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Image: Lizard Log Playground by McGregor Coxall, via AILA.
Cast Your Vote
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects asked for submissions from its members: have you designed Australia's Best Playground?
The 45 finalists have been shortlisted, and people's choice voting is open now.
Go here to see the finalists and cast your vote.
Our Fearless Leader
Meet Daniel Bennett, AILA's National President, head of City Design and Transport at Adelaide City Council, and all-round top bloke.
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Image: Alan Hoban, Southport Broadwater Parkland.
Four park stories caught our eye this month:
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Image: Bruno, via Flickr under Creative Commons license.
Image: Andrew Mason
We are thrilled to report that our friends at PHAB Architects have recently picked up two gongs for their great work on The Condensery at Toogoolawah.
Firstly, they received a Commendation at the Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards, and will now progress to the Queensland State Awards.
Secondly, they took out the Grand Prix in the 2016 Dulux Colour Awards, beating out 256 other entrants from all around Australia.
Congratulations Brant and Ashley!
Even though we only had a small role, it's always fantastic to be involved in a project that saves an old building, puts it back into community use, and allows us to work with great people.
See all the winners from the Sunshine Coast region here.
See all the winners from the Colour Awards here.
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Image: Freeway Park in Seattle
Four articles captured our attention this month.
Two described the results of research into the benefits of nature in alleviating symptoms of depression.
Two more described ways in which huge publicly accessible data about US cities have been translated into informative and visually arresting formats.
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Image: Harriet Tatham, ABC Sunshine Coast.
Stretching across 11 streets, the verges of Buderim, in south-east Queensland, have been transformed into a veritable cornnucopia of fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
Last year the community produced 900 kg of bananas. 900 kilograms!
If you live in the 'zone', you can helo yourself to whatever's on offer.
Hard to believe that some councils will still order residents to rip up verge plantings...
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