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One of the many ways the existing drainage channel concrete has been reused - in this case, broken slabs line the low-flow channel, allowing day-to-day water flow and plant growth. Image: Alan Hoban.
L-R: Alan Hoban (Bligh Tanner), Christina Gnezdiloff (Landscapology), Ben Walker (Ipswich City Council), Amalie Wright, Claudia Bergs (both Landscapology), Stephanie Brown (Bligh Tanner).
Image: ShadowLight Studio, courtesy AILA Queensland.
We were thrilled and honoured to receive the Award of Excellence in Land Management at the recent Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Queensland Awards, for our project Big Plans for Small Creek.
Read moreIpswich's Small Creek was once a meandering natural stream that flowed into Deebing Creek. Today, it’s a straight concrete channel that offers very little value to the community or environment.
That’s about to change: Small Creek will return to a natural waterway through a terrific Council project. As well as clean water and habitat for wildlife, the new Small Creek will allow for better path and bikeway connections and the opportunity to interact with nature in a parkland setting.
We're kicking off the project with Design Your Creek Week, working on site and learning from the local community. Click to read more and find out how you can be part of the fun.
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Cones, Bert Flugelman.
Later in the month hundreds of landscape architects will head to Canberra for this year's Festival of Landscape Architecture.
That seems like an excuse - not that any is needed - to revisit one of my favourite works of Australian landscape architecture: the Sculpture Gardens at the National Gallery of Australia.
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Stegastein viewpoint. Image: Erik den Yngre via Wikimedia Commons under CC license.
In Norway, the national tourism and transport infrastructure work together to connect, respect and celebrate the jaw-dropping landscape.
Read more, and wish you were there, courtesy The Guardian.
Image: The Elwha River, Jeff Taylor via Wikimedia Commons under CC license.
Watch the timelapse video showing the largest project of its kind ever undertaking in the U.S., to dismantle a dam and restore a natural river system.
See the video and read the story on National Geographic here.