Landscape Architecture Australia, November 2011
Landscape Architecture AustraliaReviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
Perspective
Perspective: Reflections
Mandy Rounsefell’s introduction to the November 2011 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia, her last as AILA president.
Groundswell
Groundswell
News and views from Landscape Architecture Australia 132.
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Design matter – landscape products
Landscape products from Landscape Architecture Australia.
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Events to note
Events from the November 2011 issue of Landscape Architecture Australia.
Vale Kevin Taylor
The landscape community farewells a talented, unpretentious and insightful friend and colleague.
The creation of place
Placemaking is not simply about reconnecting people with place, it’s about reconnecting people with each other.
Nathan Coley – Appearances exhibition
An exhibition of Nathan Coley’s work exploring people’s spatial relationships.
Rethinking public space
The 2011 IFLA World Congress looked at the resilience of cities and public spaces.
A good dose of inspiration
The 2011 AILA National Conference boasted a line-up of local and international speakers who explored new discourses in landscape.
Giving rural communities a voice 2011
The 2011 AILA National Conference provided inspiration and insight for landscape architects working with rural communities.
Urban Realities – design challenge
One hundred designers gathered at Melbourne’s Docklands to build ten new public space projects in just three days.
Australian season at the British Museum
The Australia Landscape installation at the British Museum aimed to examine Australian culture through landscape.
SW1
Gamble McKinnon Green’s SW1 is a new community model for inner-urban living in Brisbane.
Zoetrope Bridge and terrain generator
A bridge and a fabricated concrete creek edge by studio SMLWRLD reveal the benefits of collaborative work.
Robelle Domain
Vee Design’s twenty-hectare parkland in Springfield, Queensland acts as a community hub and a child-friendly playground.
Debneys Park and Preston Library
There is much for children and young people to enjoy in Site Office’s collaborative reimagining of these two public spaces.
Living Architecture: Green Roofs and Walls
Graeme Hopkins and Christine Goodwin’s book highlights green roof and living wall projects in Australian and New Zealand.
Paul Bangay’s Guide to Plants
Landscape designer Paul Bangay takes us through his personal process of choosing plants that suit the nature of the project.
Urban Rain: Stormwater as Resource
Jackie Brookner’s book looks at two installations that collect and filter rainwater.
Sunburnt
SueAnne Ware and Julian Raxworthy’s book looks at the work of 13 Australian landscape design firms between 1995 and 2009.
Avant Gardeners
Avant Gardeners looks at fifty exciting and innovative landscape architects and garden designers from around the world.
Ellenbrook Estate – revisited
With a number of landscape architecture firms behind its design, Western Australia’s Ellenbrook Estate is worth reflecting on.