Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, recently encouraged the Centennial Park Trustand the NSW Environment Minister to seek National Heritage listing for this significant and popular Sydney park.
Writing for his own website, Mr Turnbull said:
“A great city needs great parks. Unless they are set aside in the city’s youth, they are hard to retrofit after development has taken over.
And once established they need to be jealously protected – as the city grows those green, open spaces are more precious than ever.”
I recently discussed the Prime Minister's comments with AILA President, Daniel Bennett, in an article published on Sourceable.
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Read moreIn preparation for the upcoming Federal election, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects sought comment from the major political parties on questions of concern to the Institute and its members.
Here are their responses:
Labor
The Coalition
The Greens
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Read more"Wow, I never realised landscape architecture was so cool!"
"Oh FFS, sit down and let me bring you up to speed..."
Dr Chris Brown, yes, Mr Bondi Vet himself, recently had the pleasure of speaking at the same conference as Yours Truly.
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Read moreRecently we've been working on a concept for a new garden in Taringa.
Our lovely clients are building a new architect-designed home, and there is a fabulous fig tree at the front of the property.
As is often the case, the design brief developed as we progressed: some things they were very clear about, others things were definitely up for exploration.
This article shows how we take a client brief, develop an initial concept design, and then refine it in response to feedback.
We love the final concept, and think the design has gotten stronger with every iteration.
See what you think...
Read moreThanks go to my old mate Rob for bringing this to my attention.
Throughout May, Londoners can participate in Cityread, a citywide celebration of literature.
Everyone is invited to read the same book and then join together at the many events hosted throughout the city.
I love the idea of everyone in a city reading a book based in their city all at once!
Check out the Cityread London website here.
Read moreLast week I travelled to Adelaide for the annual Architecture Conference.
Despite this being my first visit to the South Australian capital, I've spent many hours studying its famous town plan at uni, and even more time applying myself to its equally famous wine in my down time.
Of course visiting somewhere 'in real life' is always a different proposition, and initial impressions of a city can be both superficial and revealing: some things the locals take for granted leap out in contrast to the visitor's home, whereas other things that stand out to the holiday-maker may mask deeper realities.
So with that not-so-subtle disclaimer, here are 10 things that I noticed in my brief time in Adelaide...
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