Landscape Architecture Australia, August 2012
Landscape Architecture AustraliaReviews, news and opinions on landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
Projects
Saffire Freycinet landscape
A degraded caravan park near Tasmania’s stunning Freycinet Peninsula is rehabilitated by Inspiring Place in support of an ecolodge.
Book reviews
Artifice: Dermot Foley Landscape Architects
The first ten years of Irish landscape practice, Dermot Foley Landscape Architects .
Futurescapes: Designers for Tomorrow’s Outdoor Spaces
A collection of the most interesting landscape design projects from the first ten years of the twenty-first century.
The Field Guide to Victorian Produce: Edition 01
A collated and comprehensive collection of Victoria’s urban and rural growers, producers and suppliers.
High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky
The story behind the High Line – a historic railway track elevated above Manhattan’s West Side transformed into a public park.
More articles
The Sustainable Warburton Project
A design research project in remote WA aims to improve the living conditions of the local Indigenous communities.
Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha
Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha speak with Claire Martin about attitudes towards landscape architecture.
Residence: a public artwork in Randwick
A carved narrative by artist Ruark Lewis and Terragram landscape architects.
Deepening the thinking
Landscape architect and ecologist Margaret Grose argues a blanket approach to biodiversity in landscape design cannot be applied.
The evolution of playspaces
Contemporary play projects across Australia.
Darling Quarter playground
Sydney’s award-winning Darling Quarter playground by Aspect Studios.
Blaxland Riverside Playground
JMD Design creates an invigorating playground at Sydney Olympic Park with moulded terrain and supersized equipment.
Practice Profile: Fiona Robbé Landscape Architects
Fiona Robbé Landscape Architects designs for the next generation, specializing in creating inclusive, accessible and sustainable modern play environments
Playground Ideas
Marcus Veerman’s not-for-profit organization Playground Ideas is helping build playgrounds in developing countries.
Drawing for Landscape Architecture
A book by landscape architect Edward Hutchison on the importance of hand drawing in landscape architecture.
Wills Courtyard: University of Adelaide
A 1970s courtyard at the University of Adelaide records a timeline of global trends.
The Kevin Taylor Questionnaire
Drawing on conversations with the late Kevin Taylor, this new series asks landscape architects to ponder on a set of questions.