic waterfront parklands for the Tweed Shire community.
Kerb 19
This issue of the annual journal produced by RMIT University looks at the interaction between nature and technology.
Illustrated History of Landscape Design
A chronological collection of plans, drawings and case studies that captures the “dynamic experience of space.”
Constructing Shadows
This collection of projects explores the phenomenon of shade.
Interior Gardens
This book shows how a well-designed “secret garden” can work to define the overall character of a house.
Hargreaves: The Alchemy of Architecture
This collection of works by Hargreaves Associates shows how the firm has developed over its two-decade history.
Landscape elements
Featured in Landscape Architecture Australia issue 133.
A tribute to Kevin Taylor
A celebration of the life and work of a talented, generous collaborator and leader of the landscape architecture community.